Order of Dan Wells Books
Dan Wells is an American author of horror, thriller and science fiction novels. He writes the Partials and the John Cleaver series. He spent his formative years reading and writing. Dan graduated from Brigham Young University, earning a Bachelor’s degree in English (with emphasis on writing and editing). He resides in Orem, Utah. (more…)
Order of Mary Wine Books
Mary Wine is an author of romance novels. When she’s not writing (or as she puts it, abusing her laptop), Mary is hard at work at the sewing machine, making historical garments from corsets to the court dresses of Elizabeth I. She is also a second degree black belt. (more…)
October 2017 Newsletter
Hi all,
Welcome to October, and the October newsletter. Last month was pretty cool as I listed book series on OrderOfBooks.com that get extremely little traffic. I heard from a lot of you who tried out authors and series based on that list so that was pretty cool. Hope some of you discovered a new series that way!
Hope everyone had a good September when it came to reading. I did something new this month that I’d never did before – read a book side by side with my wife! (more…)
Reader Mailbag: Last Read, Currently Reading, Next To Read II
November 1st Note: In this months newsletter I linked to the wrong mailbag! Click here for the correct mailbag.
This months topic was what was the last book you read, book you’re currently reading and book you’re going to read next. (more…)
Order of DI Nikki Galena & DS Joe Easter Books
DI Nikki Galena and DS Joseph Easter are the protagonists in a series of crime thriller novels by English novelist Joy Ellis. DI Nikki Galena is police detective with nothing left to lose; she’s seen a girl die in her arms, and her daughter will never leave the hospital again. She’s got tough on the criminals she believes did this to her. Too tough. And now she’s been given one final warning: make it work with her new sergeant, DS Joseph Easter, or she’s out. DS Joseph Easter is the squeaky-clean new member of the team. But his nickname “Holy Joe” doesn’t account for his former life as a soldier. He has an estranged daughter who blames him for their family troubles. (more…)
Order of Joy Ellis Books
Joy Ellis is an English author of crime thriller novels. She writes the DI Nikki Galena and DS Joe Easter series, as well as the DI Rowan Jackman and DS Maria Evens series. Joy was born in Kent, but spent the majority of her adult life in London and Surrey. She worked as an apprentice florist at Constance Spry, Ltd. in Mayfair. She would later go on to work a variety of different jobs, including being a bookshop manager. Joy has been writing mysteries for years, but didn’t focus on it until later. She sets her novels in the Lincolnshire Fens, which she loves due to its remote location and the beauty of the marshlands. It is also where she makes her home, with her partner, Jacqueline (a retired police officer). (more…)
Order of Brian Aldiss Books
Brian W. Aldiss (1925-2017) was an English author of science fiction novels and short stories. Aldiss grew up reading the works of H.G. Wells, Robert Heinlein and eventually Philip K. Dick. Prior to becoming an author, he served in the Royal Signals in World War II (where he saw action). Following the war, he worked as a bookseller. During this time, he wrote short stories for a trade journal, which got the attention of an editor at Faber and Faber. His career was decorated with such awards and accolades as being named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, being inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award and one John W. Campbell Memorial Award. (more…)
Order of Susan Johnson Books
Susan Johnson is an American author of romance novels. She also writes as C.C. Gibbs. She is a New York Times bestselling author. Susan prefers to write about “larger than life” characters. Her heroes, the real focus of her stories, are always rich. The heroines put up a good fight and manage to cure the hero of a little of his arrogance by the end of the story. (more…)
Order of Steve Allen Books
Steve Allen (1921-2000) was an American author, in addition to being a late night talk show host, comedian, TV personality, musician and composer and more. After starting out in radio, Allen was the first host of The Tonight Show. Allen wrote a series of mystery novels featuring himself and his wife, Jayne Meadows, as amateur sleuths (although in actuality they were ghostwritten by Walter J. Sheldon and later Robert Westbrook). (more…)
Order of Maria Semple Books
Maria Semple is an American author and screenwriter. She has written for such television shows as Beverly Hills, 90210, Mad About You, Saturday Night Live, Arrested Development, Suddenly Susan and Ellen. Her father, Lorenzo Semple, Jr., was also a screenwriter; he wrote the pilot for Batman in the ’60s. Maria was born in Santa Monica, California, but her family quickly moved to Spain for a couple of years. She then lived in Los Angeles, and Aspen, Colorado. She earned her B.A. in English from Barnard College. Maria lives in Seattle, Washington with her partner, writer/producer George Meyer. They have one daughter. (more…)