Order of Visitation/Winston Brothers Books

The Visitation and Winston Brothers series are two connected series of romantic fiction by American novelist Lori Foster. The Winston Brothers series follows the Winston Brothers, which includes Mack, Cole, Chase and Zane. The Visitation series is a related series set in the town of Visitation, North Carolina. (more…)

Order of Lori Foster Books

Lori Foster is an American novelist of romance and romantic suspense novels as well as urban fantasy using the pen name L.L. Foster. Lori fell in love with romantic fiction when she was out sick with pneumonia. After two years, she decided she wanted to write her own romance novels. Her favourite romance novelists include Kresley Cole, Linda Howard, Elizabeth Lowell and others. Lori lives with her husband in rural Ohio. (more…)

Fake William Gibson Twitter Account Provides Sweet Tweets

A William Gibson enthusiast has been tweeting some story ideas that are quite like something like you’d hear from the authentic article. Gibson’s attention to deal, political leanings and complex science fiction plots are all present in these 140-character messages.

The bio for the account reads: “Synopses for William Gibson novels that are definitely 100% real, but only in a timeline with greater authenticity than this one.” (more…)

Order of Irish Country Books

The Irish Country series is a series of novels by Irish-Canadian author Patrick Taylor. The series follows Barry Laverty, who has his medical degree and goes for a job working as an assistant at a small practice in the village of Ballybucklebo. Here he will learn more about life, love and the country life than he ever imagined. (more…)

Le Carre, Rushdie Squash Feud

Authors John le Carre and Salman Rushdie have squashed their long-running feud over the freedom to insult religion.

The issue got heated in The Guardian in 1997, but actually started in 1989 when le Carre tried to get Rushdie to stop distribution of his novel The Satanic Verses due to the threat of violence by Muslims.

Eight years later in 1997, John was frustrated over being accused of anti-Semitism in his novel The Tailor of Panama. Rushdie couldn’t sympathize with le Carre because he was “so ready to join in an earlier campaign of vilification against a fellow writer.” (more…)

Order of Patrick Taylor Books

Patrick Taylor is an Irish-Canadian novelist of world literature and medical fiction. Patrick studied medicine in Northern Ireland before he left for Canada to work in human infertility. He received three lifetime achievement awards for his work. His novels are all set in Northern Ireland and all have achieved bestseller status in Canada to date. Taylor resides in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. (more…)

Bryce Courtenay’s Final Novel Released

After a long delay, Bryce Courtenay‘s final book has been released.

“It’s been a privilege to write for you and to have you accept me as a storyteller in your lives,” he wrote. “Now, as my story draws to an end, may I say only, ‘Thank you. You have been simply wonderful’.”

Bryce has taken two years to write Jack of Diamonds, due to his battle with stomach cancer, which he recently found out was incurable. (more…)

Order of Seven Realms Books

Seven Realms is a series of young adult fantasy novels by American author Cinda Williams Chima. The series follows an ex-thief named Han Alister and Raisa ana’Marianna, a princess heir. They both came from different beginnings, but now their lives have intertwined in order to protect the kingdom of Fellsmarch. (more…)

Order of Cinda Williams Chima Books

Cinda Williams Chima is an American novelist of YA contemporary fantasy. Cinda started writing when she was in high school, but stopped in order to focus on college. After receiving her master’s, she worked as a clinical dietitian in Cleveland. She wouldn’t resume writing until her sons were teenagers. She is the author of The Heir Chronicles and the Seven Realms series. Much of her writing is influenced by her grandmother, who was a fortune teller, as well as Celtic beliefs. (more…)

Order of Bailey Ruth Books

Bailey Ruth is a series of paranormal-themed mystery novels by American author Carolyn Hart. Bailey Ruth Raeburn is the ghost of a woman who had been killed at sea, who has returned to her hometown of Adelaide, Oklahoma in order to save the life of a woman that it turns out she disliked when she was alive. Now, she wants to go on the hunt for the killer. (more…)