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Jonathan Franzen & More Writers to Write for Chipotle's Bags & Cups
Chipotle Mexican Grill, the home of best burritos, tacos and for three years now, imaginative yarns, will again treat its customers with good food and great stories in the latest lineup for its famed Cultivating Thought author series. The restaurant has enlisted 11 artists to craft original tales and artworks for its bags and cups.
'Inkheart' Author Cornelia Funke Parts Ways With Chicken House, Opens Own Publishing Company
Internationally acclaimed author Cornelia Funke is starting her own publishing company. As per Publisher Weekly, the bestselling writer behind the children's book favorite "Inkheart" has severed her ties from publishers Chicken House (UK) and Little, Brown and Company (US) due to "creative differences," a bid to get a creative free rein and "to be a sailboat so I can fit into other places."
National Book Awards 2015 Non-Fiction Longlist Announced
The longlist for the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction has finally been determined. This is roughly a week after National Book Foundation, the organization behind one of the biggest literary accolades, announced the authors in the running for the literary and poetry category.
Beatles Lead Guitarist George Harrison Gets Comic Book Treatment for Memoir
The life of Beatles' very own lead guitarist George Harrison will be told in the form of a comic book by StormFront Comics. Titled "Orbit: George Harrison," the memoir will show Harrison before he came to be a music legend as a member of what is considered is greatest and most influential rock band of the era.
Karl Alexander's 1979 Novel 'Time After Time' Becoming TV Series at ABC
Kevin Williamson is set for writing the script of the upcoming "Time After Time" TV series.
Michael O'Mara Books' Coloring Book App Now Available in iTunes! Android Version Coming Soon?
Coloring books are now getting all the rage but publisher Michael O'Mara Books has found a way to take this craze to the next level. Apple users can now color their heart out from their iOS devices with the new Coloring Book app. No need for crayons or colored pencils.
Man Booker Prize 2015 Shortlist Announced in London Press Conference
The winner of this year's Man Booker Prize could be among Anne Tyler, Chigozie Obioma, Hanya Yanagihara, Marlon James, Sunjeev Sahota and Tom McCarthy - the talented set of authors who make up the prestigious accolade's shortlist announced yesterday during a press conference in London.
'Red Queen' Author Victoria Aveyard Signs New Deal With HarperCollins
The 'Red Queen' series is getting a fourth book. Also, a new book is coming in 2019.
Muskogee Creek Heritage Poet Joy Harjo Receives Wallace Stevens Award
Academy of American Poets has chosen Joy Harjo, who is best known for championing her Muskogee Creek background in her work, as the recipient of the Wallace Stevens award and the $100,000 prize for lifetime achievement for her "proven mastery" and ""visionary justice-seeking art," as quoted by The Guardian.
'Captain Underpants' Author Dav Pilkey Reveals One of Two Protagonists is Gay
Author and illustrator Dav Pilkey has straightforwardly and very simply presented without ado in "Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot," the latest book series in his popular children's book that one of the protagonists is gay.
2015 PEN Center USA Literary Awards Winners Announced
The winners in the 2015 PEN Center USA Literary Awards have at last been revealed.
Agatha Christie Original Play Recordings Found After 50 Years!
BBC Archives has unearthed three original recordings of plays by 'And Then There Were None' author and crime mystery novelist Agatha Christie. These plays were believed to have been lost for five decades.
Seamus Heaney's Translation of 'Aeneid: Book VI' Set for 2016 Publication
Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney's translation of "Aeneid: Book VI" has been announced for publication next year. His daughter Catherine announced the posthumous publication, which will be taken care of by publishing company Faber (in the US).
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