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Any fan of Game of Thrones, whether it be the TV show or the novels, will be pleased to know that the popular series has unsurprisingly been renewed by HBO. The second season, which just premiered, opened to record ratings.

Sourcebooks has launched an online readers club called Discover a New Love that will provide access to monthly picks for your favourite genres, chats with your favourite authors, special deals and previews of upcoming books.

HarperOne and the estate of C.S. Lewis have announced the release of his Space Trilogy books – Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength in eBook format. The books are often compared to 1984 (George Orwell) and The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R Tolkien). It follows the character Elwin Ransom – a […]

After half a year of stalling in development, the movie adaptation of the young adult fantasy novel The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare is now making progress. We’ve already noted that it appears that 2010 Karate Kid director Harald Zwart is onboard and now we also know it’ll hit theatres in the United States on […]

Well, it’s a new month, so that means… yes, you’ve got it… NEW BOOKS! We’ve got a couple here that for two totally different demographics, including a new Mary Higgins Clark suspense novel and also a children’s book by Conn Iggulden, both to be released on April 3, 2012.

For those who think they have writing talent of their own, the Surrey International Writers’ Conference Writing Contest has now begun. Hopeful writers and poets can submit their best work for a chance to win cash prizes totaling nearly $5,000. The deadline is September 14, 2012. Authors Diana Gabaldon and Jack Whyte started the Storyteller’s […]

Taylor Swift got a nice gift from Suzanne Collins – a signed copy of The Hunger Games for her two contributions to the soundtrack.

After Lost’s Jack Bender left the untitled Jack Ryan project, it appears that Thor director Kenneth Branagh will now take the helm.

The Romance Writers of America has named Nora Roberts (as J.D. Robb) as a finalist for their RITA Awards. New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb was nominated for Romantic Suspense, while Chaos in Death by J.D. Robb were both nominated for the Romantic Novella award. Both books are apart of the J.D. Robb In […]

Chloe Moretz has been chosen to star as the title role in Carrie, the remake of a movie based on the Stephen King novel. The role was originally made famous by Sissy Spacek back in 1976.