Fussy’s favorites: Week of January 12, 2020

Posted on 01/18/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

Categories: Favorites

Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Children's literature, Horror, Libraries, Obituary, Scandal

Stephen King, Don Winslow: We'll donate $225K if there's a White House press briefing

Posted on 01/10/2020 at 09:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may remember how novelist Don Winslow challenged Donald Trump to a debate last February. Winslow has just made another...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Charity, Horror, Politics, Thriller

Stephen King’s "The Dark Half" will become a movie ... again

Posted on 12/12/2019 at 01:09 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have news of a new literary adaptation and an update on an already planned one. Alex Ross Perry will...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Horror, Literary Hub, Movie adaptation, Pop culture

Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum becomes a literary landmark

Posted on 12/05/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Baltimore has celebrated its Edgar Allan Poe connection for years, and now it’s receiving some official recognition. United for Libraries,...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Horror, Literary tourism, Poetry, Short story

Happy 76th birthday to R.L. Stine!

Posted on 10/08/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy birthday to author R.L. Stine, who turns seventy-six today! Stine shows no signs of stopping anytime soon, and we’re...

Tagged As: Graphic novel, Horror, Young adult literature

What the critics think of Stephen Chbosky's "Imaginary Friend"

Posted on 10/07/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

After twenty years, Stephen Chbosky has published a follow-up to his beloved-by-many debut novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower....

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book reviews, Horror

Stephen King will publish a collection of novellas in May 2020

Posted on 10/04/2019 at 11:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

With his latest novel still on the bestseller list, Stephen King revealed yesterday that he’ll release a new book next...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Excerpt, Horror

"The Institute" by Stephen King is already optioned for TV

Posted on 09/11/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two of Tuesday’s hot release are already set for TV adaptations. Deadline reports that Spyglass Media Group emerged victorious from...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Horror, New release, Pop culture, TV adaptation

Reviews mixed for Malcolm Gladwell, Stephen King new releases

Posted on 09/11/2019 at 12:24 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Malcolm Gladwell and Stephen King both released new books yesterday, though with The Testaments by Margaret Atwood hitting shelves, you...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book reviews, Horror, Nonfiction, The Guardian, The New York Times

Stephen King: "The Institute" isn't exactly ripped from the headlines

Posted on 09/03/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Margaret Atwood isn’t the only wildly popular author releasing a scary tale next week. Stephen King’s sixty-first novel, The Institute,...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Horror, Politics, The New York Times