Books
J.K. Rowling: “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” Coming in December
The Children’s High Level Group , a British charity co-founded by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, announced today that it is to publish Rowling’s collection of short stories The Tales of Beedle the Bard .
"We are so thrilled to be publishing such an exclusive and special book. This unique project will raise vital funds [...]
SDCC 08: Spotlight on Signe Wilkinson
Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson will be appearing at the San Diego Comic Con on Thursday at 2:00 PM (in Room 4) in a panel title, appropriately enough, “Spotlight on Signe Wilkinson.” The description of the panel on the official Comic Con website makes it sound like an interesting enough hour, however [...]
Goodkind Conjures a Change of Publisher and Genre
Terry Goodkind’s next book will not be published by Tor. With the release of The Confessor last year, the Sword of Truth saga is officially complete and now Mr. Goodkind is looking to switch genres from fantasy to mainstream fiction. To do so he has joined the ranks of Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler [...]
From the Stacks: World War Z- An Oral History of the Zombie War
“From the Stacks” is about books, but not the new ones. While we love to look at books that are just coming out, we have stacks and stacks of books already in print. Of those multitudes we seek to find the titles that you may have not heard about but should be adding to [...]
John Howe is Forging Dragons
Celebrated artist, and Tolkien illustrator, John Howe has turned his considerable talents to the subject of dragons. Forging Dragons, set for release October 10, 2008, is a complete study of dragons as the Mr. Howe allows readers to follow his inspiration and techniques used to bring the mythical creatures to life. The book [...]
Exclusive Interview With Christopher Moore
If you’ve never read any of Christopher Moore’s books then shame on you. Read the Pop Culture Zoo exclusive interview with this exceptional and very funny author then run, don’t walk, to your nearest bookstore and buy a copy of each of his absurdly amusing novels.
Farewell Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Legendary science fiction author Sir Arthur C. Clarke has passed away and the world is a little less brighter for it. Clarke was 90 and had been suffering from the effects of post-polio syndrome. According to the BBC, Sir Arthur died of respiratory complications and heart failure.
Sir Arthur was perhaps best known to [...]
William F. Buckley dies
Author, National Review editor and conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. has died at age 82.
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