Deathly Hallows sells more than 5000 copies a minute
J.K. Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, sold more than 8 million copies in its first 24 hours on the stands...
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John Scalzi offers The Android’s Dream free to US troops overseas
John Scalzi is offering an electronic copy of his latest novel, The Android's Dream, for free to US troops currently serving overseas...
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Author Jeff Carlson on Sci Fi Overdrive
Author Jeff Carlson is on this weekend's episode of Sci Fi Overdrive, available on radio stations around the US. On the show, he discusses is novel Plague Year and...
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Septimus Heap Coming to the Big Screen
Warner Brothers has bought the film rights to Angie Sage's Septimus Heap series. The first three books have been published in 28 languages, and the series follows two magical children switched at birth...
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Justin “Jordan Ainsley” Cronin sells vampire trilogy for massive advance
Literary author Justin Cronin, writing as "Justin Ainsley," sold a postapocalyptic vampire trilogy to Ballantine for more than $3.5 million. The story is set in 2016 and "revolves around a US government project gone awry...
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Harry Potter sales: they’re not just for books and movies
The Nielsen Company has compiled a large report on the Harry Potter series's impact on the entertainment industry, breaking it down by category and country. We've excerpted the 11-page report here, and provide a link to the complete document...
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Independence Day and Readercon Scheduling
Today is a national holiday in the US. This weekend is a major convention in Massachusetts. As a result, there will be less news posted over the next few days, but we'll be back full-steam on Monday.
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The Shatner Show: An Art Exhibit Celebrating William Shatner
"The Shatner Show" is running at Calgary's Uppercase Gallery from now until 31 August. The show celebrates the life of William Shatner through art produced by a wide range of Canadian and US artists...
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J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour to Bring Harry Potter Author to US
J.K. Rowling will visit three US cities in October, doing three reading/talk events for schoolchildren, and a fourth for any Harry Potter fan who wins a sweepstakes sponsored by Scholastic...
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Naomi Novik Wins Compton Crook Award
Naomi Novik's His Majesty's Dragon won this year's Compton Crook Award for...
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Scalzi sells in Russia, and limited Subterranean editions in the US
John Scalzi sold Russian rights to three more novels to Eksmo. In addition, Subterranean Press is producing limited editions of...
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Simon and Schuster Attempts Rights Grab
The Authors Guild reports that Simon & Schuster's new boilerplate contract redefines "in print" to give the company rights to any book it publishes forever. Authors are...
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Frank Schatzing’s The Swarm to be a Major Motion Picture
Frank Schatzing's novel The Swarm, which was a hit in Europe, but less so in the US, has been optioned by Dino and Martha De Laurentiis along with...
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Free Comic Book Day
On 5 May, independent comic shops across the US and Canada will be giving away free comic books. In addition, stores in the more than 30 states will be hosting...
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Tolkien’s Children of Hurin selling very well
J.R.R. Tolkien's unfinished The Children of Hérin—recently finished and published by his son Christopher—has more than 900,000 copies...
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