Yearly Archives: 2008

Reorganization brings staffing changes to S&S Children’s Publishing

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing is reorganizing into discrete units, meaning that three people are being let go, one is being hired, and several are getting new titles and jobs... Read more [...]

Fan and reviewer Ken Slater dies

British science fiction fan and reviewer Ken Slater (1917 or 1918-2008) wrote for Nebula Science Fiction and helped found the British Science Fiction Association... Read more [...]

Alan DeNiro now represented by Colleen Lindsay

New literary agent Colleen Lindsay has taken on Alan DeNiro as her first client... Read more [...]

Neil Gaiman’s American Gods to be free e-book

Neil Gaiman's "help me choose which book to give away as a free e-book" event has ended, with American Gods the choice of a plurality of voters... Read more [...]

Adventurer Steve Fossett Declard Dead

Adventurer and multiple record holder Steve Fossett, who disappeared in September 2007 while flying over the Nevada desert, was declared legally dead... Read more [...]

Japanese film director Kon Ichikawa dies

Japanes film director Kon Ichikawa (1915-2008) directed more than 80 films between 1946 and 2006, including... Read more [...]

Australian Ditmar Award Final Ballot for 2008

The nominees for this year's Australian fan-awarded Ditmars have been announced. They are... Read more [...]

Simon Green sells three “Eddie Drood” novels for six figures

Ginjer Buchanan grabbed three new "Secret Histories/Eddie Drood" novels by Simon Green, for Roc in a six-figure deal, via agent Joshua Bilmes of JABberwocky. Read more [...]

Jim C. Hines sells two to DAW

Jim C. Hines sold two new fantasy novels to Sheila Gilbert at DAW, via agent Steve Mancino of JABberwcky. Read more [...]

New York Anime Fest moving to September

The second annual New York Anime Festival will be in September, a departure from last year's December debut... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Second Week of February

Two new genre films opened to less than stellar box offices, while two others dropped out of the top 25... Read more [...]

Elizabeth Moon sells three new Paksenarrion books to Del Rey

Elizabeth Moon will be returning to the world of Paksenarrion in a new three-book fantasy set that sold to Liz Scheir at Del Rey in a major six-figure deal via agent Joshua Bilmes at JABberwocky. Read more [...]

Harris and Kelner turn in Wolfsbane & Mistletoe

Editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner turned in anthology Wolfsbane & Mistletoe to Ginjer Buchanan at Ace. The anthology will include... Read more [...]

Registration opens for Nebula Awards Weekend

Registration is now open for this year's Nebula Awards Weekend, which will be 25-27 April in Austin, Texas. Registration for the whole weekend is... Read more [...]

Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot and Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the final ballot for this year's Stoker Awards, from which the winners will be chosen. The nominees are... Read more [...]

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