Steven Till

Stephenie Meyer has postponed finishing Midnight Sun, the latest title in her Twilight Saga, after a rough draft appeared online.
Read more at Publishers Weekly.

Filed under: Fantasy, Literary News on September 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »

“Amazon has acquired the social network site for book readers, Shelfari.” - Read the rest at Publishers Weekly.
Shelfari is similar to other book sharing sites such as LibraryThing.

Filed under: Literary News on August 27th, 2008 | No Comments »

Christian Fantasy is a relatively small genre of fiction, though it is a growing one. According to a Washingon Post article last year, Christian Fantasy is on the rise, sparked by the success of J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series. So what, exactly, constitutes Christian Fantasy? ChristianFantasy.com provides a good in depth view of the genre and its […]

Filed under: Christian Fiction, Literary News on July 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

Best-selling fantasy author Terry Goodkind is switching publishers from Tor to Putnam for a new three book deal. Goodkind has been with Tor for a long time but decided to make the switch because he and his agent, Russell Galen, felt Putnam could get them into wider markets. The three books will be mainstream fiction, […]

Filed under: Authors, Fantasy, Literary News on June 30th, 2008 | No Comments »

“The Shack,” by William P. Young and published by Windblown Media in partnership with Hachette Book Group USA, is one example of a novel that spread rapidly by word-of-mouth. This is a powerful example of how readers can influence the sale of a book. “The Shack,” a once small time Christian novel by an unknown […]

Filed under: Christian Fiction, Literary News on June 25th, 2008 | No Comments »

Here’s the latest news on A Song of Ice and Fire for HBO. From George R.R. Martin himself.
Ice & Fire on HBO

Filed under: George R.R. Martin, Fantasy, Books and Movies, Literary News on June 17th, 2008 | No Comments »

While I generally stick to posts related to medieval history and historical fiction and fantasy, I ran across this short blurb about The Alchemist by Paul Coelho being made into a movie. I haven’t read the novel yet, but I’ve heard really good things about it from friends, and I understand it’s a truly heartwarming, […]

Filed under: Fiction, Books and Movies, Literary News on May 21st, 2008 | No Comments »

When I worked in a bookstore, I constantly monitored the bestsellers to get an idea of what was popular among readers. I wanted to know, for my own writing, what readers found interesting and why. It’s the dream of most writers to one day see their name on that list, though for my own part, I don’t see […]

Filed under: Writing Resources, Literary News on April 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

George R.R. Martin recently posted the British cover art for A Dance with Dragons on his blog. A Dance with Dragons is the fifth novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. A few weeks back I posted the American cover art version of A Dance with Dragons. I think I prefer the British […]

Filed under: George R.R. Martin, Fantasy, Literary News on March 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Bernard Cornwell’s new historical fiction novel Azincourt is expected to be released this October (2008) in the UK. The US version will not come out until January of 2009 most likely. The novel will be a stand-alone, not a series, and will obviously cover the events surrounding the famous Battle of Agincourt in October of 1415. […]

Filed under: Bernard Cornwell, Medieval History, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary News on March 13th, 2008 | No Comments »