POSTED ON: April 30, 2015
FILED UNDER: Books
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By Oliver Johnson
I’ve heard that the movie of Child 44, which I had been eagerly awaiting, is not the tin of Beluga that we were all hoping for…. Terrible Russian accents and no Russian actor in sight. I will have to say ‘nyet’ to it but here is a list of my favourite Soviet-era and future Russian thrillers instead. Warning: contains spoilers as to past and future Russian histories and has a heavy Brrrrr factor.
MOREPOSTED ON: April 28, 2015
FILED UNDER: Fun Stuff, Television
TAGS: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
By Fleur Clarke
I walked into work today, thinking that it would be just like any other day. I was wrong. Today was the day that I discovered Far Left Buffy , a Facebook page dedicated to providing ‘A left wing interpretation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘. Before I leave to join the revolution, here are a few things I learnt:
MOREPOSTED ON: April 27, 2015
FILED UNDER: Film
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By Sarah Clare
After last year’s slightly dodgy reimagining of the canon in I, Frankenstein, it is a small relief to see a more original interpretation at the cinema this year with Victor Frankenstein. But Daniel Radcliffe insists it’s ‘not going to be like the book’ while talking eloquently in interview. He says this version will pull together all the myth and characteristics that we attribute to ‘Frankenstein’. It made me wonder how many times can we actually use this trope, cliché, icon, character? And do we always know we’re doing it?
MOREPOSTED ON: April 24, 2015
FILED UNDER: Books, Friday Favourites
TAGS: James Smythe, Susan Ee
By Hodderscape Team
This month we upped sticks and moved into our new offices in Hachette Towers – we’ve been pretty distracted by swirly bookshelves and diabolical raptors, but not so distracted that we’ve not had time to read. Here are the best things we read this month…
MOREPOSTED ON: April 23, 2015
FILED UNDER: Books
TAGS: Writing Advice, Young Adult
By Sarah Clare
At this year’s London Book Fair I went along to the panel on Writing Fantasy and Horror for Young Adults. In a discussion chaired by Total Film magazine’s acting editor Rosie Fletcher, fantasy authors Sally Green (Half Bad), Joshua Winning (The Sentinel Trilogy), Liz de Jäger (Banished), Tom Huddlestone (The Waking World) and Zoe Marriott (The Swan Kingdom) explored the complexities of writing for young adults and why teen issues go hand in hand with darkly magical stories. Here’s what I learnt:
MOREPOSTED ON: April 23, 2015
FILED UNDER: Books, Throwback Thursday
TAGS: Tad Williams
By Oliver Johnson
For Throwback Thursday, we invited Associate Publisher Oliver Johnson to talk about Tad Williams’ groundbreaking fantasy novel The Dragonbone Chair. Here’s what he had to say…
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Awards season is in full-swing. Today we’re delighted to highlight our Gemmell Award-nominated titles!
MOREPOSTED ON: April 20, 2015
FILED UNDER: Competition
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By Fleur Clarke
A bunch of beautiful proofs have arrived in our offices, and our dodo Pickwick is feeling pretty generous. But, Pickwick is a proud bird and she would like you to compose a verse in her honour. More specifically, a haiku.
MOREPOSTED ON: April 17, 2015
FILED UNDER: Friday Favourites
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By Team Hodderscape
This week we moved offices. As you can see our new lair is rather swish, and (aside from receiving death threats from Hachette Hawk) our move has been remarkably unhorrible. No demons hiding in the walls. No mysterious locked doors. No creepy neighbours. It’s actually rather disappointing. So we thought we’d share some of our own moving horror stories.
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