J.K. Rowling Ready To Release Next Novel
When J.K. Rowling departed from Platform 9 ¾ after the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007, no one was sure when her next book would be released or even what genre it would be. Book Trade has reported that Rowling has inked a deal to publish her first novel written for adults with Little, Brown Book Group. read more
Josh Ritter Working on New Album, Novel
Josh Ritter has a new full-length album and novel in the works, the songwriter told Paste. The yet-to-be-titled album will be a follow-up to 2010’s So Runs the World Away and will include songs that Ritter said are some of his most personal. read more
DC Comics To Release Watchmen Prequels
The series, aptly entitled Before Watchmen, will follow the Watchmen as well as the Minutemen, the original super group. In addition to these stories will be separate, continuing story called Curse of the Crimson Sailor much like the original comic being intersected with The Tales of the Black Freighter. read more
To Whom It May Concern, an Intimate Look at The Civil Wars
One of the best things about being a fan of Paste favorites The Civil Wars this past year has been following the duo’s rise through the eyes of rising star photographer Allister Ann. Filling the band’s tumblr, her black-and-white photographs are sometimes stark, sometimes wistful and sometimes whimsical, but they’re always intimate, full of wonder and beautifully composed. It’s hard to remember a band on the rise documented so extensively by someone so immensely talented. Now our experience of those photographs isn’t confined to the interwebs alone, as the photographer and the band release their book To Whom it May... read more
Johnny Ramone’s Autobiography Set For April Release
After years of delays, Johnny Ramone’s memoir, _Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone_ will be released on April 2 by Abrams Image. read more
Elton John Signs Book Deal
All you "Tiny Dancer", "Rocket Man", "Levon" enthusiast - Elton John has a new medium for you. The New York Times has reported Elton John has signed a book deal. Titled _Love is the Cure: Ending the Global Aids Epidemic_, the book will cover John’s personal accounts of the AIDS crisis. read more
James Franco To Publish A Novel Based On His Career
We already know James Franco is quite the multitasker. The actor has written a collection of short stories, hosted the Academy Awards, attended multiple universities at the same time (and taught a few courses) and now he can publishing a full length novel to that list. read more
Posthumous Gil Scott-Heron Memoir to Be Published in January
Canongate will publish the late street poet and hip-hop progenitor Gil Scott-Heron's memoir, titled _The Last Holiday_, on Martin Luther King Day (Jan. 16), as The Wire points out. The book chronicles notable moments different periods of his life, with a particular focus on his involvement with the civil rights movement in the 1960s. read more
Christopher Hitchens: 1949-2011
Christopher Hitchens, a British author and journalist who wrote for The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate and The Nation has died at 62 after developing cancer of the esophagus, the Wall Street Journal reported. Hitchens died last night at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston of pneumonia, which was a complication of his cancer. read more
Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy To Become Graphic Novel Series
The American film adaptation of Swedish author Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is set to release a week from today on December 21. Given the massive success of the entirety of the late author's Millenium trilogy, which already spawned a trilogy of Swedish films all released in 2009 and is set to see th e same full treatment stateside, it comes as little surprise that DC Comics has acquired the rights to a six-part graphic novel series based on Larsson's novels. read more
Jerry Robinson: 1922-2011
The enormously influential comic book artist Jerry Robinson died in his sleep at the age of 89 on Wednesday afternoon. Robinson is most widely known for creating the most famous villain of all time: The Joker. read more
Watch the Full Theatrical Trailer for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Recently Columbia Pictures unveiled the full 8-minute theatrical trailer to the upcoming David Fincher film adaptation of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. For those worried about such a long trailer spoiling the film, take solace in knowing that Fincher's detective thriller will run at over two and a half hours and doesn't do much more than offer a brief summary of the events that set the story in motion. read more
Watch the Newest Trailer for Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Earlier today Universal Pictures released a new theatrical trailer for their upcoming computer-animated film adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic 1971 children's book and environmental cautionary tale The Lorax. read more
Watch the Trailer for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Earlier today a new trailer surfaced for the upcoming film adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's 2005 novel Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, directed by three-time Academy Award nomineeStephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours, The Reader) and starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and Thomas Horn. read more
Paramount to Option Laini Taylor's Daughter Of Smoke and Bone
Paramount Pictures is in talks with young-adult fiction author Laini Taylor to acquire the rights to Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone, the first book of a planned trilogy that was released just this passed September. Taylor has written a few successful young adult novels before, particularly the Dreamdark series (two so far) and 2009's Lips Touch: Three Times for which she was a National Book Award finalist. read more
George Harrison's Sister to Release "Tell-All" Memoir
The perception of George Harrison, who died almost exactly ten years ago of lung cancer, as the "quiet Beatle" is consistent throughout much Beatles-related lore — but the late guitarist's older sister, Louise Harrison, is seeking to set the record straight on this and other matters. read more
Asa Butterfield Cast in Ender's Game, Harrison Ford Courted For Role
According to Variety, young actor Asa Butterfield, the star of Scorsese's recent film Hugo, has been officially cast as the lead role of child military genius Ender Wiggin in the upcoming Ender's Game film adaptation directed by Gavin Hood and produced by Odd Lot Entertainment. read more
Tom Hanks to Bring Erik Larson's In the Garden of Beasts to the Big Screen
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tom Hanks's production company Playtone, alongside Universal, has optioned the film rights to author Erik Larson's historical nonfiction novel In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin, to be produced under the Playtone banner. read more
National Book Award Winners Announced
Wednesday night, the National Book Foundation presented the prestigious National Book Awards in New York City. The ceremony took place at the luxurious Cipriani Wall Street, mere blocks away from Occupy Wall Street protests. read more
A&E Launches Dark Score Stories, Online Prequel to Bag of Bones Miniseries
Today A&E launched an interactive photo-journal and oral history collection titled Dark Score Stories, a prequel to the network's upcoming TV miniseries, Bag of Bones, an adaptation of Stephen King's 1998 novel of the same name. read more
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