DC’s Hill House Comics Horror Line is Back with Refrigerator Full of Heads
DC Comics isn’t finished with horror. The Hill House Comics Horror Line—which previously published Basketful of Heads, The Low Low Woods, The Dollhouse Family, Daphne Byrne, and Plunge—is back with a follow-up series to Joe Hill’s Basketful of Heads. Joe Hill’s new series has an even more horrifying title: Refrigerator Full of Heads. Hill said in a statement, “I was goofing on possible sequel ideas with the novelist Rio Youers and he pitched me a gonzo-action-horror story that would make Sam Raimi weep happy tears of blood. I can’t wait to see Rio and wunderkind artist Thomas Fowler stacking some cold ones in the fridge. This one is going to be a ride.” The first issue (of six) will be out on October 19th.
Amber Tamblyn’s New Essay Collection Acquired by Park Row Books
Amber Tamblyn’s new essay collection has been acquired by Park Row Books. The essay anthology—entitled Listening in the Dark—features essays from leading feminist voices, such as Amy Poehler, America Ferrera, Jia Tolentino, Samantha Irby, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and of course Amber Tamblyn herself. Listening in the Dark will be published in 2022.
Bridgerton’s Julie Anne Robinson & Adjoa Andoh Working on Adaptation of Vanessa Riley’s Island Queen
Two big names from Bridgerton are teaming up yet again! Emmy-nominated director Julie Anne Robinson is developing Vanessa Riley’s recently released novel Island Queen for television via her UK-based Longboat Pictures production company. Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh is also attached to executive produce the project. The novel Island Queen is based on the true story of Dorothy “Doll” Kirwan Thomas, a woman who was born into slavery and later bought her freedom. She then became one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the Caribbean in the early 1800s. Julie Anne Robinson said in a statement, “We are so excited to be bringing [Island Queen] to the screen, and I could not be happier to have this opportunity to continue the collaboration with Adjoa that began on Bridgerton.”
How We Sell Stories: A Brief History of Paratext
What is paratext and how does it influence your reading experience? Here is a brief overview of paratext, its history and what it tells us about a book.