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The final novel written by the late Irish author Maeve Binchy, A Week in Winter, has proven to be a major Christmas blockbuster; the biggest of her career. The novel’s sales, published last month by Orion, are up nearly 50% over her previous publication, Minding Frankie.

Ken Follett and Margaret Maron have been named 2013 Grand Masters by the Mystery Writers of America (MWA).

The BBC is adapting J.K. Rowling‘s adult novel The Casual Vacancy for television. The novel is Rowling’s first full-length novel besides her Harry Potter books. Rowling said that BBC is the “perfect home” for the adaptation.

An original piece of hand-coloured Calvin & Hobbes artwork by Bill Watterson has broken the world record for the sale of a comic strip. The original strip was auctioned at Heritage Auctions for $203,150 on November 16th. “A world record price like this is a testament to just how beloved Calvin & Hobbes was and […]

The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien and HarperCollins have filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. for $80 million over using licensed characters from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit series in online games of various types. The lawsuit alleges that Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema infringed on the contract by licensing the characters out […]

Bryce Courtenay, the most popular Australian author, died on Thursday at home in Canberra. He was 79. He announced that his novel Jack of Diamonds would be his last, due to his battle with stomach cancer. The novel was published earlier this month. His only novel to breakthrough in the United States was The Power […]

With authors like E.L. James and Sylvia Day being all the rage as of late, one may wonder if some of the fiction giants will ever try their hand at erotica. John Grisham recalls his first attempt at writing a sex scene, and the review it garnered from his wife of 31 years, Renee.

Warner Bros. has acquired film rights for Jo Nesbo‘s upcoming thriller novel The Son. The film will be produced by Kevin McCormick’s Langley Park company.

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James is now the fastest selling book in the history of France, selling 150,000 copies in two days. Titled “Cinquante nuances de Grey,” the novel has been panned by critics, but that has had no effect on sales. “It is amazingly popular. We have never stocked a book that […]

It has been revealed that Agatha Christie was denied damehood in the 50’s because her work was “too lowbrow” for the prestigious honour. At the time, it was thought that she was “not worth more than the CBE.”