Adaptation Stephen King Responds To ‘Under the Dome’ Changes By Jason Boog on Jun. 28, 2013 - 12:42 AM In a long and spoiler-filled letter to his fans, Stephen King explained that he “wholeheartedly” endorsed the changes made CBS’ adaptation of Under the Dome. The new series scored a big hit for the network,� ...
View Post People Infinite Jest Reader Chops Out Page Numbers By Jason Boog on Jun. 27, 2013 - 12:07 PM As you can see by the photograph embedded above, one reader surgically removed all the page numbers while reading David Foster Wallace‘s imposing Infinite Jest. “Today I broke through the chains of oppression. No lon ...
Book Biz | Publishing Chelsey Flood Lands Deal for Her YA Novel Debut By Maryann Yin on Jun. 27, 2013 - 10:23 AM Chelsey Flood has signed a deal with Simon & Schuster’s Atheneum Books for Young Readers to publish her debut young adult novel. The UK division of Simon & Schuster Children’s Books released the hardcover edit ...
View Post Book Biz Random House To Publish Novel Retellings of Shakespeare Plays By Jason Boog on Jun. 27, 2013 - 6:23 AM Random House’s Hogarth fiction imprint will publish prose versions of William Shakespeare‘s plays, commissioning bestselling novelists to write The Hogarth Shakespeare. The project will open with Anne Tyler rewritin ...
Resources Imgur Releases New Meme Generator By Jason Boog on Jun. 27, 2013 - 5:42 AM Using Imgur’s new Meme Generator, you can make viral content in a few seconds. As you can see above, we took one of our favorite Rage Against the Machine quotes and created a meme with a Matt Hurst photograph from Flickr. ...
View Post Adaptation | People | Publishing Tim Burton to Direct ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ Film By Maryann Yin on Jun. 27, 2013 - 5:07 AM Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Tim Burton will direct a film adaptation of Ransom Riggs’ Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie will hit the silver screen in July 3 ...
View Post Book Biz | Digital Adam Liptak To Publish eBook About Gay Marriage Rulings By Jason Boog on Jun. 27, 2013 - 4:23 AM The New York Times and Byliner will team up to publish an eBook by Adam Liptak about two landmark Supreme Court decisions that will make it easier for thousands of same-sex couples to marry around the country. Entitled To Hav ...
View Post Adaptation Movie Rights Sold for Jessica Buchanan Book By Jason Boog on Jun. 27, 2013 - 3:42 AM Producers Elizabeth Fowler (Devil’s Knot) and Claudia Bluemhuber (The Host) have acquired the movie rights to Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six. Sharlene Martin o ...
View Post Book Biz | Revolving Door Beth Lamb Named Associate Publisher at Vintage Anchor By Maryann Yin on Jun. 27, 2013 - 3:23 AM A number of publishing organizations have announced new hires this past week. Beth Lamb will move from Rodale to Random House’s Vintage Anchor imprint as vice president and associate publisher. She will report to Knopf Doub ...
View Post Publishing | Videos Young Author Goes Viral with Worm Video By Jason Boog on Jun. 27, 2013 - 2:42 AM A young author named Michael went viral on YouTube today, giving a heartwarming science speech about earthworms and sharing a homemade book. Follow this link to watch the video–what do you think? The video should remind pare ...