Leslie Jamison receives two-book deal from Little, Brown
Leslie Jamison, author of the bestselling The Empathy Exams, has earned “a reported seven figure deal with Little, Brown for two books,” Biographile reported last week. The two books are the… Read more »
New models for writing contest fees
Many writers, particularly those emerging or previously unpublished, have to play into the contest system. Fortunately or unfortunately, these contests often require writers to pay up. Last week, The Billfold’s Ester Bloom noticed… Read more »
Jane Campion may direct a film adaptation of ‘The Flamethrowers’
In a recent interview with Andrew Pulver for the Guardian, Jane Campion admitted “to being on the verge of closing a deal to shoot an adaptation of Rachel Kushner’s underground art scene novel… Read more »
Two new ‘Princess Diaries’ books to come
Good news for Meg Cabot lovers, or for myself in the sixth grade: Cabot is at work on two new Princess Diaries books after a five-year hiatus from the series. The… Read more »
Third edition of the OED to be completed in 2034
According to the Telegraph, the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary is not only over twenty years behind schedule, but also risks losing its place in print. Michael Proffitt, who… Read more »
“The more the better”: On multiple translations
Last week, Asymptote published the translator’s note to Jacek Dehnel’s new Polish edition of The Great Gatsby. The note, itself translated by Asymptote Slovakia’s Julia Sherwood, focuses on the translation that until recently had been the… Read more »
The new biography
In a post on The Millions last Friday, Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin examined the use of authors’ archival material in the digital age: After centuries of shuffling papers, biographers must now deal with… Read more »
YA bestseller Eleanor & Park to become a film
Last week, DreamWorks Studios purchased the rights to Rainbow Rowell’s young adult hit Eleanor & Park, Entertainment Weekly reports. The novel, which came out in February 2013, has spent much of the… Read more »
Carol Hughes withdraws material from consideration for new Ted Hughes biography
Jonathan Bate, an Oxford professor at work on a biography of poet Ted Hughes, lost a crucial resource recently when Hughes’ widow withdrew her support of the project — four years after… Read more »
Amtrak’s now accepting applications for its new Writer’s Residency… but it’s asking a lot
Last week, Evan Kindley published an examination of the Amtrak Writers Residency (a topic we covered a couple weeks ago) on n + 1. In his article, Kindley looks at The… Read more »