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Where Did This Come From? Exploring the mystery behind Current schwag!
This is my thank you video to Current.com!
They sent me some schwag and requested I do a video, so I did, working in a discussion about my novel, Where Did This Come From?
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Random House kills novel about Muhammad's wife
Starting in 2002, Spokane, Wash., journalist Sherry Jones toiled weekends on a racy historical novel about Aisha, the young wife of the prophet Muhammad. Ms. Jones learned Arabic, studied scholarly works about Aisha's life, and came to admire her protagonist as a woman of courage. When Random House bought her novel last year in a $100,000, two-book deal, she was ecstatic. This past spring, she began plans for an eight-city book tour after the Aug. 12 publication date of "The Jewel of Medina" -- a tale of lust, love and intrigue in the prophet's harem.
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It's not going to happen: In May, Random House abruptly called off publication of the book. The series of events that torpedoed this novel are a window into how quickly fear stunts intelligent discourse about the Muslim world.
Random House feared the book would become a new "Satanic Verses," the Salman Rushdie novel of 1988 that led to death threats, riots and the murder of the book's Japanese translator, among other horrors. In an interview about Ms. Jones's novel, Thomas Perry, deputy publisher at Random House Publishing Group, said that it "disturbs us that we feel we cannot publish it right now." He said that after sending out advance copies of the novel, the company received "from credible and unrelated sources, cautionary advice not only that the publication of this book might be offensive to some in the Muslim community, but also that it could incite acts of violence by a small, radical segment." Starting in 2002, Spokane, Wash., journalist Sherry Jones toiled weekends on a racy historical novel about Aisha, the young wife of th... more -
Stephen King and son to hit big screen together
Producer Nick Wechsler has optioned screen rights to "Throttle," a 60-page novella written by father-son authors Stephen King and Joe Hill.
Wechsler used his own coin to option the tale.
The protags in the King-Hill novella are father-son members of a motorcycle gang that's chased through the desert by an 18-wheel tanker truck.The novella will be published in 2009 in "He Is Legend," an anthology dedicated to Richard Matheson, author of "I Am Legend."
"It has elements of iconic films like 'Duel' and 'Breakdown,' but with a horror element that I want to push," Wechsler said. Literary collaboration is the first between King and his son.
An adaptation of Hill's novel "Heart-Shaped Box" is moving toward production at Warner Bros. with a script by Neil Jordan. The studio is looking for a director. Meanwhile, Hill's graphic novel "Locke & Key" is being developed by Dimension.
Wechsler is still formulating his development strategy but is known for moving quickly to acquire material and then taking his time to find a studio to back it. He acquired Cormac McCarthy novel "The Road" long before it won the Pulitzer Prize. The John Hillcoat-directed film, which stars Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron, will go out through Dimension Films on Nov. 26.
Wechsler is also in post-production on the Robert Schwentke-directed adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger novel "The Time Traveler's Wife," starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana. New Line and Warner Bros. will release that film on Dec. 25.
The "Throttle" deal was brokered by Hotchkiss and Associates and the Michael Choate Agency. Producer Nick Wechsler has optioned screen rights to "Throttle," a 60-page novella written by father-son authors Stephen Kin... more -
katie flynn
The heart-warming new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Long and Lonely Road and The Cuckoo Child. Sylvie's husband is in prison and she is in danger herself, so she leaves Liverpool for Dublin with the help of young Constable Brendan O'Hara. The heart-warming new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Long and Lonely Road and The Cuckoo Child. Sylvie's hus... more
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When plagarism goes bad
Here's a bizarre story: a nature writer finds that some of her work on meerkats has been plagiarized--by a pulpy romance novel.
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Write A Novel In A Month
It's the start of National Novel Writing Month, a nonprofit literary effort that encourages participants to write a 50,000-word novel in one month. It's the start of National Novel Writing Month, a nonprofit literary effort that encourages participants to write a 50,000-word n... more
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100 Best Novels
The goal of the "100 Best" project was to get people talking about great books. We succeeded beyond our wildest imaginings -- more than 400,000 avid readers rushed online to cast votes for their favorite books and the students of the Radcliffe Publishing Course quickly responded with rival list of 100 Best Novels.. what's your opinion? The goal of the "100 Best" project was to get people talking about great books. We succeeded beyond our wildest imaginings -... more
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93-Year-Old Comes Out of the Closet w/ Gay Romance Novel
I love this man. Just shows that it's never too late to be brave.
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Brilliant and Simple - The Democratizing Effects of Unregulated Banking
Lend money to people in underdeveloped nations - not only is this creating possibilities that were never there before, as pioneered by COMPARTAMOS, a non-profit bank started in Mexico in 1990. Get involved & make the world a better place. Lend money to people in underdeveloped nations - not only is this creating possibilities that were never there before, as pioneered by... more
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