Kresley Cole Lands YA Book Deal
Romance author Kresley Cole has landed a deal with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for her first young adult novel.
Entitled Poison Princess, the first book will launch The Arcana Chronicles series. Publication is set for October 12th. Wri...
Maggie Stiefvater Inks Deal for 4-Book Epic Fantasy
Author Maggie Stiefvater has landed a deal with Scholastic for a four-book epic fantasy series.
The first book, The Raven Boys, is slated for release in September. The Raven Boys stars Richard Campbell Gansey, III (a boy who “has it all”) a...
J.A. Konrath Responds to Our Interview with Jamie Raab
Former Grand Central author Joe Konrath has responded to our So What Do You Do? interview with Grand Central publisher Jamie Raab.
Below, we have reprinted the response from the self-publishing champion in its entirety. Konrath also wrote a response to...
Authors Guild Analyzes Amazon Dominance
The Authors Guild posted a long essay yesterday, arguing that “the abandoning of New Deal era protections of retailers” is helping Amazon dominate the book business.
Referencing Barry Lynn‘s piece in Harper’s this week called
Neil Gaiman & Todd McFarlane Settle Decade-Long Dispute
Fantasy authors Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane have settled their decade long dispute about who owns the copyright to Spawn characters that Gaiman created for McFarlane’s comic book in a guest appearance.
In 2002, Gaiman filed his first suit clai...
Jonathan Franzen: ‘Maybe nobody will care about printed books 50 years from now, but I do’
Author Jonathan Franzen is not a fan of eBooks. While speaking at the Hay Festival in Cartagena, Colombia, last week, he said that print books are more permanent than eBooks.
The Telegraph UK recorded his comments: “Maybe nobody will care abou...
Malcolm Gladwell Will Close AAP Annual Meeting
Author Malcolm Gladwell will deliver the closing address at the Association of American Publishers’ Annual Meeting on March 14 in New York City. Gladwell will discuss “Publishing in the 21st Century.”
Follow this link to register. Hachette ...
Obama & Brewer Have Heated Discussion Over Book
This week when President Barack Obama went to visit Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona, they reportedly got into a heated discussion about her book.
According to Fox News, while both kept smiles on their faces, they could be seen having an argument. B...
Stephen Colbert Pitches Picture Book Idea to Maurice Sendak
The Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert interviewed Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak this week. Follow these links to watch part one and part two of the interview.
According to Shelf Awareness, Colbert “turned [to Sendak] for advi...
Bad Kitty Author Nick Bruel on Politics, Writing & Illustrating
Forget Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich! Children’s author Nick Bruel has cast the “purrfect” candidate in his latest chapter book: Bad Kitty for President. We’ve embedded the book trailer above.
We caught up with Bruel to ask a fe...
Harlan Coben & Lawrence Kasdan to Pen Script for ‘Stay Close’ Film Adaptation
Thriller novelist Harlan Coben will team up with filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan to script and produce an adaptation of Coben’s soon-to-be published novel, Stay Close.
Kasdan will also direct this project. The book is slated for release on March 20th. ...
Johnny Ramone’s Autobiography Out This Spring
The autobiography from the late New York punk rocker Johnny Ramone is coming out in April.
Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone, from Abrams Image, chronicles the rock star’s personal story from growing up in Queens to playing in the leg...
