Arthur C. Clarke is 89
Saturday, December 16th, 2006Happy Birthday to Sir Arthur C. Clarke, man of science and Science Fiction. He is eighty-nine today.
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Kitty Kelley’s Next Subject: Oprah
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006Kitty Kelley has announced that the subject of her next unauthorized, tell-all biography is Oprah. No word yet as to title or when the book will appear on store shelves. Reportedly, Kitty Kelley has stated that she has a good opinion of Oprah, unlike the Bushes who were the subject of one of her most recent books. Good luck, Oprah.
Source: Yahoo News
“A Spell for Chameleon” Film Announced
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006Okay. I’m not sure how I feel about this one, but the IMDB now has a listing for a film version of A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony. It’s targeted for release in 2008. Now, I have found that many of this sort of film project end up getting scrapped. Artemis Fowl, for example, lingered for a couple of years as “announced” on the IMDB before finally fading from view. All I can say is…I have a love/hate thing with Piers Anthony books. I read the first of a series and enjoy it (as I did with this first of the Xanth series.) Then I try to read the second one and never finish it. Maybe I just get bored easily, I don’t know. In any case, I shall be interested to see what becomes of this film. Do you suppose that they will actually film it in Florida?
Frankenstein to Become a New Musical Theater Experience
Saturday, November 25th, 2006Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel (revised in 1831), Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, is coming to the stage again in 2007. This more serious adaptation isn’t so much a “musical” as “bold new theatrical experience,” apparently, but it will be full of music. The authors of this new “experience” have chosen to tell the story in flashbacks, and are trying to stay faithful to the original storyline. It should be interesting to see what they come up with. Either way, it has to be better than the Kenneth Branagh film.
Source: Yahoo News
The Unshelved Book Club
Saturday, November 18th, 2006I’ve talked about my favorite library-related comic strip Unshelved and their interesting book reviews before. Well, I was just over in the section of their website dedicated to The Unshelved Book Club and I noticed something at the bottom of the page:
“Have a current or upcoming book you’d like us to feature? Please send it to:
Overdue Media LLC
Attn: Unshelved Book Club
2518 Royal Ct. E
Seattle, WA 98112-2248″
So, if there are any authors out there who would like Unshelved to review your book in their illustrated fashion…you may just get your chance. Consider yourselves informed.
So…O.J. Simpson Wrote a Book
Saturday, November 18th, 2006
So, remember O. J. Simpson, the guy who “didn’t do it”? Well, he has written a book called If I Did It. Uh…yeah. It would seem that proceeds from the sale of this “True Crime” novel will go to his children. Borders Group Inc. is planning on donating all of the money they get from the sale of this book to a charity for victims of domestic violence. Barnes & Noble says that they are just planning on selling it like any other book. Many smaller bookstores are saying they only plan to order the book upon request. The publisher of the book Judith Regan of ReganBooks, an imprint HarperCollins, maintains that she agreed to publish this book because she was herself a victim of domestic violence, and she hoped that he would finally confess. My opinion? I think that Mr. Simpson wants attention. I don’t plan on giving him any more.
Source: Yahoo News
Update: Well, apparently the book deal is now off…and all sorts of folks are arguing about who gets the money. I guess that there is still some money from the beginning of the book deal?
Source: Guardian Unlimited
2006 National Book Award Winners
Thursday, November 16th, 2006The 2006 National Book Award Winners have been announced.
Young People’s Literature:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume One: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
Poetry:
Splay Anthem by Nathaniel Mackey
Non-Fiction:
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan
Fiction:
The Echo Maker by Richard Powers
Is it December 15th yet?
Thursday, October 19th, 2006
Yet another of the books I like is being made into a film.
Sadly, Eragon won’t be out until December. Sigh.
Eragon by Christopher Paolini is work of high fantasy particularly popular among boys. How can you go wrong with an adventure that includes dragons and destiny?
More info about the film: IMDB
More info about Eragon and Eldest (book 2): http://www.alagaesia.com/
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