Let’s talk about Hollywood as inspiration for great fantasy novels

Tinsel Town has influenced books from "The Princess Bride" to "Moving Pictures" and "Only the Dead Know Burbank." Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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'A Wrinkle in Time' receives the graphic novel treatment

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Harvill acquires novel from Batuman

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I Wrote a Chick-Lit Novel

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JK Rowling publishes adult novel

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Icon finds title which inspired Olympic ceremony

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Fantasy deals for Titan

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