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I’ve been criminally negligent in not keeping up with the news in the past few weeks but real life intruded. We’ll have a similar black out at the end of the month here, but in the meantime, here’s some choice bits of ebook tech news: Barnes and Noble acquires Fictionwise ... more >

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Stephen King laid the smackdown on Stephenie Meyer in an interview yesterday. “Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people… The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.” [Thanks Emmy] The comments to ... more >

December 10, 2008

Stephen King Does SportsCenter, the Commercial

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I haven’t been watching SportsCenter lately so I missed this commercial of Stephen King serving as a ghostwriter for the anchors. Sports Center Kingby bsap11 It’s a better bit than the Amex commercial he did:

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Stephen King will be announced as the editor for the 2007 Best American Short Stories to be published by Houghton-Mifflin in October. The Best American Short Stories have traditionally been edited by best selling authors but perhaps not one with a publishing record as deep, varied and successful as Mr. ... more >