Bits And Pieces
I came across some interesting tidbits on the web over the last few days. Thought I’d share:
1. A guy named Scott Lynch wrote fantasy excerpts on his weblog. A publisher read the entries. Lynch got a book deal with Bantam Dell’s Spectra imprint. His hardcover release date for Lies of Locke Lamora is June 2006. He sold the movie rights. Did I mention he’s 27?
2. David Hasselhoff wrote a memoir. Someone bought it. It comes out in September. That’s probably enough said about that one.
3. There’s a new publisher in town. According to Publishers Lunch it goes like this:
Thomas Nelson announced recently the launch of a new trade imprint, Naked Ink, targeting 18 to 35-year-olds, meant to “inspire a generation of readers who seek imaginative, honest and relevant information through entertainment and pop-culture driven products.” Nelson’s Rebekah Whitlock, 26, is leading the line, which has slotted five titles for this year, starting with the April release, The Hot Mom’s Handbook: Blondes Moms Have More Fun! by Jessica Denay.
I honestly have no idea what any of that means or what these books are about. If someone has a clue, please fill me in.
4. In the last 3 days, 154 different google searches for author Kaavya Viswanathan have lead people to my site. Clearly I am not the only one excited about her debut (which was #28 on the NYT hardcover bestseller list last week) How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got A Life. I am very happy to see all of the interest in Viswanathan’s book, but I must admit the hits are freaking me out a bit. Any chance the same person has visited my site 154 times in 3 days looking for Viswanathan? I feel as if I should warn her or something.
April 19th, 2006 at 7:07 am
HelenKay, Scott Lynch has been a member of LJ’s SFF community for awhile. I can’t wait for The Lies Of Locke Lamora to come out–it’s pretty much the 2006 SFF debut I’m most looking forward to.
April 19th, 2006 at 8:09 am
He’s 27? I saw a picture of him in some “Bantam Debut Authors” publication and he looked — well, not my age, let’s put it that way. More like a decade younger than that.
Good on him, though. Has he gotten a cover yet?
April 19th, 2006 at 8:18 am
Perhaps there will be a movie for the David Hasselhoff book. Spongebob Squarepants can return the cameo favor and star in it! Not that I would go see it. I’m still in therapy from the last time I PAID to see a Spongebob movie in the theatres.
April 19th, 2006 at 8:29 am
Diana - The cover is up at B&N (click on the book title in my entry and you’ll get there).
Have to admit that I haven’t heard of Lynch. Sounds like you guys have. Now I must go search out a photo of this guy.
Spongebob movie. Hmmmm. Sandy, promise me you took kids to see it. Not that you went to it as a date movie or something…
April 19th, 2006 at 10:14 am
Date? What is a date? Oh yeah, that thing where you go out with someone. That has happened to me since, well, never mind.
Actually, two kids were invited to a birthday party at the movie theatre. Being a paranoid mom, I wanted to be in the movie theatre with them, so I took the oldest. I like SpongeBob, (having been brainwashed with a solid week of watching SpongeBob in the afternoon) but I thought the movie was a little underwhelming, even though David Hasselhoff became a human speedboat. My kids, having absolutely no taste, absolutely loved it.