Order of Lew Fonesca Books
Lew Fonesca is the main character in a series of crime fiction/mystery novels by American novelist Stuart M. Kaminsky. Down and out on his luck, Lew Fonesca is a process server who quits his job in Illinois in order to move to Key West, but ends up in Sarasota, Florida. (more…)
Order of Abe Lieberman Books
Abe Lieberman is the featured character in a series of mystery novels by American author Stuart M. Kaminsky. Abe Lieberman is a veteran Chicago cop in his sixties. (more…)
Order of Inspector Rostnikov Books
Inspector Rostnikov is a series of crime fiction/mystery novels by American novelist Stuart Kaminsky. Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov is a police investigator who plies his trade in Moscow, Russia. (more…)
Order of Toby Peters Books
Toby Peters is the central character in a series of historical mystery novels by American author Stuart M. Kaminsky. Set in the 1940s, Toby Peters is a private investigator who works in Hollywood. Naturally, his cases involve the Hollywood stars at the time, such as The Marx Brothers, Judy Garland, Errol Flynn, Howard Hughes, Bela Lugosi, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Charlie Chaplin, Cary Grant and many others. (more…)
Order of Stuart M. Kaminsky Books
Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934-2009) was an American author of mystery novels, crime fiction and non-fiction books, as well as a film professor. His series characters are Toby Peters, Inspector Rostnikov, Abe Lieberman and Lew Fonesca. He was awarded the title of Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. Kaminsky grew up in Chicago, where he got his Ph.D in speech from Northwestern University. He got his B.S. in journalism and M.A. in English from the University of Illinois. He went on to teach film studies at Northwestern for 16 years and followed that up with a six year stint at Florida State. At one point, Kaminsky served as president of Mystery Writers of America. (more…)
Chick Palahniuk Announces Three New Books
Written by Julie Vegas on Tuesday, February 19th, 2013Chuck Palahniuk has announced both titles and release dates for his next three books.
First, he is following his novel Damned up with a sequel entitled Doomed. Here’s how he describes the upcoming novel in his own words: (more…)
Order of John Birmingham Books
John Birmingham is a British-Australian author of science fiction, alternate history, crime fiction and non-fiction. His first taste of being published was in a student newspaper at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, where he wrote stories. He then began writing articles for Rolling Stone and the Australian edition of Penthouse. However, he would gain his most notoriety for He Died With a Felafel in His Hand, a memoir that was adapted into a stageplay, film and graphic novel. He has also written a trilogy called the Axis of Time, an alternate history/techno-thriller series. He even included authors from the genres as minor characters in the trilogy. (more…)
Philip K. Dick Novel Gets Syfy Adaptation
Written by Julie Vegas on Tuesday, February 19th, 2013The Hugo award-winning alternate history classic The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick will be adapted into a four-hour mini-series by Syfy.
Frank Spotnitz, a producer on X-Files, will write and executive produce the adaptation. Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions will produce alongside Headline Pictures, Electric Shepherd Productions and FremantleMedia International.
The release states:
Producers Ridley Scott and Stewart Mackinnon bring us a startling depiction of an alternate history as imagined by author Philip K. Dick in his best-selling novel; a world in which Nazi Germany and Japan were victorious in World War II. The year is 1962 and the Axis Powers occupy the United States, where fascism rules and the few surviving Jews hide under assumed names.
Order of Avalon Books
The Avalon series is a series of fantasy novels by Marion Zimmer Bradley, and later by Diana L. Paxson. The series is set on a legendary island known as Avalon and the women behind its history as well as the history of Britain, re-telling the tales from the womens’ viewpoints. (more…)
DC Comics Responds To Orson Scott Card Backlash
Written by Julie Vegas on Tuesday, February 19th, 2013DC Comics received criticism recently for hiring anti-gay advocate Orson Scott Card to write for a Superman comic.
“As content creators we steadfastly support freedom of expression, however the personal views of individuals associated with DC Comics are just that – personal views – and not those of the company itself,” DC told the Advocate. (more…)