‘Downton Abbey’ Creator Takes On Shakespeare
From The Huffington Post: William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is one of the most adapted plays of all time, but none of …
Coming to the Stacks: New Deals for April 2013
Fiction Jeannette de Beauvoir’s ASYLUM, in the Martine LeDuc series, in which a string of murders in Montreal are linked to a …
Jake Gyllenhaal Reads ‘The Great Gatsby’
From The Huffington Post: Jake Gyllenhaal’s reading of The Great Gatsby for Audible.com is coming out at a time when there’s a …
Cassandra Rose Clarke Signs on for Two More with Strange Chemistry
Strange Chemistry has signed up Cassandra Rose Clarke for another two novels, set in the same world as The Assassin’s Curse/The Pirate’s …
Owen Egerton on Great Writing Wisdom
Just like any writer, we love to hear great writing advice. Sure, said advice is not always wanted, but pearls of wisdom …
LitStaff Pick: Favorite Characters from Shakespeare
There are so many facets of Shakespeare’s works that have endeared him to the ages. His plots, his stirring landscapes, his stories …
George R.R. Martin Confirms a Fan Favorite Character Won’t Appear on Game of Thrones
From i09: George R.R. Martin has confirmed on his website that, because of the simplification of Ser Barristan Selmy’s return to the …
Pamela Paul is Named New York Times Book Review Editor
From JimRomenesko.com: Sam Tanenhaus is stepping down as New York Times Book Review editor to become writer at large. Children’s book editor …
Gaiman Reveals the Cover for “Fortunately, The Milk”
Best selling author, Neil Gaiman released the cover of his latest children’s book Fortunately, The Milk. From his blog: This is the …