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18 Jun 2013
PODCAST DYNAMITE – WITH AUTHORS PAUL CORNELL AND ANDREW LANE
A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to have Paul Cornell and Andrew Lane visit the office. It was [...]
Posted by: Becky Lloyd Tor Staff
Tags: Andrew Lane, Doctor Who, London Falling, Lost Worlds, Paul Cornell, Young Sherlock Holmes -
14 Jun 2013
MAN OF STEEL COMPETITION (FREE LEGO!)
It is finally upon us. After 18 months of teasers, trailers, TV spots and stills, the Man of Steel (with beard and [...]
Posted by: Rob Cox Tor Staff
Tags: Competition, David S Goyer, Giveaway, Heaven's Shadow, Heaven's War, Lego, Man of Steel, Superman, Tor Facebook -
13 Jun 2013
JUPITER WAR BY NEAL ASHER: JON SULLIVAN ON THE COVER ILLUSTRATION PROCESS
Designing a cover is an exciting process, and I’d like to take you through this using Neal Asher’s Jupiter War [...]
Posted by: Jon Sullivan Tor Staff
Tags: Cover art, Cover design, illustration, Jupiter War, Neal Asher, The Owner series -
12 Jun 2013
TOR TOUR: THE RIGHTS DEPARTMENT
Selling rights is a very important part of the publishing process. For those of you that might not know, selling [...]
Posted by: Kerry Lagan Tor Staff
Tags: London Book Fair, Rights, Tor Tour -
10 Jun 2013
REVIVER, BLIPPAR AND TALKING TO THE DEAD
Chilling, action-packed and frighteningly unique, Reviver has been described by Peter James as ‘brilliant, original and very scary’, chosen by [...]
Posted by: Fergus Edmondson Tor Staff
Tags: Batman, Blippar, CSI, Edgar Allan Poe, Inception, Justin Cronin, Man of Steel, Reviver, Seth Patrick, Stephen King, Stylist, The Walking Dead -
07 Jun 2013
COMPETITION: SQUEAL! SEQUELS!
Good news for sequel fans this week: Blade Runner 2 has a screenwriter and Paramount have acquired the rights to the South Park and Friday the 13th film [...]
Posted by: Rob Cox Blog • Tor Staff
Tags: Blade Runner, Competition, fantasy, film, Friday the 13th, Giveaway, horror, sci-fi, Sequels, SFF, South Park, Summer -
06 Jun 2013
TOR ACQUIRES NEW SERIES: THINK DOCTOR WHO WITH LIBRARIAN SPIES
When book dynamite hits your desk, you know about it. And this is that book. The Invisible Library by Genevieve [...]
Posted by: Bella Pagan Tor Authors
Tags: Book deal, Doctor Who, Genevieve Cogman, Lucienne Diver, New acquisition, press release, The Invisible Library, The Knight Agency -
04 Jun 2013
BEYOND THE GATEKEEPER: THE ROAD TO PUBLICATION
You want to be published? Then you will need to brave the den of that mysterious beast, the publishing house, [...]
Posted by: Craig Leyenaar Tor Staff
Tags: Bella Pagan, Creative Writing Masters, Open submissions, publishing, Warwick University -
04 Jun 2013
WRITING TIPS FROM ADAM NEVILL
One of the most important developments while becoming a writer is the cultivation of an inner reader. Within every writer [...]
Posted by: Adam Nevill Blog • Tor Authors
Tags: Adam Nevill, House of Small Shadows, Inner Writer, London review of Books, Paris Review, The Literary review, The Times Literary Supplement, Writing tips -
03 Jun 2013
REVIVER BY SETH PATRICK. INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL HARKER
So we’ve been hearing a lot about Revival recently. And the novel that spawned all the interest Reviver by debut [...]
Posted by: Julie Crisp Blog • Tor Staff
Tags: baseline Research Group, Daniel Harker, Eleanor Preston, Forensic Revival Service, Legendary Entertainment, Peter James, Reviver, Seth Patrick, Simon Kernick, Stylist, The First Reviver, The Sunday Times