Items tagged with 'Books'

In 2010, a series of infographics reminded the literary and publishing world how male-dominated the industry is. Does the success of books written by and featuring females in 2011 change all that?

World Book Night was held in the United Kingdom last year--and it was such a success, the program has been moved to the United States, with the goal of giving out 1 million books.

A British publisher wants to print excerpts of 'Mein Kampf' in Germany, even though the book is banned there. He believes doing so will dispel some of the 'black magic' surrounding the book.

Writers love to dish it out, but can they take it? Ed Sikov tells the tale of a writer scorned and the dropping of the other shoe. How do YOU deal with criticism?

It sounds like a match made in heaven--Raymond Chandler writing a movie for Alfred Hitchcock. Except Chandler couldn't stand Hitchcock, and he doesn't mince words about it in this letter.

As book lovers, we feel protective of our favorite characters, entitled to them in a way that is often threatened by inexplicable casting. Below are ten times that the casting directors nailed it.

'Boys Don’t Cry' director Kimberly Peirce will be filming an updated version of Stephen King's 'Carrie.'

Members of the LitReactor writing staff list their favorite books read in the year of our Lord 2011.

Stephen King returns to Mid-World in April with his eighth Dark Tower novel, 'The Wind Through the Keyhole.' Read an exclusive excerpt from Tor.com

Our first glimpse behind the scenes of the film adaptation of David Mitchell's post modern masterpiece, 'Cloud Atlas.'

Did you ever think that winning football games would put Tim Tebow on the bestsellers list? Yeah, neither did we.

Always cherish your books not for what they are, but for what they say.