Fiction Writing News: Page 5
Sherrilyn Kenyon Sues Cassandra Clare for Trademark and Copyright Infringement (February 18, 2016): Mortal Instruments author Cassandra Clare is being sued by bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon who says Clare ripped off her Dark Hunter series to create the Shadowhunter series
Toni Morrison Discusses Why Good is More Interesting Than Evil (February 13, 2016): Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison discusses good and evil characters in novels and why she hates the name of her novel God Help the Child.
Aaron Sorkin to Adapt To Kill a Mockingbird for Broadway (February 12, 2016): Aaron Sorkin is penning the script to bring Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird to Broadway. The show will debut in the 2017-2018 season.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Will Be Released This Summer (February 10, 2016): Scholastic will publish the script book of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child this summer. It is the official eighth story in the series by J.K. Rowling.
Georgy Girl Author Margaret Forster Has Died at the Age of 77 (February 8, 2016): Georgy Girl author Margaret Forster has died at the age of 77 from brain and spine cancer. Her last novel will be published in March.
Octavia Butler's Inspiring Plan to be a Bestselling Author (February 4, 2016): Science fiction legend Octavia E. Butler is being celebrated at the Huntington Library. Read her journal entry where she programs herself for writing success.
The Books Everyone Lies About Having Read (February 3, 2016): The BBC took a poll to discover which books people lie about having read. There are some real surprises on the list.
Study Finds Mathematical Structure in Great Literature (January 28, 2016): A new study reveals that the world's great literature are fractals. Some are actually multifractals, such as James Joyce's Finnegans Wake.
Douglas Preston Hosts Panel to Discuss How Evil Amazon.com Is (January 21, 2016): Douglas Preston and Authors United are holding a panel discussion to talk about Amazon.com and how it is ruining authors' lives.
Neil Gaiman's How to Talk to Girls at Parties to be Film, Graphic Novel (December 14, 2015): Dark Horse Books will publish a graphic novel version of Neil Gaiman's short story How to Talk to Girls at Parties. It will also be a feature film.
Study Finds Books Are Getting Longer and Readers Love It (December 12, 2015): A new study reveals that books are getting longer and longer. Readers love longer titles, it's like binge watching Netflix -- only with books.
George Saunders Reads Stephen Colbert a Christmas Bedtime Story (December 11, 2015): George Saunders wrote a short story just for Stephen Colbert. He read the Christmas story aloud to Stephen.
Margaret Atwood Pens Superhero Graphic Novel for Dark Horse Comics (December 9, 2015): Margaret Atwood has created a new superhero for Dark Horse Comics. Angel Catbird is part owl, part man and part cat.
Book Sales by Dead Authors are Booming (December 5, 2015): Publishers are seeing great returns on sales of books by dead authors. In the world of posthumous publishing business is booming.
Japanese Librarians Furious Over Haruki Murakami Privacy Breach (December 3, 2015): Japanese librarians are furious about a leak to a newspaper of what books Nobel Prize winning author Haruki Murakami read in high school. The newspaper refused to apologize.
Stephenie Meyer Producing New Supernatural TV Show Called The Rook (November 10, 2015): Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is producing a new supernatural tv show based on The Rook by Daniel O'Malley. The British show will air on Hulu in the U.S.
David Mitchell Wins Best Novel for The Bone Clocks at 2015 World Fantasy Awards (November 9, 2015): David Mitchell wins Best Novel at the World Fantasy Awards for The Bone Clocks. Also, H.P. Lovecraft has been dumped as the image for the award statuette.
Jonathan Franzen Reads Stephen Colbert a Terrifying Bedtime Story (October 29, 2015): Jonathan Franzen read a bedtime story to Stephen Colbert. It was all about giant online bookstore that gobbled up independents. Now who could the Wolf be?
Book Reviewer Harriet Klausner Dead at 63 (October 26, 2015): Prolific book reviewer Harriet Klausner has died at the age of 63. The former librarian is Amazon.com's #1 Reviewer in its Hall of Fame from the early Web.
Marlon James Wins Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings (October 15, 2015): Marlon James is the first Jamaican author to win the Man Booker Prize. He won for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings.
