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Ann M., Ames, Iowa Sorry to disappoint you, but Katherine Heigl is playing the lingerie-buyer-turned-bounty-hunter. She shot One for the Money, Evanovich’s introductory book about Plum, last summer. The film is due for release July 8. Heigl hopes to do … Continue reading
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Nancy Toney, Melbourne, Fla. Lucky you! The film version of Water for Elephants will hit theaters April 22 and it stars Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon as Marlena Rosenbluth and Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson as Jacob Jankowski. Add to that mix … Continue reading
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Even if you’ve never watched MTV’s popular reality series Jersey Shore, you’ve surely seen some of its hilariously nicknamed cast members — The Situation, Snooki or JWoww — on talk shows, magazine covers and now even at the bookstore. On … Continue reading
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Tagged Delroy Lindo, Jenni Farley, Jersey Shore, JWoww, The Chicago Code
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Even with all the buzz about director Marc Webb‘s cinematic Spider-Man reboot — including the casting of Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans (who may or may not be the villainous Lizard) — don’t sleep on the Spidey comics. … Continue reading
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Guess who’s back? Captain Underpants! Author Dav Pilkey has agreed to write four more books in the 1997 series that has irked elementary school librarians and become known as “poop fiction,” reports AP. The first book, The Adventures of Ook … Continue reading
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Looking for a vampire story with some real bite? Then, boys and girls, Scott Snyder has a comic book for you. His American Vampire series debuts in comic shops today, and Snyder’s taking literary royalty along for one bloody good … Continue reading
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John Grisham is going to write his first children’s book series, Penguin Young Readers Group has just announced. The first two novels will be aimed at readers 8-12. The first book in the series, Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, is set … Continue reading
While a few devil’s advocates may disagree with me, there aren’t too many young hit-making authors like Joe Hill. From his short-story collection 20th Century Ghosts to his debut novel Heart-Shaped Box to his horror comic Locke & Key, the … Continue reading
“Brian Wood Month” has come to DC Comics, and it’s about time, since the Brooklyn writer is one of the most thoughtful and innovative in the industry these days. Wood, who’s known for carving out niches for himself and pushing … Continue reading
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Audrey Niffenegger made waves in the literary world when her debut novel The Time Traveler’s Wife — featuring the love story of time-traveling Henry and his destined love, Clare — came out six years ago and was named Amazon’s best … Continue reading
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Comic-Con International starts next week (and we’ll be there), but publication today of Blackest Night — an eight-issue epic — is the talk of the comic book world now. The DC Comics Blackest Night story crosses over into many of … Continue reading
The new Vertigo Comics title The Unwritten, created by writer Mike Carey and artist Peter Gross, mines familiar territory if you’re into pop culture: A book series about a prodigal boy wizard is a worldwide phenomenon, and the author’s son/character’s … Continue reading
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G. Willow Wilson is one of the brightest new stars in the comics world, and one with a diverse resume and full passport. At times, she’s been a music critic, political journalist, history scholar and essayist on topics including religion … Continue reading
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We seem to have a lot of blog readers who are big fans of Stephen King, judging by the comments on our post about the master of horror’s take on Stephenie Meyer as well as your picks on who’s the … Continue reading
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Stephen King is an American Icon, a fiction writer who has worked non-stop for 35 years. He’s an aging baby boomer, who at 61 stays so on top of the popular culture he writes a regular, insightful column for Entertainment … Continue reading
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We started an Internet firestorm last month when we excerpted here on the blog part of this weekend’s magazine interview with Stephen King. The best-selling author talked about Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling and Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, saying of … Continue reading
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Author Christopher Moore may not be William Shakespeare but he’s certainly built a cult following of readers who can’t wait for his newest novel, Fool, out tomorrow. Moore’s writing is much like the madcap prose of Carl Hiaasen or Tim … Continue reading
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I’m working on my big American Icons cover story on Stephen King today, and it could almost fill up two full issues. King gave me so much good stuff: He’s a truly fascinating guy, and he had so many great … Continue reading
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Much was made in the media last week about Barack Obama showing up in the latest issue of Marvel Comics’ Amazing Spider-Man to coincide with his inauguration on Tuesday. The issue hit stores yesterday and it was an instant sell-out, … Continue reading
Happy New Year, everyone! If you’re already back to work, as I am, I’m sorry for you. If you’re still on your holiday vacation, enjoy your last days! Working or not, I hope you love the first week in January … Continue reading
