Order of Dan Gutman Books

Dan Gutman is an American author of children’s novels and non-fiction books. Many of his books are in his My Weird School series (and its sequel series) as well as his Baseball Card Adventures series. Infact, as a life-long baseball fan, baseball is a regular theme in his books. He has also expanded into writing about other sports. He tries to write books for kids who don’t enjoy reading. (more…)

Order of Gap Cycle Books

The Gap Cycle is a series of science fiction novels by American author Stephen R. Donaldson. The series is set in the future where the human race has been pushed out into space in order to find new resources. An alien species called the Amnion trade ores for technology with the humans. (more…)

Order of Thomas Covenant Books

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is a series of high fantasy novels by American author of Stephen R. Donaldson. Thomas Convenant is a cynical writer who suffers from leprosy. His fate is to become the saviour of an alternate world called The Land. The Land has varied geography, races, cultures and history, giving the series a diverse environment. (more…)

Order of Stephen R. Donaldson Books

Stephen R. Donaldson is an American novelist of fantasy, sci-fi and mystery novels. His work is complex, abstract and bleak with a lot of imagination, vivid characterizations and rapid pace. The work he is most well-known for his Thomas Covenant series. He has another major series called the Gap Cycle. He also writes under the pen name Reed Stephens. (more…)

Order of Thrush Green Books

Thrush Green is a series of novels by English author Miss Read (Dora Jessie Saint). The series is set in a village on the English countryside known as Thrush Green. The village neighbours Read’s other series, Fairacre. The series is a social comedy, full of gentle humour and social commentary (albeit subtle). (more…)

11/22/63 Director Leaves Project

Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme has left the film adaptation of 11/22/63 by Stephen King.

According to Demme, he and King did not see eye-to-eye about the project. (more…)

Order of Fairacre Books

Fairacre is a series of British literary fiction by English author Miss Read (Dora Jessie Saint). The series follows the various residents who live in the village of Fairacre, located in the English countryside. Miss Read is also a character in the series – she is a schoolmistress who teaches a group of lovable children. (more…)

L.A. Square Named After Ray Bradbury

The Los Angeles City Council have dedicated a square outside the Central Library to Ray Bradbury. The sci-fi author spent much of his life in Southern California.

His family moved to Los Angeles when he was 14. At Los Angeles High School, he joined the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society, where his work was critiqued by major authors like Robert A. Heinlein and Henry Kuttner. (more…)

Order of Miss Read Books

Miss Read was the pen name of English novelist Dora Jessie Saint (1913-2012); an author of novels set on the British countryside. Her series included Fairacre and Thrush Green – both set in British villages. “Miss Read” was also a character who appeared in her Fairacre series. Saint also worked as a teacher. She retired from writing in 1996 and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1998. Dora Jessie Saint passed away in April 2012 at the age of 98. (more…)

Charles Dickens Museum Re-Opens Next Week

The house where characters including Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby were written, the London home of Charles Dickens, will be re-opened next week. The house, which will be open to the public as a museum will contain many of the author’s possessions, such as his desk.

The house, located on Doughty Street in Bloomsbury, has undergone a £3.1m revamp with the idea that visitors will be given the impression that Dickens had simply stepped outside (a creepy thought!) (more…)