Books
| Editor Moshe Feder finally hits the NYT bestseller list | |
| News > Books | October 27, 2008 |
| Brandon Sanderson's third "Mistborn" novel, The Hero of Ages, debuted on the extended New York Times bestseller list, giving editor Moshe Feder his first appearance... | |
| An Open Letter to Fans of Dragon's Tongue | |
| News > Letters | October 24, 2008 |
 For those awaiting the sequel to Dragon's Tongue, it may be available if there's sufficient interest...
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| Win a trip to Scotland for J.K. Rowling's Tales of Beedle the Bard | |
| News > Contests | October 21, 2008 |
 Scholastic children's essay competition in support of The Tales of Beedle the Bard will send five winners to Scotland. Stay-at-homes will be able to see one of Rowling's hand-written copies...
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| Brent Weeks's first trilogy appearing in quick succession; win a copy | |
| News > Books | October 17, 2008 |
 Fantasy author Brent Weeks has written the "Night Angel" trilogy, which Orbit is publishing in October, November, and December in the US, UK, and Australia...
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| Donald Maass's The Career Novelist available for free | |
| News > Books | October 15, 2008 |
| One of four important books for the would-be successful writer is now available as a free pdf... | |
| Jim C. Hines auctioning off an early copy of his forthcoming book for charity | |
| News > Activities | October 14, 2008 |
| An advance reading copy of Jim C. Hines The Stepsister Scheme—a cross between the Disney princesses and Charlie's Angels—is the prize for the most generous... | |
| Audiobook Metatropolis to feature five wonderful writers read by tv and book actors | |
| News > Books | October 8, 2008 |
 Audible.com's Metatropolis, edited by John Scalzi, will feature the work of Elizabeth Bear, Tobias Buckell, Jay Lake, Karl Schroeder, and Scalzi, read by...
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| Watch Neil Gaiman read the entire The Graveyard Book as a video serial | |
| News > Books | October 6, 2008 |
| On his tour for The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman is reading a different chapter at each appearance. The filmed readings are posted on-line for a complete listening/viewing experience... | |
| Paper Golem reading for new anthology | |
| News > Market Reports | October 3, 2008 |
 Small press publisher Paper Golem's second book, Alembical, will be released in the next few weeks, and following it, they're reading for next year's anthology...
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| Kelly Link's Magic for Beginners available for free download | |
| News > Books | October 3, 2008 |
 Kelly Link's collection Magic for Beginners is being offered as a free download in a variety of formats via Small Beer Press, the small-press publisher she runs...
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| Paolini's Brisingr Brings in the Sales | |
| News > Books | September 25, 2008 |
 The third volume of Christopher Paolini's Inheritance cycle sold more than half a million copies in its first 24 hours on the shelves...
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| Postscripts to drop "magazine" tagline in favor of "quarterly anthology", more changes afoot | |
| News > Magazines | September 23, 2008 |
| PS Publising's Postscripts magazine will be a quarterly anthology, effective Spring 2009, with more words and different formats... | |
| Eoin Colfer to finish Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide series | |
| News > Activities | September 19, 2008 |
| Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer has been tapped by Douglas Adams's widow to write the sixth, final (?) volume in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy... | |
| Tor offering free e-books by two World Fantasy Award finalists | |
| News > Books | September 18, 2008 |
| Tor Books is offering, for a limited time, free e-books by Emma Bull and Will Shetterly. Bull's Territory and Shetterly's The Gospel of the Knife are both finalists for the World Fantasy Award... | |
| LucasBooks and Del Rey renew licensing agreement through 2013 | |
| News > Publishers | September 16, 2008 |
| LucasBooks and Del Rey have extended their 30+ year agreement for another five years, which should see the publication of 35 more novels... | |
| Tor.com continues offering free fiction; plans to resume free e-books | |
| News > Publishers | September 12, 2008 |
| Tor.com expects to resume giving away free e-books, but only to registered users. Currently, a free story by Elizabeth Bear is available, with a Terry Bisson story in the works... | |
| Cory Doctorow's first essay collection available for free and to donate | |
| News > Books | September 10, 2008 |
 Tachyon Books is publishing Cory Doctorow's essay collection Content. As with most Doctorow titles, the electronic version is available for free. He's also set up a donation program to get the book to libraries in need...
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| Kim Deitch to launch Pictorama with presentation at The Strand | |
| News > Activities | September 10, 2008 |
 Kim Deitch's newest book, a collaboration with his siblings, will be the subject of his Power Point presentation at New York City's The Strand on 18 September. The event will also be webcast...
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| Court rules for J.K. Rowling against Steven Vander Ark's Harry Potter Lexicon | |
| News > Books | September 9, 2008 |
| J.K. Rowling prevailed in her suit against fan web site-turned-book to be Harry Potter Lexicon, stopping publication of the largely derivative reference book... | |
| Stephen Hunt's The Rise of the Iron Moon moved to February publication | |
| News > Books | September 9, 2008 |
 The sequel to The Kingdom Beyond the Waves will be published in hardcover in February. Waves, the sequel to The Court of the Air, was just re-released in paperback. And author Stephen Hunt has something to say about the new book...
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| Audible's Frontiers's September offerings start with a nod to True Blood, debuting this weekend | |
| News > Books | September 5, 2008 |
| Audible.com's sf imprint Frontiers is honoring the launch of HBO's new series True Blood by making series creator Charlaine Harris is Guest Editor for the month... | |
| HarperCollins giving away Neil Gaiman and Fiona McIntosh novels as ebooks | |
| News > Books | September 4, 2008 |
  Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere and Fiona McIntosh's Odalisque are both available in a variety of formats for a limited time...
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| Name your favorite first contact story for Marty Halpern's new anthology | |
| News > Contests | September 3, 2008 |
| Editor Marty Halpern is gathering suggestions for a reprint anthology of first contact stories, and offering prizes to readers for suggestions... | |
| Readers of Spanish language Plague Year can win a week in Aspen | |
| News > Books | September 2, 2008 |
 Jeff Carlson's Spanish publisher, Minotauro, is running a massive support campaign for their edition of his first novel, including contests with huge prizes...
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| PS Publishing updates books schedule, Postscripts format | |
| News > Magazines | August 29, 2008 |
| PS Publishing is considering increasing the size of quarterly magazine Postscripts and redesignating it an anthology... | |
