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When asked if he would ever adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, Peter Jackson responded that unlike the Tolkien novels he has already adapted, The Silmarillion is owned by the Tolkien estate, with there being one problem…
Recently, we reported about a ring once owned by legendary author Jane Austen being auctioned off. Well, the auction’s over and the auctioners (Sotheby’s) can only be pleased with the results.
E.L. James has definitely hit the jackpot when it comes to her Fifty Shades Trilogy. The British queen of “mommy porn” not only received a $5 million pay day when her series was optioned by Universal, but she is making $1.4 million per week off of her three bestselling novels.
A court battle is currently ensuing over the once-home of Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle perhaps being redeveloped. The Undershaw house is located in Hindhead, Surrey.
The Fifty Shades trilogy has topped 10 million sales already, making it one of the fastest selling book series of all time. Ever since Vintage Books put the series out, the E.L. James novels have been selling like hotcakes. The total sales includes sales of paperbacks, eBooks and audiobooks.
Following the latest Sookie Stackhouse novel Deadlocked, author Charlaine Harris only has two more books left in the series. However, she seems to be wanting to move on from the popular series.
E.L. James has revealed that following her Fifty Shades series, she has two more novels already written. She says one is another erotic tale and the other is a paranormal YA novel. But will she be able to maintain her popularity?
J.K. Rowling‘s Harry Potter books are already available on her website Pottermore, but now they will be coming to Amazon Prime members. Amazon Prime is Amazon’s premium service that offers exclusive special discounts, free shipping and a “Lending Library” that lets you read eBooks for free.
Dexter looks to have some competition on the market, as FX is developing a new series adapted from Chelsea Cain‘s Archie Sheridan/Gretchen Lowell series.
Stephen King fans will be looking forward to 2013, as the sequel to The Shining entitled Doctor Sleep will be released on January 15th from Scribner. And to get you even more excited, the synopsis for the book has just been released: