Category Archives: News

Mockingjay it is!

Posted on 11 February 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

In December we posted the news that The Hunger Games #3 will arrive on August 24, 2010, and asked readers for title predictions.  A couple of you suggested “The Victors” (which USA Today claims has been the most popular guess … Continue reading →

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Meet Stephanie Plum

Posted on 10 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

. . . Katherine Heigl. Variety reports that the “plum” role of buxom bounty hunter in the film version of Janet Evanovich’s One for the Money will be played by the “Grey’s Anatomy” star. It’s been a long time coming; … Continue reading →

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Mrs. President

Posted on 10 February 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Since political memoirs have been a dime a dozen in recent weeks*, I was intrigued by a different kind of book deal from (could-have-been political memoirist) Nicolle Wallace, former White House Communications Director under George W. Bush and advisor to … Continue reading →

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Real-life love

Posted on 8 February 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

HCI Books, the company that publishes the Chicken Soup books, announced today that they have created a “new subgenre” of romance novels: fantasy meets reality. (When I read about this, I’ll admit that the first thing that popped into my … Continue reading →

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"Dexter" for teens?

Posted on 5 February 2010 by Kate, Associate Editor

Young adult author Barry Lyga recently signed a deal with Little, Brown for a book that Publisher’s Marketplace described as “‘Dexter’ meets ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ for teens, about a teen boy who uses his killer instinct, inherited from … Continue reading →

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Big bucks for Bray

Posted on 5 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

We were happy to hear that Libba Bray has signed a contract with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers to write a new YA series for major bucks—$2 million, rumor has it. Editor Megan Tingley (who also publishes Stephenie Meyer) … Continue reading →

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Don’t bore Nina!

Posted on 2 February 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

As a major Project Runway devotee, I was thrilled to learn that Nina Garcia has sold a book to Hyperion’s Voice imprint. Titled Nina Garcia’s Look Book, the guide will feature advice on what to wear for “every occasion” and … Continue reading →

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Kenzie & Gennaro are back baby back — in 2011

Posted on 1 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Now better known for his standalone successes like Shutter Island, Mystic River and The Given Day, Dennis Lehane made his fiction debut in a more conventional manner—writing a stellar detective series. Boston PIs Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro hit the … Continue reading →

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A memoir with purpose from Ashley Judd

Posted on 27 January 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

I don’t read many books by celebrities, although Ashley Judd’s memoir (spring 2011 from Ballantine) looks like it could be an exception. The story will recall both painful childhood memories and Judd’s humanitarian work as a global ambassador for PSI … Continue reading →

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Nominees announced for the NBCC Awards

Posted on 25 January 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

On Saturday, the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) announced the finalists for its awards honoring books published in 2009. The awards ceremony will be on March 12. The board of directors of the NBCC nominates and votes on the books. … Continue reading →

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From comics to film: Joann Sfar

Posted on 25 January 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

French graphic novelist Joann Sfar, best known for comics like the acclaimed Rabbi’s Cat, is moving into a new medium in 2010. His first project: A biopic of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, which has debuted to rave reviews in France. … Continue reading →

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Jane Smiley's 'Private Life'

Posted on 22 January 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

A new release from Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley is always a big deal, and Private Life, her first novel since 2007′s Ten Days in the Hills, is no exception. The book, which will be published by Knopf on May … Continue reading →

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Three years to Gabaldon

Posted on 21 January 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

For Outlander fans, this week brought good news and bad news. First, the good news: Last week, Diana Gabaldon sold the 8th book in the saga to her current publisher Delacorte. Bad news: The new book won’t be published until … Continue reading →

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From "A Million" to "Number Four"

Posted on 20 January 2010 by Kate, Associate Editor

If you read James Frey’s much-contested memoir, A Million Little Pieces, or his followup novel, Bright Shiny Morning, and thought to yourself, This guy should be writing young adult books!—well, you were way ahead of me. But indeed, Frey and … Continue reading →

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French feud

Posted on 19 January 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

One of the more interesting literary stories floating around the blogosphere these days comes from France, where two of the country’s most respected female authors are once again disputing a charge of plagiarism in the public eye. Back in 2007, … Continue reading →

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