Order of Kimberla Lawson Roby Books
Kimberla Lawson Roby is an American novelist of romantic and women’s fiction. She is the author of the Reverend Curtis Black series. Her novels deal with church corruption, addictions, infidelity, sibling rivalries, domestic violence, sexual harassment and abuse, racial and gender discrimination in the workplace and other important issues such as those. Kim lives in Illinois with her husband, Will. (more…)
George R.R. Martin To Adapt New Shows For HBO; Fans Unhappy
Written by Ella Thomson on Monday, February 11th, 2013With the hit television show Game of Thrones, author George R.R. Martin has signed a new two-year deal with HBO to develop new shows. However, his fans are not too happy about the announcement.
What’s the problem? They want more books. (more…)
Order of Simon Kernick Books
Simon Kernick is an English author of crime thriller novels. While he was studying at Brighton Polytechnic for a degree in humanities, he was writing crime fiction short stories. It took Simon about ten years, but he finally got a book deal in 2001. Simon lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and two daughters. (more…)
BlackBerry, Gaiman Announce New Project
Written by Ella Thomson on Monday, February 11th, 2013BlackBerry has announced that it will be collaborating with author Neil Gaiman on a year-long project. The project is called A Calendar of Tales and installments will be released on a monthly basis. One interesting little twist is that readers will be encouraged to contribute.
“I’ve always been fascinated by the relationship between fans and artists, and between art and technology,” said Gaiman. “This project is a terrific way to explore all of those relationships, using the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Keep Moving Hub to find out how technology and community interaction can inspire the artistic process, and elevate the work itself to another level.” (more…)
Order of Dane Maddock Books
Dane Maddock is the central character in a series of action-thriller/adventure novels by American novelist David Wood. In the series, Maddock teams with Uriah “Bones” Bonebrake to hunt for treasure and what they usually end up finding is trouble. They explore sunken ships, lost treasures and ancient mysteries. (more…)
Flavia De Luce To Get British TV Adaptation
Written by Ella Thomson on Monday, February 11th, 2013With the fifth novel of the Flavia de Luce series coming out, the 11 year-old detective is also going to be making her way to television.
“It’s incredible, it’s almost unbelievable,” says author Alan Bradley regarding the fact that Sam Mendes (Skyfall, American Beauty) will be at the helm of the proposed series. (more…)
Stephen King Discusses “Doctor Sleep”
Written by Ella Thomson on Monday, February 11th, 2013Stephen King recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly about his upcoming novel, Doctor Sleep. It is, of course, the sequel to his classic novel The Shining.
“When the [sequel] idea would pop up in my mind I would think, ‘Now Danny’s 20, or now he’s 25. … I wonder if he’s drinking like his father?’” he said. “Finally I decided ‘Okay, why don’t I use that in the story and just revisit that whole issue? Like father, like son.’” (more…)
Order of David Wood Books
David Wood is an American author of action-thriller, adventure, fantasy and speculative fiction novels. He writes the Dane Maddock Adventures series as well as The Absent Gods fantasy series (as David Debord). He enjoys history, archaeology, mythology and cryptozoology. His favourite books include Pendergast by Preston & Child, the Dirk Pitt books, anything by James Rollins and Robert Jordan‘s The Wheel of Time. (more…)
Order of Ember Books
The Books of Ember is a young adult fantasy quartet by American novelist Jeanne DuPrau. The Books of Ember are about a city where there’s no light – no sun, no moon, no natural light at all. The only source of light is electricity, which is beginning to fail. The series is being adapted to graphic novel format. (more…)
Order of Jeanne DuPrau Books
Jeanne DuPrau is an American author of fantasy and young adult novels. She is the author of the Books of Ember fantasy series. Jeanne never set out to become a writer, but has always enjoyed writing. She wrote her first book when she was five titled Frosty the Snowman, which is five pages long and illustrated in crayon. In her spare time, Jeanne enjoys ice skating, bird watching, gardening, playing piano and cooking. (more…)