Watch a Trailer for Grant Morrison's Motion Comic, Dinosaurs vs. Aliens
Anything vs. aliens seems like a pretty sure way to get into a sci-fi fan’s heart. Executed in a campy, non-sensical manner, and it can almost be heart-warming. Although at first the premise might seem ridiculous, two pretty serious creators, Barry Sonnenfeld (MiB) and Grant Morrison (comics in general), are taking on the pre-historic sci-fi adventure... read more
One Hundred Years of Solitude Author Suffering From Dementia
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, famous for novels such as Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude, is no longer writing due to his trouble with dementia.... read more
Hemingway's A Farewell To Arms Getting 47 Alternate Endings in 10th Anniversary Edition
Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell To Arms famously had 39 endings written before the author settled on the one that made the published book. For the novel’s 10th anniversary Scriber edition, an additional eight endings that Hemingway didn’t mention will be included for a total of 47 alternate endings. All the endings were discovered by Hemingway’s grandson.... read more
Peter Hook to Release Memoir About Joy Division
Joy Division’s Peter Hook is set to release a memoir about his time with the iconic band. The book is titled Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division. Publishers Simon & Schuster announced that the book will be published on Oct. 1. Throughout the years, Hook has had a thorough inside look at fame and rock and roll, both with Joy Division and with the band reformed as New Order following singer Ian Curtis’ suicide.... read more
Cover of J.K. Rowling’s New Book Revealed
Harry Potter it’s not, says the cover of the best-selling author’s new book. Little, Brown and Company gave excited readers the first look at Rowling’s new title on their Facebook page.... read more
U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey to Publish Memoir
Last month, Mississippi-born Emory University faculty member Natasha Trethewey was named the next U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress. Her tenure will begin this September, when she will take over the role from Philip Levine.... read more
Watchmen Writer Alan Moore Working on a Film Project
Perhaps from frustration over the cinematic adaptations of his comic work with Watchmen and V for Vendetta, Alan Moore is planning a film project that is sure to feature the writer’s own noir and occult sensibilities. Empire reports that the Moore has written two short films for a series titled “Show Pieces”. Act of Faith, the title of one of Moore’s short films, has already been filmed in London starring Torchwood‘s Siobhan Hewlett. The second film, titled Jimmy’s End, is planned to shoot in Moore’s hometown of Northhampton, U.K. Photographer Mitch Jenkins is directing both films.... read more
Read an Excerpt From Amy, My Daughter, Mitch Winehouse's New Book
Mitch Winehouse recently wrote a book chronicling the life of his late daughter, Amy Winehouse. Rolling Stone released an exclusive excerpt from Amy, My Daughter, which came out yesterday.... read more
Watch a 15-Minute Interview With George R. R. Martin
Although he’s not exactly known for his brevity, a webcast was able to limit George R. R. Martin to a 15-minute interview. The short clip (in comparison to Martin’s biblically long works) answers questions about his iconic series, A Song of Ice and Fire, from reader/viewer submitted questions. It is also a nice remedy for anyone still experiencing end-of-season Game of Thrones hangover.... read more
Graham Nash to Pen Memoir
The New York Times has reported that Graham Nash—founding member of the Hollies, solo artist, and the “Nash” of Crosby, Still and Nash—has struck a seven-figure deal with Random House imprint Crown Archetype to pen a memoir.... read more
Book Chronicling History of K Records to be Released
On July 10, Seattle independent press Sasquatch Books is set to release Love Rock Revolution: K Records and the Rise of Independent Music. The book was written by Mark Baumgarten, an editor for the Seattle culture and arts magazine City Arts, who provides an exhaustive and elucidating account of the history of the Olympia, Wash. independent label.... read more
Film Adaptation of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine to Continue Production
The movie based on Ray Bradbury’s 1957 novel, Dandelion Wine, that began last August will be completed quickly in light of Bradbury’s recent death, according to Variety Dandelion Wine takes place in a fictionalized version of his small home town in Illinois. The novel is about a young boy’s attempts to reconcile the magic of childhood with the reality of mortality. Bradbury gave the film’s script his blessing in the year before his passing, calling it “the best birthday gift I could ask for” on his 91st birthday.... read more
Ray Bradbury: 1920-2012
Celebrated American author Ray Bradbury died at the age of 91 this morning in Los Angeles, The Associated Press confirmed. The science fiction writer was best known for his 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451, which imagined a futuristic, dystopian United States where books were outlawed.... read more
Read "Black Box" by Jennifer Egan—Tweet by Tweet
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan is not new to innovation in fiction. In her novel A Visit from the Goon Squad, which won the 49-year-old author the prestigious writing award in 2001, Egan used unusual methods to tell a story with one chapter being written like PowerPoint slides. In an apology to her twitter followers, who were recent victims of spam through her twitter account, Egan decided to reveal her new short story, “Black Box” one tweet at a time.... read more
Random House to Publish Carly Simon Memoir
Singer-songwriter Carly Simon has led a tumultuous life that has included several high-profile romantic engagements, which most notably included a ten-year marriage to James Taylor, as well as a battle with breast cancer in the late ’90s. Publishers have long wanted to sign Simon to a book deal, and now Random House and Simon have reportedly agreed to terms.... read more
Dave Eggers Announces New Novel
Writer Dave Eggers has announced he will be releasing a new novel, A Hologram For The King, on June 28. In a recent interview with The Rumpus, Eggers divulged several of the forthcoming novel’s details, including that it will center around Alan Clay, a down-on-his-luck, middle-aged businessman trying to sell IT to the King of Saudi Arabia, which is where the story takes place.... read more
DC Comics Announces New Green Lantern is Gay
DC Comics announced today that Alan Scott, the Green Lantern of the Golden Age, will be re-imagined in the recently revamped DC Universe as a gay superhero. The character originally appeared in All-American Comics #16 in July 1940. Although many know Hal Jordan as the space protector of sector 2814, Scott was the first character to wear the classic green lantern on his costume.... read more
Anthony Bourdain's Bone in the Throat to Get Film Adaptation
Given celebrity chef, world traveler and novelist Anthony Bourdain’s success in bookstores and on the small screen, it was only a matter of time before one of his works got picked up for movie adaptation.... read more
Charlaine Harris to Pen Final Sookie Stackhouse Book
Sookie Stackhouse devotees everywhere are shedding tears following author Charlaine Harris’ announcement that the13th book of her Southern Vampire Mysteries series, Dead Ever After, will be the last.... read more
Aaron Sorkin to Write Steve Jobs Biopic
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is expected to write a movie based on Walter Isaacson’s best-selling biography of late Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs, Reuters reported.... read more
