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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been given the honour of receiving the “Freedom of the City of London” due to her contributions in children’s literature. The British novelist has sold more than 450 million copies of her Harry Potter books.
Oxford undergraduate Samantha Shannon, who has been touted as “the next J.K. Rowling” (no pressure) has signed a six-figure deal with Bloomsbury. Shannon’s futuristic fantasy novel, The Bone Season, was purchased immediately after Bloomsbury’s editor-in-chief Alexandra Pringle read it.
Lionsgate has announced that Francis Lawrence will be directing Catching Fire, the sequel to the hit movie The Hunger Games. Lawrence has directed such movies as I Am Legend, Constantine and Water for Elephants.
James Bond will be making a very special appearance at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The London Evening Standard is reporting that James Bond (meaning Daniel Craig playing the character) will be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in a pre-taped video segment.
For all of you True Blood fans, the twelfth book in the Sookie Stackhouse series is out as of this week!
The E.L. James novel Fifty Shades of Grey has achieved #1 on the USA Today Best-Selling Books List, toppling Suzanne Collins, Suzanne Collins, Suzanne Collins and… Suzanne Collins.
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is looking to try his hand at writing. “I really want to write professionally in the future,” he says. “I try and write at the moment. I don’t know if I’m any good, as, normally, when I write I’m so self critical that it’s not long before I have to […]
J.K. Rowling‘s The Casual Vacancy may not be hitting shelves until September 27th, but she has released a short excerpt to let her fans know what to expect. “When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock.
Kidson-Trigg Auctioneers has sold 18 first-edition novels by classic English author Agatha Christie for a staggering £20,000 (approx. $32,200 USD). The books belonged to Agatha’s assistant Charlotte Fisher.
Cassandra Clare (Mortal Instruments) and Holly Black (Spiderwick Chronicles) are teaming up for a five-book young adult fantasy series. The first book will be titled The Iron Trial. It will be published by Scholastic in 2014.