"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."
~ Douglas Adams
"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."
~ Dr. Suess
"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."
~ Anton Chekhov
As usual for a Sunday morning, I spent it browsing Twitter to see what the people around the world are up to, and then this little gem popped up from Gollanz fantasy author, Sam Sykes: Now we can assume that this was said in jest, but it did bring up an interesting thought. What responsibility do […]
The fifth book in the Mortal Instruments series is due for release later this year and Cassandra Clare and her publishers have decided to tease the fans by not only revealing the cover image but also by giving them an extract from the book! So without further ado, here it is: The cover for the […]
This title was billed to me as the thinking person’s zombie novel, released in time for Halloween to match the zeitgeist. Now I usually don’t pick up zombie novels and I’m less than thrilled by zombie games (though Left for Dead is a superb game) but I think that billing Zone One as a zombie novel is a bit […]
Considered among the UK’s most prestigious literary awards, the winners of the individual Costa Awards have been announced. The official website states: The winner in each category receives £5,000, and then one of the five winning books is selected as the overall Costa Book of the Year, receiving a further £30,000, and making a total […]
Until now, monster mash-ups have been done with novels that are no longer protected by copyright due to the author being dead longer than fifty years. Prime examples include Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. But now Antartic Press is being sued (and rightfully so, in this author’s opinion) by […]
Social media is changing the face of the publishing industry, closing the gap between authors and readers in ways that very few people have ever imagined. When I woke this morning and checked my Twitter feed, Brandon Sanderson, author of the Mistborn, Alcatraz and Stormlight Archive series, mentioned on Twitter that he was busy finishing the last […]
Early this morning the official trailer for The Hobbit released to the general squeeeee of fandom everywhere. This long-awaited film hits theatres late next year and the studio decided to tease us with the official trailer a year in advance! Now I don’t know about you, but this is definitely high on my list of “Most-anticipated […]
Christopher Hitchens, one of the most erudite, controversial and outspoken essayists of our time, passed away on 15 December 2011 after a battle with cancer. Well known for his views on religion, politics, history and literature he was a well respected and admired columnist who wrote for a multitude of international publications. The Guardian described […]
A few months ago Paul from NoMU approached us with an idea. While speaking to the workers in their factory they noticed how little time they spent reading with their children and they wanted to remedy that. In this the NoMU Staff Library Initiative was born: We noticed that a tradition of bed-time stories is […]
Sir Richard Branson reveals how with his exciting new vision for the future, we bring more meaning to our lives and help change the world at the same time. From this Business Day article: In a bid to open up the market, Sir Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room (CWR) project yesterday launched a website ranking renewable […]
