Order of Christopher Anvil Books

Christopher Anvil is the pen name of American author Harry Christopher Crosby (1925-2009), best known for his science fiction short stories. His stories often appeared in Astounding Magazine due to the fact that he could write a plot that was a favourite of editor John W. Campbell – aliens who had superior firepower being defeated due to superior intelligence and ingenuity of humans. (more…)

Val McDermid Gets Ink’d

Following an appearance as a guest speaker Sunderland University lecture, a woman in a blonde wig and a trilby hat poured ink on Scottish novelist Val McDermid.

“The last person in the queue had a very old copy of a non-fiction book I published back in the 1990s, then demanded I sign a Top Of The Pops annual with a picture of Jimmy Savile, which I didn’t want to sign because I thought it wasn’t appropriate,” she said. (more…)

Order of Terry Oliver Mejdrich Books

Terry Oliver Mejdrich is an American author of suspense novels as well as a poet, newspaper columnist and freelance writer. He describes himself as “a man of the forest.” Terry lives with his wife Darlene on a remote lake in Northern Minnesota. (more…)

Order of Anne Korkeakivi Books

Anne Korkeakivi is an American author of women’s fiction. Her short stories have been published by the Atlantic, the Yale Review, the Bellevue Literary Review, the Brooklyn Review and other magazines. She has lived in New York City, Massachusetts, France and currently lives in Switzerland with her husband and their two daughters. (more…)

James Patterson To Be Honoured With Doctorate at FAU

Florida Atlantic University is awarding Palm Beach Resident and bestselling author James Patterson with an honourary doctorate this May.

So far, it has been approved by the Board of Trustees and will be voted on by the entire board in January. (more…)

Order of Chris Binchy Books

Chris Binchy is an Irish author of literary fiction. The nephew of beloved Irish novelist Maeve Binchy, Chris graduated from Trinity College Dublin. Before becoming a full-time writer, Chris worked as a chef. (more…)

“Hush, Hush” Gets Optioned by LD Entertainment

While the Hush, Hush series has now ended, LD Entertainment has optioned the rights to the YA series. The series will be adapted by Patrick Sean Smith (creator of the TV series Greek) and production is expected to be underway in Fall 2013.

The series is about a 16 year-old girl named Nora who meets a mysterious new boy named Patch at school. Although her instincts say otherwise, she is drawn to his charm. Soon, she finds out her instincts were right and Patch is a fallen angel. (more…)

Order of Moonlight Books

The Moonlight series is a series of paranormal romance novels by American novelist Nancy Gideon. The series mixes the world of detective work with shapeshifters, and of course, passionate love. (more…)

Order of Midnight Books

The Midnight series is a series of historical/paranormal romance novels by American novelist Nancy Gideon. The series takes place in multiple periods of time, involving vampires finding human lovers. (more…)

Tolkien’s Great-Grandson Approves of “The Hobbit”

Great-grandson of the great J.R.R. Tolkien, Royd, has commended Peter Jackson and screenwriters Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens on their adaptation of The Hobbit, and mentioned that it was an ambitious decision to adapt the novel into three movies.

“Pete, Fran and Philippa are just great and they’re really fans of Tolkien as well, which you’d have to be to take on a task like this … and they’ve got a real knowledge of his work as well,” he says. “To expand it into three films is brave, but if anyone can do it, those guys can pull it off.” (more…)