Let’s start out with gathering the information that has been put out there publicly. HarperCollins has acquired Harlequin Enterprises from Torstar for $455 million. Harlequin will be a division of HC (as opposed to the Random Penguin which was a merger). According to one report, Harlequin will remain in Toronto ... more >
Dear Gabriella Pierce: I will never fully understand how anyone could claim the short-lived ABC TV series, 666 Park Avenue, was based on this series. They have completely different premises. The TV show was about an apartment building that granted your desires — but for a price. The book series ... more >
Dear Ms. Drake, My previous exposure to your novels didn’t work so well for me but I’m always willing to give a writer another shot, especially if it’s for a different series. I also admit that a couple years ago, I was in the midst of severe urban fantasy burnout. ... more >
Johnny Depp Imprint – I don’t really get the idea behind this but apparently it is believed that if Johnny Depp’s name is on the imprint, then people will buy the books. The first book from the Johnny Depp imprint, a part of HarperCollins, is The Unraveled Tales of Bob ... more >
In keeping with the Olympic spirit, Amy Legend is a former Olympic gold medalist in figure skating. Not the summer Olympics, but still. “To their respective families, Jack Wells and Amy Legend are outsiders. A free-spirited man-of-all-trades, Jack takes life as it comes—not at all like his supremely organized mother, ... more >
Dear Ms. Roth, I read and enjoyed your debut novel, Divergent, when it first came out. In a post-Hunger Games literary landscape where there are many followers but few contenders, I found that I enjoyed it a great deal. It was one of the better dystopian YAs to come out ... more >