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This episode Jason talks to Scott Kenemore, author of the new book Lake of Darkness (May 5, 2020; Skyhorse Publishing/Talos Press) The book explores an alternate history in which power, crime, and the supernatural converge during the First World War on the South Side of Chicago. L-R: The cover of Lake of Darkness by Scott Kenemore[...]

The book, for instance, begins with a harrowing scene inside a shipwreck She talks about how in real wrecks or in billowing waves of silt, divers can become lost and even perish. Another significant aspect of the book that Lutz wanted to write about was her main character's relationship with her imprisoned father She explains that[...]

Promoting her upcoming limited series Mrs. America, Sarah Paulson took some time to discuss Netflix's Ratched and co-star Jon Jon Briones.

So if people are going to make the connection anyway, King's recommending a new "nickname" for the pandemic: "Sure, call it Captain Trumps, why not? It fits." (original tweet posted below). Stu and Frannie bond in The Stand miniseries, courtesy of ABC. CBS All Access' upcoming 10-episode adaptation of The Stand will include a King-penned coda for[...]

Ten Speed Press has continued with its Dungeons & Dragons' Young Adventurer's Guide series with the fourth book, Wizards & Spells The first three books in this series have been pretty cool as they are designed to give younger readers a look into D&D without the massive tomes of reading Because let's be honest, when[...]

Critical Role continues their expansion of media with a brand new book on the way through Penguin Random House called The World Of Critical Role The book will cover the show, the series, and more with an in-depth guide to everything they have created over the past five years The book is written by Liz Marsham[...]

So what new information does this book contain and how well does it hold up to the others? We got ourselves a copy and flipped through it a bit for a proper review. Credit: 10 Speed Press So much as you might suspect from the title, this is an illustrated guide that focuses on some of the[...]

A recent book covering the latest plots in the storyline of Magic: The Gathering entitled "War of the Spark: Forsaken" has come under scrutiny by gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer Magic players (among many others) for its content Greg Weisman, the author, seems to have done a lot of people in the community dirty, according[...]

1 bestselling books make the leap from page to screen, with CBS Studios set for a four-hour event miniseries that will adapt A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership If that news wasn't big enough, we have two acting powerhouses lined up for the main roles Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) has been tapped to play[...]

This information was revealed in a blurb pertaining to the upcoming Magic: the Gathering e-book Throne of Eldraine: The Wildered Quest, slated to be published next Wednesday, September 4th. We don't yet know much more about Oko, as enigmatic as he is, but we can rest assured that we will know more in early October once the[...]

For the longest time, fans and players have been asking for official written content related to the series be produced, and out of the blue, we got an answer earlier this year that both Penny Arcade and Wizards of the Coast would join forces to make an official sourcebook featuring AI material We took the[...]

Most of the books on his shelf are nonfiction, history, and political theory The guys at the local bar call him a communist, but today we'd just call him conscious. Mosaku's Rudy Dandridge is a hustler just like her half-sister Leticia, only her hustles haven't paid off Her family ties are tested when she's presented with[...]

HBO added to their programming slate with pilot development on Loner, a drama based on author Teddy Wayne's 2016 award-winning novel.

The latest and probably last Zelda extended tome to be released by Dark Horse Books was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild—Creating a Champion The company has already done a fantastic job in creating three volumes that go over pretty much everything you need to know about the series in detail[...]

Developed by Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti based on the book by Caroline Kepnes, You would be a natural fit for Netflix for two reasons: the streaming service is already an international partner on the series (with Deadline Hollywood reporting a possible move to Netflix was a factor in the second-season renewal); and the serialized[...]

While the book itself serves as a great history lesson and teacher of where the game came from and where it's gone over the better part of four decades, it is not what I would call "complete" The book doesn't contain any in-depth interviews or major perspectives beyond that of what the writers have compiled[...]

This particular project is kind of awesome as they are pitching a coffee table book that will document the history of Sega's entire line of classic arcade games throughout the years, and show off the machines by creating a pop-up book version of them within the page descriptions Here is a quick example of what[...]

So I was excited to get a chance to read his first original novel in nearly four years when Adjustment Day came our way. WARNING: We're going to keep this as spoiler-free as possible, but please be aware, we are going to talk about the book and the premise So if you want nothing to do with[...]

And once the book is complete, It will be published both digitally and physically and I will start a new book for my subscribers You can read the first chapter for free here. You know how on the weekend we like to run stories about crowdsourced projects from indie creators? Turns out I (Dan Wickline)[...]

Writer and former IDW Editor Dan Taylor has unveiled his new novella — a sci-fi, noir, robotic detective story called Pi Private Eye.

Making sense out of it is a challenge for anyone, and DK Books has certainly tried over the years with a couple different guides, including The DC Encyclopedia As part of a tie-in with the recent Warner Bros film, the company released a brand-new guide in the form of Justice League: The Ultimate Guide[...]

DK Books recently released a brand-new guide revolving around the character for those wishing to find out more about her in Wonder Woman: The Ultimate Guide to The Amazon Princess. credit//DK Books Like a couple of the DK guides we've reviewed, this one is divided up into sections with the hope of introducing you to the character while[...]

Every couple of years it seems that DK Books comes out with a new all-things-Marvel guidebook, some of them containing character info, others containing canon info, and some being a mesh of the two The most recent addition to this library is Ultimate Marvel, which covers the basic things you need to know within the Marvel[...]

But what they also brought to the party, absent from Woolf's text, were illustrations of some of the scenes portrayed in the book, by one Jeffrey Smith. One of which is on the cover of the print edition, out today. Smith is an established and award-winning illustrator As well as major advertising campaigns, he has specialised in[...]

I'm a big believer in the idea that one of the best ways to look ahead is to begin by looking back, so here's a look back at some of the key moments from Season 1 of American Gods.

Based on Lawrence Wright's Pulitzer Prize-winning account, the series will examine how a lack of communication and not intelligence stifled law enforcement's ability to predict and stop the attack. Credit: JoJo Whilden/Hulu Hulu has released an official synopsis and a number of pics from the series, as well as a new featurette that you can check out[...]

Based on Barbara Rose Booker's popular 2009 novel, Kahnweiler will write the series adaptation; and serve as executive producer with Erwin More and Brian Medavoy (American High, Just Shoot Me). Alan Nevins and Suzy Unger will also serve as producers. The CW's adaptation of The Viagra Diaries centers on Kit, a gorgeous intern new in town who gets[...]

TNT released the newest trailer for their adaptation of Caleb Carr's historical fiction thriller The Alienist entitled 'Madness."

Television is heading for a different type of "nuclear age," with Pulse Films optioning Vanity Fair journalist William Langewiesche's book for new scripted series The Atomic Bazaar Set in the shadowy world of nuclear trafficking — from the compounds of wealthy drug lords to secret CIA and MI6 bases — the series is set to be[...]

AMC has confirmed a release date for Ridley Scott's thriller series The Terror, along with a teaser trailer and first-look images.