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Princess Mashup and the Future of Genre Fiction
On one of the lists I’m subscribed to, I received an advertisement targeted to booksellers about a recent release. In the interest of protecting the parties responsible for its publication, let’s call it Princess Mashup and the Laser Vampire Steamship … Continue reading
Filed under Greg Fishbone
Crossing over to Children’s Books
Today, John Grisham’s first children’s book is being released: Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer. Though not speculative fiction, this got me thinking about “grown-up” writers who turn to writing books for kids. Continue reading
Filed under Chris Eboch
Authors Criticizing Authors
You might have read Stephen King’s recent comment that Stephanie Meyers “can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.” On the one hand, it’s refreshing to hear him candidly voice what others might be thinking but can’t afford to … Continue reading
Filed under Parker Peevyhouse
Do Movie Critics Hate Authors?
Because the marketing for the new movie Coraline plays down the Newbery-winning, Hugo-winning, Nebula-winning, Eisner-winning author who wrote the story, lazy critics across the country are assuming that only Tim Burton could combine dark themes with feature-length stop motion animation. Continue reading
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