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Grand opening festival means there’s a programme of literary events this month at the all-new Foyles flagship bookstore in London Foyles (opens in new tab) (founded in 1903 and recently National Bookseller Of The Year in 2013 and 2012) will tomorrow open the doors to its new flagship bookshop at …

While the book world is getting excited about Stephen King’s very long-awaited sequel to The Shining in the the form of Doctor Sleep (which is published on 24 September 2013), Hollywood is prepping a prequel called The Overlook Hotel (where, of course, much of the novel takes place). (opens in …

But if you haven’t read Asher before now’s a good time to start, as his latest book, Zero Point , has just hit the shelves (the virtual ones as well as the real ones). It’s also a good time to become a Neal Asher fan, because he and his publisher …

Join Terry Pratchett, Dan Abnett, Maria Dahvana Headley, Stephen Baxter and more in this year’s bumper celebration of literature

Check out the priceless lots you can bid for in this year’s David Gemmell Legend Awards auction! The David Gemmell Legend Awards return for a fourth year on Friday 15 June. The awards, commemorating the legacy of the great author, are a prestigious affair rewarding excellence in the popular fantasy …

The title of the 480-page whopper is The Casual Vacancy , and it is set for release on September 27, 2012. The official description, while not particularly enlightening about genre or time period, gives us some hints as to what this book is about: “When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in …

Check out Behind The Sofa , a collection of musings about Doctor Who from some very familiar names (opens in new tab) Coming out later this year is a collection of over 100 celebrity memories of Doctor Who in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK. The book is due to be …

It’s like the Academy Awards of the SF literary world, and China Mieville is the Hugo of this list with the most nominations… two! (But there are only four categories)