View Post Videos VIDEO: ‘Thug Kitchen’ Cookbook Trailer Features NSFW Language By Maryann Yin on Sep. 26, 2014 - 2:55 PM A hilarious trailer has been released for The Thug Kitchen Cookbook. The video embedded above features a constant flow of profanity and NSFW language—what do you think? The finished book contains 50 color photos and 100 recipes. ...
View Post Book Biz | Comic Books | Videos Stan Lee Stars in a Banned Books Week Video By Maryann Yin on Sep. 26, 2014 - 2:00 PM How does Stan Lee feel about censorship? In honor of Banned Books Week, the legendary comics creator participated in the virtual read-out. In the video embedded above, Lee talks about the value of comic books and graphic novels; h ...
View Post Bookselling | Editors New Anthology Features Essays By Writers Who Love New York City By Maryann Yin on Sep. 26, 2014 - 12:40 PM Last year, Sari Botton served as the editor of an anthology called Goodbye to All That: On Loving and Leaving New York. Cheryl Strayed, Dani Shapiro, Emma Straub, and 25 other writers penned essays on how they renounced residency ...
View Post Book Biz 92Y to Host a Dylan Thomas Exhibit By Maryann Yin on Sep. 26, 2014 - 11:20 AM “Dylan Thomas in America—A Centennial Exhibition” will be displayed at the 92Y. The curators organized this exhibit in celebration of Thomas’ 100th birthday. The famous Welsh poet first visited this New York Ci ...
View Post Comic Books Sheryl Sandberg Stars in Comic Book By Maryann Yin on Sep. 26, 2014 - 10:00 AM Bluewater Productions has created a biographical comic book profiling Facebook COO and Lean In author Sheryl Sandberg. Publisher Darren G. Davis had this statement in the press release: “Our goal is to show the behind-the sc ...
View Post Adaptation | People Aidan Gillen Joins ‘The Maze Runner’ Film Cast By Maryann Yin on Sep. 26, 2014 - 8:40 AM Aidan Gillen has become well-known for playing the evil Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish on the Game of Thrones HBO series. The actor has signed on to step into the shoes of another villain for The Maze Runner film franchi ...
View Post Book Biz | Social Media ‘#TeachBannedBooks’ Hashtag Sweeps Twitter By Maryann Yin on Sep. 25, 2014 - 3:25 PM Over the last few days, the #TeachBannedBooks hashtag has swept Twitter. In honor of Banned Books Week, The Huffington Post asked educators to explain why they introduce their students to certain banned books using the social me ...
View Post Adaptation | Comic Books New Trailer Unleashed For For ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ By Maryann Yin on Sep. 25, 2014 - 2:20 PM 20th Century Fox has unleashed a new trailer for the Kingsman: The Secret Service movie adaptation. The video embedded above features scenes with actors Colin Firth and Taron Egerton playing spies Harry Hart and Gary ‘Eggsy& ...
View Post Book Biz A Book of Pun Poetry is Featured On Kickstarter By Maryann Yin on Sep. 25, 2014 - 1:15 PM Emmy Award-winning artist Llyn Hunter hopes to raise $11,000 on Kickstarter for a book of visual puns. The funds will be used to cover the costs of self-publishing and printing. The finished full-color coffee table book, entitled ...
View Post Book Biz | Publishing James Dashner to Pen a New ‘Maze Runner’ Prequel By Maryann Yin on Sep. 25, 2014 - 12:10 PM James Dashner (pictured, via) will pen a new prequel novel for The Maze Runner series. Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, has scheduled The Fever Code for publication in 2016. According to the press r ...