Have You Heard?
Interesting tidbits I've been hearing about lately...
Bloggers turning their online work into books are nothing new. But there are a couple of new additions that look interesting. HOLLY'S INBOX is written in the can-be-annoying style of emails, but this book could very well be the next Bridget Jones (and those were written in the can-be-annoying style of journal entries). Also from a British writer, what makes this interesting is that the author is actually...a man. Holly is a fictional creation from Bill Surie, the man behind the web site, hollysinbox.com. Also, the book is 650 pages! But from most of the reviews I have been seeing, it's totally worth it. A sequel is already planned.
One of India's most known bloggers, Amit Varma, has published his first novel, MY FRIEND SANCHO. An award-winning journalist, he is already planning to turn this first book into series. Unfortunately, his book is not currently available in the U.S.
Fans of Lawrence Block will be thrilled to know he's written an autobiography. However, while it does cover the same basic stuff as the usual biographies - childhood, adolescence and adulthood, what the book is really about is his love of "race walking," which is pretty much what you think it is. What you may not know is that it is a competitive sport. STEP BY STEP
is his first nonfiction work that isn't a writing manual and his love for this sport shines through.
Another name people might know is Guillermo Del Toro, mainly for his work in movies. This month, THE STRAIN, co-written with Chuck Hogan is released. As full of gush and gore as you might expect from Del Toro, fans of horror should check it out.
Nicole
Bloggers turning their online work into books are nothing new. But there are a couple of new additions that look interesting. HOLLY'S INBOX is written in the can-be-annoying style of emails, but this book could very well be the next Bridget Jones (and those were written in the can-be-annoying style of journal entries). Also from a British writer, what makes this interesting is that the author is actually...a man. Holly is a fictional creation from Bill Surie, the man behind the web site, hollysinbox.com. Also, the book is 650 pages! But from most of the reviews I have been seeing, it's totally worth it. A sequel is already planned.
One of India's most known bloggers, Amit Varma, has published his first novel, MY FRIEND SANCHO. An award-winning journalist, he is already planning to turn this first book into series. Unfortunately, his book is not currently available in the U.S.
Fans of Lawrence Block will be thrilled to know he's written an autobiography. However, while it does cover the same basic stuff as the usual biographies - childhood, adolescence and adulthood, what the book is really about is his love of "race walking," which is pretty much what you think it is. What you may not know is that it is a competitive sport. STEP BY STEP
is his first nonfiction work that isn't a writing manual and his love for this sport shines through.Another name people might know is Guillermo Del Toro, mainly for his work in movies. This month, THE STRAIN
, co-written with Chuck Hogan is released. As full of gush and gore as you might expect from Del Toro, fans of horror should check it out.Nicole
posted at 4:34 PM
1 Comments:
I noticed that you said there was a planed sequel for Holly's Inbox. There is already a sequel out in london called Holly's Inbox Scandal in the City. You can order it from amazon.co.uk.
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