Crime novelist Robert B. Parker, best known for his “Spenser” novels, died Monday morning at his Cambridge home, at the age of 77.
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Novelist Eoin Colfer on Resurrecting “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” — An AMC Interview
On the 30th Anniversary of the first publication of Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy comes And Another Thing…, the sixth book of the series penned by “Artemis Fowl” novelist Eoin (pronounced Owen) Colfer. Colfer discusses his reluctance to take on the project and his hopes for the future of Hitchhiker’s.
“Reading Rainbow” Comes To An End
After 26 years of helping children discover the joy of reading, PBS’ “Reading Rainbow” came to an end last Friday. The show, hosted by actor LeVar Burton, was unable to secure a sponsor to underwrite the cost of producing and airing the show on PBS, reports the Wall Street Journal. Pointing to changes in educational […]
Winds of Dune Author Brian Herbert on Flipping the Myth of Jihad — An AMC Interview
Dune author Frank Herbert’s son discusses picking up his father’s threads in Winds of Dune, out this month, and his hopes for Peter Berg’s film adaptation of the saga.
Tim Pratt’s Reader-Supported Novella Project
Author Tim Pratt posted a note to his LiveJournal about a project of necessity: Bone Shop: A Reader-Supported Novella As I mentioned yesterday, my wife was laid off this week, and while we both hope she finds a new job soon (and that I sell some more novels, as far as that goes), we’re in […]
Remembering David Eddings
Best-selling fantasy author David Eddings has passed away at the age of 77 according to BBC News.
Roger Zelazny Collections from NESFA Press
The New England Science Fiction Association is the group behind Boskone and NESFA Press, and during 2009, they are publishing the collection stories of Roger Zelazny. Volume 1: Threshold and Volume 2: Power & Light are already available. Coming in July 2009: Volume 3: This Mortal Mountain Volume 4: Last Exit to Babylon Coming in […]
Obscure Tolkien To Be Published This Year
Can’t get enough of J.R.R. Tolkien? You’re in luck. The Associated Press reports that an obscure, early work by the fantasy giant has been unearthed and will be published later this year. The writing pre-dates Tolkien’s work on “The Lord of the Rings” novels and is a reworking in verse of old Norse epics. “The […]
Gaiman wins Newbery Award
Neil Gaiman has won a John Newbery Medal. The Graveyard Book has received the highest award for children’s literature from the American Library Association this week. Although Gaiman says on his blog that it’s not a children’s book, The Graveyard Book tells the story of a baby boy who survives his family’s assassination, to be […]
Terry Pratchett Knighted
It’s Sir Terry Pratchett now. The best-selling British fantasy author has been granted knighthood for services to literature according to a post on the Pratchett’s web-site. Pratchett said that he is “absolutely, totally, gobsmackingly, mindbogglingly amazed” by the honor and that fans “while not calling me Sir, must now refrain from throwing things.” Pratchett has […]
Donald E. Westlake Remembered
Mystery author Donald E. Westlake has passed away at the age of 75 according to the Los Angeles Times. Westlake’s wife, Abigail told The New York Times the author collapsed as he headed to a New Year’s Eve dinner while on vacation in Mexico. His wife says he apparently had a heart attack. Westlake is […]
Remembering Hillerman and Crichton
The world of genre fiction has lost two major names in the past week, Tony Hillerman on Oct 26, and Michael Crichton on November 4.
del Toro’s Vampire Book Deal
Famed director Guillermo del Toro will be adding one more task into his already jam-packed schedule, that of author for a new vampire novel trilogy. del Toro has signed a book deal with HarperCollins sub William Morrow and will co-pen a series of vampire stories with the first of three novels to hit stores in […]
Robert Asprin Remembered
Robert Asprin, creator and co-author of the MythAdventures series with Jody Lynn Nye, and editor of the Thieves’ World anthologies with Lynn Abbey, passed away on May 22 of a heart attack at his home in New Orleans. For those in the New Orleans area, there will be a “spontaneous wake” in his honor on […]
Pyr Honored with Four Major Award Nominations
Prometheus Books and Pyr congratulate Lou Anders, Ian McDonald, Joe Abercrombie and David Louis Edelman for their outstanding work. We are proud to be associated with such talent and quality.
