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It appears that those who are waiting for the sequel to famous Stephen King novel The Shining will have to wait even longer for the long-awaited sequel.

Stephen King has been a pioneer in the eBook industry. The Plant was serialized online and Riding the Bullet was one of the first mass market novels to hit the eBook format. King’s next novel, Joyland, will be released exclusively in the paperback format – at least at first.

The next Nicholas Sparks book-to-movie will be Safe Haven and it has been revealed that the next Sparks couple will be Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel.

James Patterson has been very charitable as of late. He is going to donate 3,000 books to the Los Angeles Unified School District. This means that 60 high schools in the school district will each receive a box of Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment books and the 77 middle schools will each get a box […]

Ellen Degeneres will be narrating the audiobook version of E.L. James‘ Fifty Shades of Grey. Being that this is Ellen, we can hardly expect a straight read from the comedienne.

After writing all seven Harry Potter adaptations, Steve Kloves is now going to be putting down the pen in favour of sitting in the director’s chair. The word is that the Harry Potter screenwriter will be directing the new live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book.

It’s almost Tuesday, which usually means that you’ll see a lot of new books coming out. This week, we have a new book from Stephen King and one from a less established food-themed mystery writer Jessica Beck.

J.K. Rowling may have hit the peak of her success with Harry Potter, but she still has high hopes for her first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy. The title, along with a brief plot synopsis, was released Thursday by Little, Brown & Co.

Thriller/mystery author Brad Meltzer is releasing a new book called Heroes For My Daughter. His daughter Lila begged him for it after Meltzer released Heroes For My Son.

Stephen Fry has been cast in a new television movie based on a novel by Ian Rankin, called Doors Open. In it, he plays an art expert by the name of Professor Gissing who finds himself mixed up in a heist.