There are a few pieces of news I’d like to share with you today. First, J.K. Rowling has announced that her next book will be a novel for adults, published through Little, Brown. No details yet, but I’m already excited!
Secondly, award-winning author N.K. Jemisin has written an outstanding essay about what it’s like to be an African American writer of epic fantasy. It’s truly a must read.
In other news, CBS has cast Jonny Lee Miller as the star of its modernized, Sherlock Holmes reboot. As a huge fan of the BBC show Sherlock, which is written by the amazing Stephen Moffat, I’m not sure how I feel about CBS trying to do its own, Americanized version. Although I liked Miller in Eli Stone, will he really be as good as Benedict Cumberbatch is in the role of the iconic detective?
Finally, I wanted to mention the recent news about the Romance Writers of America and Romance Writers Ink allowing their chapters to discriminate against same-sex fiction in their contests. Although I don’t read romance, this kind of thing really bothers me. In my opinion, there’s nothing wrong with same-sex pairings in literature and refusing to accept stories based on that one element only promotes bigotry and intolerance.
More articles that might be of interest…
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announce the 2011 Nebula Awards.
- Author Kat Richardson blogs about what it really means to “write what you know.”
- Watch Neil Gaiman‘s awesome reaction to winning the SFX Outstanding Scriptwriting Award for his episode of Doctor Who, “The Doctor’s Wife.”
If you have a moment, let me know what you think of today’s news stories in the comments. And have a great day!
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