Tim Burton and “Wanted” director Timur Bekmambetov are teaming to bring the Seth Grahame-Smith novel “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” to the big screen. The book was released yesterday by Grand Central Publishing. Burton and Bekmambetov will produce the adaptation with Jim Lemley. The trio first collaborated to produce the animated fantasy “9” with Focus FeaturesContinue reading “Tim Burton to Produce ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’”
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Realistically Painted Children’s Drawings – The Monster Engine
The Monster Engine is a book, a demonstration, lecture and a gallery exhibition created by Dave Devries. The premise for all three came from one single question: What would a child’s drawing look like if it were painted realistically? It began at the Jersey Shore in 1998, where Dave’s niece Jessica often filled his sketchbookContinue reading “Realistically Painted Children’s Drawings – The Monster Engine”
Rainbow In Your Hand Flipbook
Created by Japanese art director and copywriter Masashi Kawamura, this Rainbow In Your Hand flip book is mesmerizing. The 36-page book (currently only available in Japan) has an image of the color spectrum against a black background on each page, creating the illusion of an arced rainbow hovering above the pages as the pages flipContinue reading “Rainbow In Your Hand Flipbook”
Stephen King To Release 4 Previously Unpublished Novellas in a Collection On November 9th, 2010
Today it was announced on Stephen King’s message board that his next book will be a collection of 4 previously unpublished novellas. The title will be Full Dark, No Stars. The book will be released on November 9th, 2010. The Fire Wire will post more details as they become available.
David Sedaris Animal Fable Book Due In October 2010
David Sedaris’s next book will be a book of animal fables, and he’s turning to someone with a lot of experience when it comes to pigs for the artwork. Little, Brown and Company will release Sedaris’s Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary in October 2010, with cover and interior artwork by Ian Falconer of OliviaContinue reading “David Sedaris Animal Fable Book Due In October 2010”
The A.V. Club Interviews Author Joe Hill
Joe Hill has made a name for himself, both literally—he’s Stephen King’s son, but he writes under a pen name derived from his full name, Joseph Hillstrom King—and literarily. His debut short-story collection, 2005’s 20th Century Ghosts, won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection, and his first novel, Heart-Shaped Box, reached No. 8Continue reading “The A.V. Club Interviews Author Joe Hill”
James Cameron To Write Avatar Prequel Novel
Avatar producer Jon Landau revealed to MTV that director James Cameron is going to write a prequel novel that may hit stores by the end of the year. “It would be something that would lead up to telling the story of the movie, but it would go into much more depth about all the storiesContinue reading “James Cameron To Write Avatar Prequel Novel”
Joe Hill’s New Novel, Horns In Book Stores Today
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Nicholas Tassone’s Stephen King Poster Series
Nicholas Tassone created this Stephen King movie poster series for a school art project and promises prints for sale at a later date.
Dave Eggers Explains the The Name Of His Literary Journal McSweeneys
An eccentric who gave his name to a literary quarterly created and edited by American novelist Dave Eggers has died at age 67. Eggers explains how the unknown letter-writer inspired him. “Back in 1998, for a journal I was planning to put out, I started collecting fiction, essays and experiments that couldn’t find a publisherContinue reading “Dave Eggers Explains the The Name Of His Literary Journal McSweeneys”