Alert! John Lange Novels to be Released as Ebooks
It was announced today that Open Road Integrated Media will publish the ten novels Michael Crichton wrote under pseudonyms as ebooks. Release date is July 23rd, 2013 (the day before my birthday). This...
View ArticleUnanimous Supreme Court Decision: Gene Patents Illegal
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that patents cannot be issued for “naturally occurring” substances. In the case Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Myriad had...
View ArticleMichael Crichton—The Med School Years
The Michael Crichton website has a new section on his pseudonym novels:Michael Crichton “The Med School Years” It contains a good deal of fascinating information. Although the phrase “The Med School...
View ArticleMichael Crichton “The Med School Years” video
To promote and celebrate the release of Michael Crichton’s pseudonym novels, the Crichton website now features a short video giving some background on these books. Interviews with Michael Crichton are...
View ArticleMichael Crichton Pseudonym Novels Released
Eight of the ten pseudonym novels by Michael Crichton were released in digital format on July 23. Ebook releases of Grave Descend and Zero Cool have been pushed back to August 27, 2013. No explanation...
View Article“A Portrait of Michael Crichton” video
This video, made in 2001, contains an extensive interview with Michael Crichton. It’s included in The Andromeda Strain (1971) DVD. Crichton talks about his writing during the Med School Years, and...
View ArticleJohn Lange Novels to be Published in Paperback
Ask and ye shall receive. When the digital publication of Michael Crichton’s pseudonym novels was announced, many people said they wished they could get print editions. Most of the titles were out of...
View ArticleHBO to Remake Westworld
According to Variety, HBO has given the go for the production of a pilot of a series remake of Westworld. Michael Crichton wrote and directed the 1973 film. Jonathan Nolan, who has written the films...
View ArticleNow Online: Michael Crichton's 1969 Review of Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five
The New Republic has given us a very special treat: online publication of Michael Crichton's 1969 book review of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. Crichton wrote a number of book reviews in the...
View ArticleFive Years Ago
(I apologize for not posting something on what would have been Michael Crichton’s 71st birthday on October 23. It could not be helped, as my health has not been good lately. Mea maxima culpa, Michael,...
View ArticleMichael Crichton: “What I Have Learned from Reactions to My Books”
Michael Crichton: “What I Have Learned from Reactions to My Books” This is a publication of a speech that Michael Crichton made on May 21, 2007 at the "Who Owns Your Body?" symposium at the Kent School...
View ArticleA Michael Crichton Christmas 2013
On the first day of Christmas Michael Crichton gave to meA T-Rex who tried to eat me On the second day of Christmas Michael Crichton gave to meTwo Lost WorldsAnd a T-Rex who tried to eat me On the...
View ArticleAt Long Last
At Long Last…. I am posting to this blog again. At Long Last….The Supreme Court declared gene patents illegal. At Long Last….the John Lange novels are back in print, and, as a result… At Long Last….I...
View ArticleVideo: Michael Crichton on 'Jurassic Park'– Today show 1990
Here's an interview with Michael Crichton from the Today show on November 16, 1990: Many Thanks to Alec Riker for bringing this to my attention!
View ArticleMichael Crichton Speech - “Science Policy in the 21st Century”
On January 28, 2005, Michael Crichton gave a speech titled "Science Policy in the 21st Century" for the American Enterprise Institute. The video lasts an hour and 15 minutes. The speech covers issues...
View ArticleState of Fear - Ten Years Later
Ten years ago, State of Fear was published. I remember the excitement when a new Michael Crichton book came out. I would clear my calendar because once I started reading a Crichton book I would do...
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Living in a State of Fear
Before we delve into our exploration and analysis of State of Fear, I want to share one of the highlights of my Michael Crichton collection. I found this T-shirt on eBay and I've never seen another for...
View ArticleWaiting for Jurassic World
It’s coming in three days. Jurassic World, the fourth installment of the franchise, will hit theaters on Friday June 12, 2015. Follow the countdown on the official website. Though I, like many people,...
View ArticleGrantland Article Examines Michael Crichton's Literary History
His Jurassic World: Author Michael Crichton’s Entertainment Odyssey and Lasting Cultural Impact This article by Michael Weinreb, (in which yours truly is quoted), examines Crichton’s earlier works....
View ArticleJurassic World—The Park is Open!
Jurassic World opened on Thursday June 11 and the numbers are in. The tagline for the film is:“The Park is Open” And how! According to Forbes, Jurassic World had the largest worldwide opening for a...
View Article73 Years Ago
73 years ago, an extraordinary thing happened. Michael Crichton was born in Chicago. For many of us, that event would affect our lives in unimaginable ways. Crichton's work is still sparking new...
View ArticleMichael Crichton Manuscript to be Published in 2017
An unpublished book by Michael Crichton is scheduled to be published by Harper Collins in May 2017. Crichton's widow, Sherri Crichton, discovered the manuscript Dragon Teeth while going through his...
View ArticleRead an Excerpt from Michael Crichton's Dragon Teeth
USA Today has published an excerpt of the recently discovered Michael Crichton novel Dragon Teeth.Check it out!
View ArticleHBO to Make Sphere Series
HBO Max is playing to make a series of Michael Crichton's novel Sphere. Very exciting news given the fastastic job HBO has done with Westworld. Sphere is a novel with limitless possibilities.
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