The New York Times this morning has the second in reporter Motoko Rich’s series on the future of reading, focusing this time on video games and whether they are making kids more or less likely to enjoy reading books.
The most interesting part of the piece concerns kids’ series like Scholastic’s Read More
Writing on the Guardian‘s books blog, David Barnett reports that a couple of publishers are getting back to basics and doing choose-your-own-adventure books again. He notes a few symptoms of the apparent resurgence.
Felix Gillette braves the crowds outside NBC’s Today Show to find Katie Couric’s most loyal fans. "’Katie’s hot,’ said Craig Bellew, who was visiting from Clarkesville, Ga. ‘She should come right back here. I grew up watching her on Today. And it’s easier to say her name then—what’s the other girl’s name? Anyway. She’s Read More
Last week, the novelist and former literary critic Dale Peck closed a gasp-inducing $3 million book deal. Admittedly, $3 million in this case sounds like more than it is. First off, it’s for a trilogy. And second, Mr. Peck has to split it with his co-writer, Tim Kring, creator of the hit television show Heroes. Read More
Heroes creator Tim Kring is collaborating with literary critic and novelist Dale Peck on a sci-fi/alternative-history trilogy that was sold at auction to Crown yesterday for an advance said to be worth a staggering $3 million.
According to an industry source, the book is set in America, and runs from the 1960s to the Read More
