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  Lev Grossman Shares Writing Music on Spotify

  5967 readersOver at Largehearted Boy, novelist Lev Grossman revealed the music he listened to while writing his new novel, The Magician King. Listen to some of the songs at this free Spotify playlist. In the essay, Grossman described one of our favorite pieces of writing music, “Bolero,” by Maurice Ravel: “It’s one of those melodies that’s so

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  Lev Grossman, Jane Fonda & Ingrid Law Debut on the Indie Bestseller List

  5628 readers We’ve collected the hardcover books debuting on Indiebound’s Indie Bestseller List for the week ending August 14, 2011–a sneak peek at the books everybody will be talking about next month. (Debuted at #5) The Magician King by Lev Grossman: “Quentin and his friends are now the kings and queens of Fillory, but the days and nights of

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  Lev Grossman Reveals Reading List for Third Magicians Book

  9157 readersNovelist and critic Lev Grossman has unveiled the working title for his third book in his popular Magicians series: “The Magician’s Land.” Below, we’ve linked to all the books on Grossman’s reading list while he works on the new book. Tor.com spotted the title in Grossman’s annual holiday newsletter, buried in news about this year’s release

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  Found: Great American Novelist | 08.13.10

  1979 readersJonathan Franzen appears on the cover of Time this week (picture to the right, obviously) his portrait lying under the phrase “Great American Novelist.” The search is over. As noted everywhere, this marks the first time that a full-time author has been on the cover of Time since 2000 when Stephen King appear on the

• Literary Magazine Discussion from PEN World Voices in April | 08.17.10

  1283 readersPEN American Center has posted the full hour and a half discussion from the April PEN World Voices Festival event called “Literary Magazine: Here and Now, Now and in the Future.” This is a great discussion featuring editors from Granta, Tin House, PEN American, and other presses. Worth a viewing.

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  Neil Gaiman Hopes to Write ‘American Gods’ Sequel

  13295 readersAuthor Neil Gaiman hopes to write a sequel to his novel, American Gods. According to an interview with MTV News, the novelist has a “boxful of stuff” he would include in the sequel. Gaiman explained: “The first book was very much about the grifters and the lowlifes, and you don’t really get to see much of

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  What We’ve Been Reading | 08.13.10

  1756 readersAshleigh: I just finished The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead. I enjoyed it so much that the night I finished it, I dreamt I was reading the (non-existent) sequel. Stead doesn’t so much tell a story as completely immerse you in the world of the Pollit family, and what a suffocating, fascinating, tragic world

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  Facebook Reads, Grammar PSA & Zombie Jogging: Top Publishing Stories of the Week

  6800 readers For your weekend reading pleasure, we’ve collected the ten most popular publishing stories of the week–ranging from a sign by frustrated Borders employees (embedded above) to Stephen King‘s sequel to The Shining to gloomy bookstore predictions. Click here to sign up for GalleyCat’s daily email newsletter, getting all our publishing

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  Laszlo Jakab Orsos Named Director of the World Voices Festival & Public Programs

  1145 readers The PEN American Center has recruited a new director for its World Voices Festival and public programs, Laszlo Jakab Orsos. Orsos brings an interesting resume to the table with a work history boasting positions in cultural center curating, journalism, and screenplay writing. Before coming on board to PEN, he worked as Director for the Hungarian

• Stephen King Reads from Sequel to The Shining

  7033 readers While accepting the Mason Prize at George Mason University this weekend, novelist Stephen King gave fans a peek at a sequel to his classic novel, The Shining. Above, we’ve embedded a short video clip from the event. Follow this link to read more about all the topics King discussed while receiving the award–past recipients included Chinua