The Brian J. Freeman-edited anthology Midnight Under the Big Top will be published in trade paperback by Cemetery Dance in July 2023. The anthology includes a reprint of Robert McCammon’s “The Great White Way” (originally published in The Hunter from the Woods), along with stories by bunches of other people. Cemetery Dance originally published a limited edition of the book in August 2020 that sold out almost immediately and has been out-of-print since.

For full details about this affordable trade paperback release of this giant book, please visit the Cemetery Dance website. The new cover by Ben Baldwin is shown below.

French publisher Monsieur Toussaint Louverture has revealed the cover art for their upcoming two-volume paperback translation of Swan Song. This edition of Swan Song was translated by Jean-Charles Khalifa, and the cover artwork is by Bernard Khattou. The books will be released May 12, 2023, and can already be found on some bookselling websites, including Amazon.fr, Decitre.fr, and LivrAddict.com.

Swan Song information page at the Monsieur Toussaint Louverture website
Swan Song ordering page for both books at the Monsieur Toussaint Louverture website

Book 1: Amazon FR, Decitre.fr, LivrAddict.com
Book 2: Amazon FR, Decitre.fr, LivrAddict.com

This summer, Lividian Publications will produce a limited edition of Robert McCammon’s Gone South. This is the first time Gone South has received this treatment. The book contains fantastic artwork from Francois Vaillancourt, Robert McCammon’s introduction he wrote for the 2008 trade paperback, and a new foreword from author Michael Koryta. Patreon supporters of Brian J. Freeman have received copies of the Advance Review Copy. The official announcement with ordering information will happen in May. Thanks to Tony Thomas for the photo of the ARC.

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Robert McCammon’s short story “He’ll Come Knocking at Your Door” will be adapted as a feature film for Paramount. The project will be directed by Patrick Brice, from a script by Jordan Goldberg and Alex Paraskevas.

For more details, visit The Hollywood Reporter site.

This follows the news that a series inspired by Stinger is being adapted for Peacock. Filming of the as-yet-untitled series begins this fall.

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A new trade paperback edition of Swan Song from the Simon & Schuster Saga imprint will be released on April 4, 2023. This edition includes a new afterword by Robert McCammon. It can be pre-ordered from Amazon US, Amazon UK, BookDepository, B&N, BAM!, and other retailers.

Saga has updated the cover art to mention the new afterword, and it also references the book’s inclusion in the PBS show Great American Read.

Hello!

It’s been a while since the last update, but that doesn’t mean nothing’s going on!

Mr. McCammon recently completed Seven Shades of Evil, the next book in the Matthew Corbett series, which is a collection of short stories set in Matthew’s world. Some have been previously published, but four of the stories are brand-new, including one that’s over 100 manuscript-pages long. It’s too early to say anything about when it might be published, but I hope to have that information in the next couple of months.

Also from the I-can’t-talk-about-it-yet department, if all goes according to plan, there will be several McCammon re-releases this year. One of those is a new trade paperback edition of Swan Song from S&S Saga, which will be released on April 4, 2023. This edition includes a new afterword by Robert McCammon. It can be pre-ordered from Amazon US, Amazon UK, BookDepository, B&N, BAM!, and other retailers.

There are also several planned international editions this year, including Polish and French translations of Swan Song, a Czech translation of Boy’s Life this month, Polish translations of Usher’s Passing, The Queen of Bedlam, and The Listener, and a German translation of Freedom of the Mask in April!

I’ve heard no more about the Peacock series inspired by Stinger, but if/when I do, I’ll let you know! If you missed that news, Peacock placed a straight-to-series order for the project being produced by James Wan and written by Ian McCulloch. The series is “inspired” by Stinger, so I wouldn’t hold my breath about it being a faithful adaptation of the novel. But we’ll see….

From the Not-That-Robert-McCammon Department, there’s a new book out called Walter Johnson Had No Idea: A Life with Baseball that is written by another man named Robert McCammon. That book is not written by the author of Speaks the Nightbird, Boy’s Life, etc.

More information when I have it! Until then, I hope your 2023 is going well! Mine is, but I’m also trying to figure out how it’s already the middle of February….

Hunter