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Yesterday, we alluded that Hachette UK had interesting plans for the Enid Blyton estate. It appears as if some of those plans have become apparent. Hachette plans to not only update the illustrations in the Enid Blyton backlist, but they intend to update the language used in the books. And as it is 2012, they […]
Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series is going to be hitting shelves in Fall 2013 — video game shelves, that is! Sanderson recently announced that Little Orbit Games will be developing a video game adaptation of Mistborn called Mistborn: Birthright. Little Orbit has in the past made licensed video games of Young Justice and Sherlock Holmes.
The nominees for the 2011 Strand Magazine Critics Awards have been announced! These awards look to recognize the best in mystery fiction and are judged by such media outlets as USA Today, the LA Times, the Chicago Tribune and others.
Perhaps in a real-life duel, Harry Potter would best Wimpy Kid’s Greg Heffley, but in a literary battle, Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid has upset J.K. Rowling‘s Harry Potter as the best children’s book of the decade.
The Acorn Media Group has purchased a majority stake in Agatha Christie’s literacy estate.
Publisher Penguin has just announced its 2011 earnings. Sales were nearly $1.7 million, which is up 1% from 2010. Profits were up 8% to $179 million.
This past Thursday, a 13″ X 10″ watercolour by Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson was put up for auction. According to Heritage Auctions, this piece of original art from the late-80s sold for $107,550. That’s a lot of money for a “funny.”
What better way to learn the English than to learn it from The Queen of Crime herself?
Although most publishers will try and get all of their upcoming books out before December, this month sees quite a few releases from a few big names in fiction.
We’re gearing up for Christmas shopping this November with quite a few big name book releases. There’s some Nora Roberts, a new Stephen King book and even a Michael Crichton book based on an unfinished manuscript that was found after his death.