The recent success of horror flicks such as IT and Stranger Things has sent Hollywood running for projects it feels are similar. Likely because of this, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has just signed up for a package based on the… Continue Reading
There were a lot of highlights for book lovers at the 2017 Emmy Awards. Chief among them for many, of course, was seeing Margaret Atwood on stage when the series based on her 1985 dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, cleaned… Continue Reading
It is the stuff of modern nightmares. An entire school’s innermost secrets exposed on social media. One can not imagine a thriller more targeted on the newly born angst of an entire culture. A spring like any other at a… Continue Reading
Need some fantastic reading, and you need it right now? Jon McGregor (Reservoir 13, Even the Dogs) rounds up his “Top 10 contemporary short stories” for The Guardian: This list, then, is not hierarchical or canonical. My choices are,… Continue Reading
Does creativity have a taste? And, if it does, is it salty or sweet? January Magazine’s “Authors on Snacks” is not meant to be a judgment. Rather it’s a personal peek at what some of our most beloved authors nibble… Continue Reading
The shortlist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize has been announced. Paul Auster, Emily Fridlund, Mohsin Hamid, Fiona Mozley, George Saunders and Ali Smith were announced as the six shortlisted authors. The Man Booker is the leading English language prize… Continue Reading
In the small Australian town of Swanston lives a girl called Grace Foley. Her mother was knocked over and killed by a car a couple of years ago, and the family — Grace, her Dad and her brother Cody —… Continue Reading
Thinking about throwing out that old typewriter? Think again. Long a topic of careful and considered industrial design, collectors are getting wind of the fact that the seemingly obsolete typewriter is a thing of collectible beauty. From Christie’s blog: The… Continue Reading
Want to change the picture? Want to get it right? Make sure you have someone to tell your stories. That’s what Detroit did recently, making the city the first in the United States to hire an official first storyteller. From… Continue Reading
I am a lover of the vignette, the anecdote, the ability of the raconteur, that’s why I enjoy the company of writers. They often have interesting stories to tell; stories that promote thinking, provoke thought and examine the absurdity of… Continue Reading