Brad Meltzer Announces New Picture Book Biography Series
Written by Brandon Williams on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013Decoded host and author Brad Meltzer has announced that he has signed a deal with Penguin’s Dial Book for Young Readers imprint.
He will be writing a picture book series, called “Ordinary People Change the World.” Each book in the series is biographical, with the first two titled I Am Amelia Earhart and I Am Abraham Lincoln. Both of those books will be released in early 2014. (more…)
Order of 1-800-Where-R-You Books
1-800-WHERE-R-YOU is a series of YA mystery novels by American author Meg Cabot. Jess Mestriani is a high school sophomore who got struck by lightning and was given the ability to find missing people. Along with a guy named Rob, who she met in detention, Jess tries to help those in need. The series was adapted into the Lifetime TV show Missing, which ran for three seasons. (more…)
Order of Mediator Books
The Mediator is a series of YA paranormal novels by American novelist Meg Cabot (originally as Jenny Carroll). The main character of the series if 16 year-old girl Suze Simon, a mediator. She is able to assist ghosts tie up loose ends in order to move on. She has the ability to see, touch, communicate with and defend herself (when need be) against ghosts. The film/television rights have been optioned by producer Julia Pistor. (more…)
Order of Princess Diaries Books
The Princess Diaries is a YA chick lit series by American author Meg Cabot. The main character of the series is Mia Thermopolis, who was living a simple life. Her goals were for her best friend’s brother to take notice to her and to pass her Algebra class. But everything changes when her father informs her that she is the heir to the throne of Genovia, and now she must take princess lessons every day after school. (more…)
Order of Meg Cabot Books
Meg Cabot is an American author who writes romance, paranormal romance, mystery and chick lit for adults, young adults and children. Meg has also written under the pen names Patricia Cabot (for romance novels) and Jenny Carroll (for YA novels) Meg is best known for her Princess Diaries series, but has several other series, including The Mediator, 1-800-WHERE-R-U, Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls and the Heather Wells Mysteries series. Her novel The Princess Diaries was adapted to film by Walt Disney Pictures in 2001, starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews. (more…)
Order of Bentley Little Books
Bentley Little is an American author of horror novels. His novels are set in Arizona and the Southwestern United States. He believes that there are no holds barred in getting the readers to squirm while reading his horror fiction. Unlike most authors, he prefers to be judged based on the quality of his work, rather than by self-promotion. He doesn’t even have internet access. Besides a few interviews he does to promote his books, he avoids a lot of the promotion almost every author does. Bentley splits his time between Arizona – where he writes – and Fullerton, California – where he lives with his wife, Wai Sau, and their son. (more…)
Order of Jack Nightingale Books
Jack Nightingale is the central character in a series of supernatural thriller novels by British author Stephen Leather. Nightingale is a former police negotiator, who is agnostic about religious subjects. He learns from a man who claims to be his father that he sold his soul at birth to a demon. (more…)
Order of Spider Shepherd Books
Spider Shepherd is the protagonist in a series of action-thriller/hardboiled mystery novels by British author Stephen Leather. Dan Shepherd, also known as “Spider,” is a former SAS trooper who is now a detective who works in an elite undercover squad. (more…)
Order of Stephen Leather Books
Stephen Leather is a British author of thriller and mystery novels. He is best known for his Spider Shepherd and Jack Nightingale series. He isn’t married to one genre, however, and has even written a series of erotic novellas. Aside from his novels, has written television, including London’s Burning, The Knock and Murder in the Mind. As a journalist, he has written for the Glasgow Herald, Daily Mirror, The Times, Daily Mail and the Hong Kong publication South China Morning Post. Stephen has lived in England, the Far East, the United States and Ireland. He currently resides in Thailand. (more…)
Order of Mark Gimenez Books
Mark Gimenez is an American author of thriller novels – mostly legal thrillers. In addition to being a bestselling author, Gimenez is also a practicing lawyer. He received his Bachelor’s with honours in Political Science from Southwest Texas State University, then got his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 1980. From there, he practiced law at a large firm in Dallas and moved up to becoming a partner. A decade later, he left in order to start his own practice and start writing. Mark lives in Fort Worth, Texas with his wife and their two sons – one of which, Cole, he has co-authored an eBook with (Parts & Labor). (more…)