Flavia De Luce To Get British TV Adaptation
Written by Ella Thomson on Monday, February 11th, 2013With the fifth novel of the Flavia de Luce series coming out, the 11 year-old detective is also going to be making her way to television.
“It’s incredible, it’s almost unbelievable,” says author Alan Bradley regarding the fact that Sam Mendes (Skyfall, American Beauty) will be at the helm of the proposed series. (more…)
Stephen King Discusses “Doctor Sleep”
Written by Ella Thomson on Monday, February 11th, 2013Stephen King recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly about his upcoming novel, Doctor Sleep. It is, of course, the sequel to his classic novel The Shining.
“When the [sequel] idea would pop up in my mind I would think, ‘Now Danny’s 20, or now he’s 25. … I wonder if he’s drinking like his father?’” he said. “Finally I decided ‘Okay, why don’t I use that in the story and just revisit that whole issue? Like father, like son.’” (more…)
Order of David Wood Books
David Wood is an American author of action-thriller, adventure, fantasy and speculative fiction novels. He writes the Dane Maddock Adventures series as well as The Absent Gods fantasy series (as David Debord). He enjoys history, archaeology, mythology and cryptozoology. His favourite books include Pendergast by Preston & Child, the Dirk Pitt books, anything by James Rollins and Robert Jordan‘s The Wheel of Time. (more…)
Order of Ember Books
The Books of Ember is a young adult fantasy quartet by American novelist Jeanne DuPrau. The Books of Ember are about a city where there’s no light – no sun, no moon, no natural light at all. The only source of light is electricity, which is beginning to fail. The series is being adapted to graphic novel format. (more…)
Order of Jeanne DuPrau Books
Jeanne DuPrau is an American author of fantasy and young adult novels. She is the author of the Books of Ember fantasy series. Jeanne never set out to become a writer, but has always enjoyed writing. She wrote her first book when she was five titled Frosty the Snowman, which is five pages long and illustrated in crayon. In her spare time, Jeanne enjoys ice skating, bird watching, gardening, playing piano and cooking. (more…)
Order of Haunted Bookshop Mysteries Books
The Haunted Bookshop Mysteries is a cozy mystery series by Alice Kimberly (Alice Alfonsi & Marc Cerasini). The series follows Penelope Thornton-McClure, who owns a bookshop in Rhode Island that is haunted by the ghost of Jack Shepard, who assists her in solving various mysteries. (more…)
Order of Coffeehouse Mysteries Books
The Coffehouse Mysteries is a series of cozy mystery novels by Cleo Coyle, the pen name of American authors Alice Alfonsi and Marc Cerasini. The series is set in a Greenwich Village coffeehouse called the Village Blend, which is managed by Clare Cosi. The Village Blend is considered to be a local landmark of sorts. (more…)
Order of Marc Cerasini Books
Marc Cerasini is an American author of cozy mystery novels, young adult novels, picture books, television tie-ins, movie novelizations and military non-fiction. He co-authors the Coffeehouse Mysteries and Haunted Bookshop Mysteries with his wife, Alice Alfonsi. He has also ghostwritten for Tom Clancy. He is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. (more…)
Order of Cleo Coyle Books
Cleo Coyle and Alice Kimberly are pen names belonging to American author Alice Alfonsi. Alice Alfonsi co-authors the Coffeehouse Mysteries series (as Cleo Coyle) and the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries (as Alice Kimberly) with husband Marc Cerasini. Aside from those cozy mystery series, Alice has also written many young adult television tie-in novels (such as That’s So Raven, Hannah Montana and High School Musical novels) and movie novelizations (including several Star Wars tie-ins and novelizations) under her real name. (more…)
Order of His Dark Materials Books
His Dark Materials is a series of high fantasy/sci-fi novels by English author Philip Pullman. The series follows two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry as they travel across parallel universes and encounter things such as witches and armoured polar bears. The series was written for young adults, but can also be read by adults. The first novel in the series, The Golden Compass (aka Northern Lights) was adapted to film in 2007. (more…)