5 Writing Tips & 'A Wrinkle in Time' Gets Graphic

Tips for October 8-13 PW Picks: The Best New Books for the Week of October 8, 2012 This week, Vonnegut's first and last books, the best American essays of 2012, and the novel that's going to put Rochester on the map. Plus: a striking, strange book about wooden floors. more 5 Writing Tips from Mary Sharratt Mary Sharratt's Illuminations is an imaginative retelling of the fascinating life of the 12th-century nun Hildegard von Bingen. The author of five historical novels, Sharratt shares her secrets for succeeding at writing historical fiction. more The Big Books of Fall 2012 Check out our favorite books publishing this fall. more 4 Crazy Book Research Tactics To what lengths would Jeri Westerson, author of Blood Lance: A Medieval Noir, go to research her medieval mystery series? Well, as it turns out, pretty far. more How 'A Wrinkle in Time' Was Made Into a Graphic Novel Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time is one of the most beloved children's books out there. The editor and illustrator of the brilliant new A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel, Margaret Ferguson and Hope Larson, shared their thoughts on adapting the classic and its enduring message. more Panel Mania: The Hive The Hive is the second volume of Charles Burns' new trilogy following X'ed Out. In Burns' latest nightmarish alternate reality world, Doug, the Tintin-like hero, seeks answers about the mysterious incident that shattered his life and about his disturbed and now-absent girlfriend and her menacing ex-boyfriend. more The Broadest of Canvases: PW Talks with Iain M. Banks Iain M. Banks's The Hydrogen Sonata explores the background of the far-future Culture, where human, alien, and mechanical sentient beings mingle in a galactic melting pot. more The 10 Most Mentioned Songs in Books Elvis, Michael Jackson, and The Beatles make the list. MORE The 10 Most Difficult Books How many of them have you read? more The On-Sale Calendar: October 2012 For an extended list of books publishing this week, including Astray by Emma Donoghue, check out our On-Sale Calendar. more For more on this week's new books, visit us at www.publishersweekly.com/tipsheet Today's Job Disney Publishing is seeking a Marketing Manager. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone.	PW Bestseller Lists Week of 9/30 Hardcover Fiction #1 "The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling. Full list Hardcover Nonfiction #1 "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen. Full list Trade Paper #1 "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E L James. Full list Children's Fiction #1 "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Full list

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