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Amy Winehouse's Dad to Publish Memoir About Her Life

Mitch Winehouse, father of the late Amy Winehouse, has inked a deal with HarperCollins to write a memoir of the English soul singer's life, chronicling her upbringing, ascent to stardom and battle against drug addiction.  read more

Colin Meloy to Publish Children's Book Series Via HarperCollins

Considering how littered with corpses Colin Meloy’s songs for the Decemberists tend to be, it’s rather difficult to imagine him releasing a kid-friendly book series. That’s just what he’s been threatening to do since some time in 2007, though, and last year’s promise that he and his wife, illustrator Carson Ellis had partnered with Portland’s Stumptown Printers to release The Unfortunate Demise of Whitley Rackham has yet to come to fruition. Now, HarperCollins Publishers have entered the fray, picking up another series from Meloy and Ellis, a trilogy aimed at middle school audiences entitled Wildwood....  read more

Guillermo del Toro to co-write trilogy of vampire novels

Since the Potter-likeTwilight craze, vampires have been popping up in every media form—copycat novels, remakes of Swedish monster movies, and most recently in the awesome new HBO series True Blood. The trend is undeniable, especially now that it's even jumping genres: Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro—known for the screenwriting and direction of offbeat, intensely visual movies that showcase the fantastic—has signed on with HarperCollins to complete a trilogy of vampire novels. ...  read more

Paulo Coelho

The author of renowned book The Alchemist explores magic this time out through...  read more