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Crime fiction novelist P.D. James made a moving tribute to Nina Bawden, who she called “one of the greatest storytellers of our generation.” Nina, the author of Carrie’s War, passed away last month. Friends, family and well-wishers in the hundreds gathered at the Assembly Hall in Islington to pay tribute to Bawden, who died at […]

Jeffery Eugenides had choice words to say about Jodi Picoult to Salon, “I didn’t really know why Jodi Picoult is complaining. She’s a huge best-seller and everyone reads her books, and she doesn’t seem starved for attention.” This was a reply to a tweet that Jodi sent out that read “[The New York Times] raved […]

Amazon has announced that it will be re-issuing the published works of Charles Dickens in their original serial format. Although they won’t be in print, but rather in the form of a new line of eBooks called “Kindle Serials.”

Bruce Willis appears to be tapped to star in the new adaptation of Vince Flynn‘s American Assassin. The film will be directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff. The plot summary is as follows:

Bestselling chick lit author Jodi Picoult has switched publishers from Atria to Ballantine Bantam Dell for a brand new three-book deal.

E.L. James‘ husband, Niall Leonard, has hinted on who will be playing the part of Christian Grey in the new Fifty Shades film series.

A London memorial to the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, has been given the go ahead. The statue will be sculpted by Ben Twiston-Davies and will be placed in Covent Garden, between Great Newport Street and Cranbourn Street in the heart of London’s theatreland. The bronze statue has been commissioned by The Mousetrap play’s producer […]

For those who are clamouring for an announcement for who will be playing Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey in the movie adaptation of E.L. James‘ Fifty Shades trilogy, E.L. James has put those rumours on hold. “I am not making any comments on casting. No one is ruled out or in yet – far too […]

We’ve seen special editions for DVDs with alternate endings, but now the UK will be getting a special edition of a classic from Ernest Hemingway. The Random House imprint William Heinemann has purchased the rights to an edition of Hemingway’s novel A Farewell to Arms, which includes an astounding 29 different endings written by Hemingway […]

Forbes has released its list of the World’s Top-Earning Authors. On this year’s list, James Patterson reigns supreme by a wide margin, followed by Stephen King. The top 15 top-earning authors are listed below: