General Fiction News Page 3

This is page 3 of the general fiction archives.

Lauren Graham Talks First Novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe (2013-05-01): Actress Lauren Graham (Parenthood) has written her first novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe.

Abrams to Publish Graphic Novel Based on Octavia E. Butler's Novel Kindred (2013-04-30): Abrams has announced that it will publish a graphic novel based on Octavia E.

Adam Johnson Wins Pulitzer Prize in Fiction (2013-04-16): Adam Johnson has won the Pulitzer Price in Fiction for his novel, The Orphan Master's Son.

2012 Costa Book Award Winners Announced (2013-01-04): The winners of the 2012 Costa Book Awards have been announced.

2012 National Book Awards Winners Announced (2012-11-15): The winners of the 2012 National Book Awards were announced at Cipriani, 55 Wall Street, on November 14.

Amazon Names Louise Erdrich's The Round House Best Book of the Year (2012-11-13): Amazon has revealed its selection for the Best Books of 2012.

Finalists for 2012 National Book Awards Announced (2012-10-23): The finalists for the 2012 National Book Awards have been announced.

Steve Earle to Publish Memoir and Novel (2012-08-30): Steve Earle will publish two books with Twelve, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing and the Hachette Book Group.

2012 Man Booker Prize Longlist Announced (2012-07-26): The longlist for the 2012 Man Booker Prize has been announced.

Anne Enright, Robert K. Massie Win First Andrew Carnegie Medals (2012-06-26): The American Library Association (ALA) has announced the first recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.

John Grisham's Calico Joe to be Adapted Into Motion Picture (2012-06-13): The Hollywood Reporter reports that Joe Chrisham's bestselling baseball novel, Calico Joe, will be made into a motion picture by Chris Columbus' 1942 Pictures.

2012 National Book Festival Poster Revealed (2012-06-09): The poster for the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival has been revealed.

Karen Russell Wins 2012 Young Lions Fiction Award for Swamplandia (2012-05-18): Karen Russell has won the 2012 Young Lions Fiction Award for her novel, Swamplandia!, which is set in a gator-wrestling theme park in the Florida Everglades.

Stone Upon Stone, Spectacle & Pigsty Win Best Translated Book Awards (2012-05-16): Wieslaw Mysliwski's Stone Upon Stone, translated from Polish by Bill Johnston, has won the Best Translated Book Award for fiction.

Fifty Shades of Grey is Now Amazon.com's Bestselling Book of 2012 (2012-05-12): Well, that didn't take long.

2011 Costa Book Award Winners Announced (2012-01-07): Costa Coffee has announced the Costa Book Awards 2011 winners in the Novel, First Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children's Book categories.

Amazon Unveils Bestselling Books of 2011 (2011-12-20): Amazon.

Julian Barnes Wins 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction (2011-10-24): Julian Barnes won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel, The Sense of an Ending.

Philippa Gregory Signs Young Adult Book Deal With Simon & Schuster (2011-09-16): Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Red Queen, will publish her first young adult titles under a new agreement with Simon & Schuster.

2011 National Book Award Finalists to be Announced on Think Out Loud (2011-09-14): The 20 finalists for the 2011 National Book Awards will be announced live on Think Out Loud, a morning program from Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).