Saturday, April 05, 2014

PW's THE ROUNDUP



The Golden Age of the Second Novel?: If a first novel fails to become a blockbuster, publishers are less inclined to get behind the follow-up by a writer who has gained a dubious track record but has lost that most precious of all literary selling points: novelty. Writers get only one shot at becoming The Next Big Thing.

King: How I Wrote "Carrie" : Stephen King describes the inspirations for his first novel, and how the horror landmark – 40 years old this week – was very nearly destroyed.

Garcia Marquez Hospitalized : Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez has been hospitalized in Mexico City with a lung and urinary tract infection that is responding to treatment, federal health officials said Thursday.

Ishiguro to Publish New Novel Next Year: Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in a decade, "The Buried Giant," will be released next March, his U.K. publisher Faber & Faber has announced.

WBN Maps Author Events : World Book Night U.S. has finalized 23 author appearances at venues nationwide for the kickoff of its 2014 day of giving.


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