William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist, has died
Last Thursday, January 12th, author and filmmaker William Peter Blatty died at the age of eighty-nine. Blatty is best remembered for being the man behind the 1971 novel The Exorcist. That terrifying little tale of… Read more »
James Patterson decides not to (fictionally) murder Stephen King
James Patterson has cancelled the planned November publication of The Murder of Stephen King, a novel featuring Stephen King being stalked by his own characters. According to The Guardian, Patterson… Read more »
450 American authors bravely band together to publicly denounce the most reviled public figure in recent memory
Over at iPetitions.com, a group of 450 American authors have posted an open letter opposing the candidacy of Donald Trump, who, if you haven’t heard, is running for President of… Read more »
Two For Tuesday: Should Books Be Snackable, Serialized, and Delicious?
Topics discussed: Tim Parks, length, reader feedback (write to us!), Michael Schaub, Ben Carson, thinkpieces, Hillary Kelly, The Way We Publish Now, serialization, cookie cutting (metaphorically), Jonathan Franzen, Harper Lee,… Read more »
Two for Tuesday: who will publish the ebooks?
Topics discussed: The Oscars, Inherent Vice, team trivia, Traffic, Traffic, ebook production, SAG Awards, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, misguided opinions, adolescence, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, self-publishing triumphalists, Mark… Read more »
J.J. Abrams bringing Stephen King adaptation to Hulu
Stephen King’s 2011 novel that centers around the Kennedy assassination, 11/22/63, is heading to the small screen, courtesy of producer/screenwriter/director J.J. Abrams. Nellie Andreeva writes for Deadline that Abrams and… Read more »
Then Stephen King buys you dinner: two cases of mistaken (author) identity
What do you do when a new book shares the title of your own book, or if your name happens to be the same as a bestselling author? A shared… Read more »
Stephen King’s print only book available as pirated ebook
When Stephen King announced that his latest novel, Joyland, would be published in a print-only edition with indie publisher Hard Case Crime, the move seemed to demonstrate support for his publisher, some… Read more »
Nook Snaps vs. Kindle Singles: what’s the difference?
These days, literature’s sounding ever more like cookies: Barnes & Noble announced this week that it will be devoting renewed attention to its Nook Snaps program. Nook Snaps, like Kindle Singles, are… Read more »
Stephen King kills ebook in favor of print for his latest, Joyland
Stephen King has been an online pioneer, digitizing his work long before other authors and publishers caught on, but in the case of his latest novel, he’s insisting readers go… Read more »