Diana Rowland sells six books to DAW
Diana Rowland sold a sequel trilogy to her Mark of the Demon series, and a new zombie trilogy, to DAW Books...
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Promotions at HarperCollins UK, including Voyager
HarperCollins UK has promoted several editors, including Voyager's Emma Coode...
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Young Kim’s graphic adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight coming
Yen Press's graphic novel adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, by Young Kim, will publish with a 350,000-copy first printing this March...
Read more [...] HWA announces 2010 Lifetime Achievement and Specialty Press Award winners
The Horror Writers Association has announced the honorees who will receive this year's Lifetime Achievement Awards: Brian Lumley and William F. Nolan. In addition, Tartarus Press will receive the Specialty Press Award...
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Don’t Freak Out, v. 2.0—Chuck’s “Chuck vs. Operation Awesome”
Season 3 hits its stride, as the bad guys hit Awesome. And it's Chuck to the rescue, with a new mentor and new problems. Meanwhile... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Foreign Sales for Charlaine Harris
Many more Sookie Stackhouse sales, as well as other Charlaine Harris series. Purchasing countries include UK, South Korea, France, Indonesia, Canada, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Spain, China, Hungary, and Germany...
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PARSEC’s writing contest on the theme “The Color of Silence”
PARSEC's annual writing contest this year is offering prizes of $200, $100, and $50, for short stories on the theme "The Color of Silence"...
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Japanese author/translator/fan Takumi Shibano dies
Takumi Shibano (1926-2010) was one of the founders of Japanese fandom, an author, and a translator, who was twice a Guest of Honor at the World Science Fiction Convention...
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Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer engaged
Author Neil Gaiman and musician Amanda Palmer have announced, quite succinctly, that they are engaged to be married.
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Kage Baker battling metastasized cancer
Sturgeon Award-winning author Kage Baker is battling metastasized cancer in her brain and lungs...
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Tim Akers sells sequel to Heart of Veridon
Tim Akers sold Dead of Veridon to Jon Oliver at Solaris via agent Joshua Bilmes at JABberwocky. The book is a sequel to Heart of Veridon, which was published in October.
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Eye of the Beholder—Fringe’s “Johari Window”
Foolish characters still lead us to a very good story very well told... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Mythic Delirium #21 is now available
Mythic Delirium's delayed 21st, or "Trickster", issue, is now available, with poetry by Theodora Goss, Deborah P. Kolodji, Darrell Schweitzer, Sonya Taaffe, Catherynne M. Valente, JoSelle Vanderhooft...
Read more [...] Goblin Fruit’s Winter 2010 issue
The Winter 2010 issue of Goblin Fruit, guest edited by Mythic Delirium's Mike Allen, is now available, with poetry by Geoffrey Landis, W. Gregory Stewart, Sonya Taaffe, Mary Turzillo...
Read more [...] Top Shelf Comix sells minority stake in itself
Co-publishers Chris Staros and Brett Warnock have sold a one-third interest in the graphic novel publishing company Top Shelf to new media entrepreneur John S. Johnson and film producer Anthony Bregman...
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