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February 22, 2023By Erin Somers

Forthcoming: Blackstone Publishing Acquires Crichton’s “John Lange” Books

February 22, 2023By Erin Somers

Blackstone Publishing has acquired eight books Michael Crichton wrote under the pseudonym John Lange in a reported seven-figure world rights deal with CrichtonSun. Crichton wrote the John Lange books when he was at Harvard Medical School in the late 1960s and early 70s, before he was a bestselling author. They are about “secret treasures, heists, archaeology, unlikely heroes, seductive and at times treacherous lovers, classic villains, and much more,” and many of them are stand alone novels. Crichton’s widow and ceo of CrichtonSun Sherri Crichton said, “In these eight early adventure books, Michael was honing his skills and themes that […]

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