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The Triumph of
Fantasy Fiction: 'The Guardian' looks at the moment the genre is
having, with the success of George RR Martin and 'Game of Thrones.'
U.K. Authors
Slam School Testing: A number of authors have signed a protest
letter against baseline tests.
Martin Teases
Fans with New Chapter: George R.R. Martin has posted online a
chapter from 'Winds of Winter,' the hotly anticipated next book in his Song of
Fire and Ice series.
Lydia Davis: By
the Book: The NYT talks to the 'Can’t and Won’t' author about,
among other things, reading Harry Potter with her son.
HC Lands
'Departure' in Major Deal: HarperCollins' Voyager imprint has
acquired A.G. Riddle's novel 'Departure' for seven figures, just as the book
was optioned by Fox.
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