Fiction Writing News: Page 26
Ray Bradbury Backtracks, Allows Fahrenheit 451 to be Published as an Ebook (November 29, 2011): Ray Bradbury, who despises both the Internet and ebooks, has finally relented and allowed his classic work Fahrenheit 451 to be published as an ebook.
Katherine Heigl and Janet Evanovich Talk New Stephanie Plum Movie (November 28, 2011): Katherine Heigl and Janet Evanovich talked to USA Today about the new Stephanie Plum movie One for the Money.
Penguin Drops Bombshell on Librarians: Bans Lending of New Ebook Titles (November 21, 2011): Library Journal reports that Penguin Group USA will no longer allow library lending of ebook titles.
Screenwriter David Nicholls: We've Changed the Ending to Great Expectations, Made it a Thriller (November 18, 2011): At the launch of the British Film Institute's Dickens on Screen season, screenwriter David Nicholls discussed his new film version of the Dickens classic Great Expectations.
NYPD Confiscates OWS Books Again, Salman Rushdie Blasts Mayor Bloomberg (November 17, 2011): Here we go again.
Esi Edugyan Wins $50,000 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize (November 11, 2011): Esi Edugyan is the winner of the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel Half-Blood Blues.
David Baldacci, Stephenie Meyer and Amanda Hocking Join Kindle Million Club (November 9, 2011): Amazon.
Little, Brown Pulls Assassin of Secrets From Bookstores in Plagiarism Scandal (November 8, 2011): Little, Brown has pulled the novel Assassin of Secrets by Q.
P.D. James Explains Why She Wrote a Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (November 4, 2011): Mystery writer P.
NaNoWriMo Begins Today (November 1, 2011): It's that time of year again.
Stephenie Meyer - Anne Rice Feud Escalates (October 31, 2011): Stephenie Meyer and Anne Rice are having a vampire feud.
Algonquin Books Launching YA and Middle Grade Imprint Headed by Elise Howard (October 22, 2011): Shelf-Awareness reports that Algonquin Books is launching a new imprint focusing on Young Adult and middle grade fiction.
Karen Russell's Swamplandia to be Adapted into HBO Series (October 21, 2011): HBO is adapting the book Swamplandia by Karen Russell into a half hour comedy.
Scott Turow: Amazon.com is the Darth Vader of the Publishing Industry (October 21, 2011): In advance of a speech he was giving at the Oak Park Unity Temple, bestselling author Scott Turow had quite a bit to say about Amazon.
Lauren Myracle Was Asked to Withdraw Shine From NBA Competition (October 21, 2011): Lauren Myracle's Shine was included in this year's list of National Book Award finalists due to what the National Book Foundation described as a "miscommunication.
Martin Amis Talks Aging and the Writing Process (October 15, 2011): Last week at the Hay Festival in Mexico, Martin Amis gave a wide-ranging talk about how a writer ages and how he approaches writing.
Margaret Atwood's New Book is Made of Straw (October 14, 2011): Margaret Atwood is trying to pioneer a movement to have books printed on paper made from straw instead of trees.
Johnny Depp Explains How He Got Hunter S. Thompson to Publish The Rum Diary (October 13, 2011): Johnny said in 1997 he was hanging out with his friend Hunter S.
Dennis Lehane Gets His Own Book Imprint at William Morrow (October 11, 2011): HarperCollins announced today that bestselling author Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Shutter Island, The Given Day) is getting his own line of books at William Morrow.
Amazon Launches Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Imprint (October 11, 2011): Amazon has announced the launch of 47North, a new science fiction, fantasy and horror imprint.
