Order of John Burdett Books
John Burdett is a British novelist of crime fiction. He is best known for his Sonchai Jitpleecheep novels that are set in Bangkok. His novels deal with Thai culture, superstitions and paranormal beliefs in Thailand as well as the crime scene in Thailand. Burdett is interested in moving beyond the detective genre when he is done with his current Sonchai Jitpleecheep series. (more…)
Ian Fleming Biopic Gets Director
Written by Dan Malone on Sunday, May 20th, 2012Duncan Jones has signed on to direct the biopic based on the life of Ian Fleming before he ever penned the James Bond series.
Jones had this to say about the project, “Fleming lived through one of the most perilous periods in world history, in a position that allowed him a unique vantage point of all the players, all the stakes. He witnesses true heroism first-hand. And he saw the evil men could do. Then, when the war ended, he went off to write fiction. The essential question for me is; where did Ian Fleming end and Bond begin?” (more…)
“The Creed of Violence” Film Project Gets Financer
Written by Dan Malone on Sunday, May 20th, 2012Cross Creek Pictures is now set to produce and finance Todd Field’s film adaptation of The Creed of Violence, based on the novel by Boston Teran.
The novel is set during the Mexican Revolution in 1910, as seen through the eyes of an assassin named Rawbone and a bureau agent named John Lourdes. They’re forced to work together to infiltrate an arms smuggling ring. (more…)
Sherlock Holmes Wins Guinness World Record
Written by Dan Malone on Sunday, May 20th, 2012Sherlock Holmes has been declared the most portrayed literary character in television and film, as recognized by the Guinness World Records. Sherlock Holmes has been portrayed 254 times with the next most portrayed character being Shakespeare’s Hamlet at 206 times. (more…)
Orion Signs For Two More Crais Novels
Written by Dan Malone on Sunday, May 20th, 2012Orion has signed Robert Crais for two more novels, as the author’s eBooks have been selling exceptionally well.
Deputy publisher Jon Wood purchased the UK/Commonwealth rights from Caspian Dennis. The novels are set to be released in 2013 and 2014. (more…)
TNT To Develop King & Maxwell and Tom Clancy TV Series
Written by Dan Malone on Sunday, May 20th, 2012TNT is developing 11 new series, the station announced on Wednesday. As you can imagine, several of the shows are related to popular authors. (more…)
Fleming Wanted Hitchcock To Direct Bond
Written by Dan Malone on Saturday, May 19th, 2012A secret telegram has been found that revealed that James Bond creator Ian Fleming had a preference for a director for the first Bond film (which at the time was going to be Thunderball). (more…)
Charlaine Harris Announces End of Sookie Stackhouse Series
Written by Dan Malone on Saturday, May 19th, 2012Charlaine Harris has announced the end date for her popular Sookie Stackhouse series. She posted on Facebook said that the final book in the series, Dead Ever After will be released on May 2, 2013. (more…)
Order of The Chronicles Of Narnia Books
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of children’s fantasy novels by Irish author C.S. Lewis. The series has sold over 100 million copies in 47 different languages. The series is set in a magical place called Narnia, a fictional realm where animals talk and good battles evil. The series contains many different Christian themes and characters are borrowed from various mythologies. (more…)
Order of C.S. Lewis Books
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) was an Irish author who was best known for writing The Chronicles of Narnia. He wrote fantasy and sci-fi books and plenty of non-fiction. His books were largely targetted at children. His work would contain several Christian themes. Lewis was a close friend of J.R.R. Tolkien, as they served on the faculty together at Oxford. Lewis died on the same day as John F. Kennedy and Aldous Huxley – November 22, 1963. (more…)