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The husband of E.L. James, Niall Leonard, has signed a deal with Random House Children’s Publishing to write a gritty young adult novel titled Crusher. It’s a crime thriller about a teen in London accused of murdering his stepfather.

Wouldn’t it be nice to find out you happened to be the owner of a ring that once belonged to legendary author Jane Austen? The ring is gold with a blue stone and had been passed down from generation to generation. Descendants of Austen are looking to auction the ring off for approximately £30,000.

E.L. James is considering a second Fifty Shades trilogy – this time through the eyes of Christian Grey. The original trilogy was written through the viewpoint of Anastasia Steele, so this would be a totally new spin on the Fifty Shades series.

The next James Bond novel will see an aged version of the super-spy, who has a more realistic love life. William Boyd intends to explore Bond as a human being with more realistic viewpoint. “He is a middle-aged man, a middle-aged spy, and that’s one of the things that interests me,” Boyd said. The currently […]

Eva Gabrielsson says that her long-time partner Stieg Larsson would be furious if his final novel in the Millennium series was finished by a ghostwriter. Gabrielsson had hoped to finish the novel herself as to keep it faithful to Stieg’s original idea. Unfortunately, because they were not married, Larsson’s family is not allowing her to […]

Jeff Kinney‘s seventh Diary of a Wimpy Kid book now has a title – The Third Wheel. The cover has been revealed as well, which is brown in colour. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series has nearly reached four million copies in UK sales.

Names such as Steven Spielberg, Stephen King and even President Barack Obama were among those who commented on the popular sci-fi author Ray Bradbury’s passing on Tuesday. “He was my muse for the better part of my sci-fi career,” Spielberg wrote. “He lives on through his legion of fans. In the world of science fiction […]

Alzheimer’s sufferer Terry Pratchett says he’s not afraid of dying, but he is afraid of dying badly. He says, “I am scared of dying badly. But then I think that is something most people (are scared of).” Despite the disease, Pratchett remains busy. He’s written a novel inspired by the Charles Dickens character Artful Dodger […]

Good news for Calvin & Hobbes fans! This November, The Complete Calvin & Hobbes will be making its way to the paperback format. Rather than the three-volume set of the hardcover, the paperback will be made up of four volumes. The set comes with a slipcase with Calvin and Hobbes on the cover.

New Regency has picked up the rights to the Stephen Hunter novel The 47th Samurai. Titled “The Sword,” the screenplay will be written by Robert Kamen with Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing. The novel is apart of Hunter’s Bob Lee Swagger series. Another book in the series, Point of Impact was adapted into the movie Shooter, […]