“…[T]he narrative twists and turns…. This mystery-like structure keeps the reader guessing as Jones switches seamlessly from evocative pastoral descriptions of North Carolina and Tennessee to action-packed scenes of violence. Along the way, she explores themes of environmental degradation, technological dependence, and corporate greed. At once dark, disturbing, and highly …
DAVE EGGERS TO PUBLISH MIDDLE-GRADE NOVEL WITH RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS THE LIFTERS to be released by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on March 27, 2018 New York, NY, July 13, 2017—Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, has acquired two …
FIRST EXCERPT OF PHILIP PULLMAN’S THREE-PART WORK, THE BOOK OF DUST, RELEASED TODAY TITLE OF VOLUME ONE REVEALED TO BE LA BELLE SAUVAGE The highly anticipated October publication of Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust was announced February 14th of this year as a work in three parts, like the …
I’m looking forward to this one. Not a reboot, but a sequel. Looks good! Coming October 6….
I wanted to make sure you were aware of two fantastic forthcoming sci-fi/fantasy titles you might be interested in covering, Daryl Gregory’s SPOONBENDERS and Gabe Hudson’s GORK THE TEENAGE DRAGON, on sale from Knopf in late June and July. I am including brief summaries of these titles below and would …
Release date: 2 June 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAC9tg3-d1M
Despite my (extreme) disappointment with Iron Fist, I’m still looking forward to the Defenders, coming August 18th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h3m7B4v6Zc
Coming August 4th.
May 2, 2017 (Pikeville, NC) Can a fallen hero find redemption? The twelve stories in the Insecure Writer’s Support Group anthology all center on the difficulties of a hero who has lost his way. After the success of the first anthology, Parallels: Felix Was Here, the organization put out the call …
CHILDREN OF EARTH AND SKY Guy Gavriel Kay Berkley Trade Paperback $17.00 / 592 pages May 2, 2017 “This big, powerful fantasy offers an intricately detailed setting, marvelously believable characters, and an international stew of cultural and religious conflict writ larger than large.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Kay triumphs at …
The deadline to apply for the summer workshop is only a month away, April 7, 2017. ODYSSEY RESIDENTIAL SIX-WEEK WORKSHOP FOR FANTASY, SCIENCE FITCTION, AND HORROR WRITERS NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS Just the facts summary: Who: Writers of Fantasy, SciFi, and Horror who want to improve their skills through in-depth instruction …
When did you start writing? Around age seven or eight, I had a teacher who asked me to write a one-page story. I thought this was impossible, so she dialed it back to half a page. I wrote with really big cursive, so my story was probably three sentences long–but …
How old were you when you started writing? The first thing I remember writing was a story back in the third grade. It was around Halloween and we were all supposed to draw a monster for class. I drew mine, but more or less on my own, I wrote up …
Philip Pullman announces Fall 2017 publication of first volume of THE BOOK OF DUST, long-awaited “equel” to His Dark Materials “What can I tell you about it? The first thing to say is that Lyra is at the center of the story.” —Philip Pullman New York, NY, February 14, 2017—Philip …
Interview by Crystalwizard London resident Jennifer Bell began working in children’s books as a specialist bookseller at Foyles, Charing Cross Road, one of the world’s most famous bookstores. After having the privilege of listening to children talk about their favorite books for many years, she started writing a book of …
RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS TO RELEASE NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED, UNFINISHED CHILDREN’S STORY BY MARK TWAIN, COMPLETED AND BROUGHT TO LIFE BY CALDECOTT MEDALISTS PHILIP AND ERIN STEAD The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine to release September 26, 2017, with a 250,000-copy first printing New York, NY, January 20, 2017—Doubleday Books for Young Readers, …
The Washington (DC) Science Fiction Association (WSFA) is pleased to announce that the submission period for the 2017 WSFA Small Press Award is now open and will close on April 2, 2017. The WSFA Small Press Award honors the efforts of small press publishers in providing a critical venue for …
Which author has inspired you most in your career? JRR Tolkien, of course. Writers from the Golden Age of science-fiction – Asimov, Zelazny, Bradbury, Blish – who inspired my love of the different and wonder-ful worlds. And Charles Palliser, who wrote a brilliant book called The Quincunx, to which The …
Here’s an interesting article about the six different structures of stories, each one plotable to an identifiable shape on a graph. They collected computer-generated story arcs for nearly 2,000 works of fiction, classifying each into one of six core types of narratives (based on what happens to the protagonist). Our …
Open Road Integrated Media Launches New Science Fiction, Fantasy and Pop Culture Online Community New York, NY, October 13, 2016 Open Road Integrated Media, a digital publisher and multimedia content company, announced today the launch of The Portalist—a new online community for fans of science fiction, fantasy, and genre-related pop …
