Lighters in the air! The Rock Bottom Remainders are jamming up the East Coast. Band members include, amongst others, Stephen King, Ridley Pearson, Amy Tan, Greg Iles, Dave Barry and Mitch Albom. Their shows raise money for charity and their web site is fairly self-deprecating. See if they're playing near you here.
Excitement is building for Scott Turow's INNOCENT, the follow-up to his classic PRESUMED INNOCENT. Hear him talk about the novels here. INNOCENT is due May 4th.
Here's an interesting article about book covers in the E-Book age. It's going to be a lot harder to peek at what others are reading...
Stephenie Meyer is releasing a novella featuring a minor character from ECLIPSE on June 5th. A portion of the proceeds will go to American Red Cross relief efforts.
Author Michael Lewis is on a hot streak! First, THE BLIND SIDE was a huge box office hit, and now Brad Pitt's production company has snatched up the author's other bestsellers, MONEYBALL and THE BIG SHORT.
Baseball fanatic Stephen King is releasing a baseball novella, BLOCKADE BILLY, soon after the season gets going. It has a limited print run and is sure to be a collector's item.
Pulitzer winner Michael Chabon talks about the book community in the San Francisco Bay Area, and how authors, booksellers and readers interact.
It took awhile, but the official Harry Potter web site is now live!
