News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Miramax Faces Lawsuit for Mr. Holmes movie. (GalleyCat) The Conan Doyle estate is suing the film company as well as Mitch Cullin (the author… Read more »
Worth Reading: “Why does Magic Need So Many Rules?” Fantasy author N. K. Jemison (The Killing Moon) explores whether magic in fantasy really needs to make sense, have a price, and conform to an internally logical system. (io9) “Five reasons why stats don’t matter and you shouldn’t care” (Cuddlebuggery blog) … Read more »
I’ve got some fun stuff on this week’s News & Notes. You’ll also notice that I’m still tweaking the format for this feature, going for shorter descriptions and more lists of links. Leave me a comment and tell me what you think! Worth Reading: Author Susan Froetschel (Fear of Beauty)… Read more »
