Order of Crow Girl Books
Crow Girl is a series of young adult novels by English author Kate Cann. Lily Stanfield is an outsider who is bullied by the other girls and unnoticed by boys. But once she meets a murder of crows in the woods, her life changes. Cann got the idea for the series when she saw some crows following an old man around a park. (more…)
Order of Beach Books
The Beach series is a series of young adult fiction by English novelist Kate Cann. Kate wrote these summer-themed books to sling in a beach bag and be read by the sea. (more…)
Order of Kate Cann Books
Kate Cann is an English author of young adult novels in addition to being a journalist. Kate decided to become an author when she was working as a copy editor, working on young adult fiction and thought she could do better. She got a lot of her material eavesdropping on her teenage children and their friends. She has written several series, including her Crow Girl series. (more…)
Order of William P. Young Books
William Paul Young is a Canadian novelist of suspense. Paul was raised around a stoneage tribe by his missionary parents in New Guinea (now West Papua). Later, his family would return to Canada, where he would attend Canadian Bible College. He would move to Portland, Oregon and meet his future wife, Kim, there. (more…)
Order of Leonid McGill Books
Leonid McGill is the central character in a series of hardboiled crime fiction/mystery novels by American novelist Walter Mosley. Leonid is an old-school private investigator based out of Manhattan. McGill is not above taking a shady job in order to get a quick buck. (more…)
Order of Easy Rawlins Books
Easy Rawlins is the protagonist in a series of historical mystery novels by American author Walter Mosley. Easy is a WWII vet-turned-hardboiled detective based out of Los Angeles. The books are set in the 1940s up to the 1960s. The series takes a hard look at racial inequities experienced by African-Americans. The character was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the 1995 adaptation of Devil in a Blue Dress. (more…)
Order of Walter Mosley Books
Walter Mosley is an American novelist of crime fiction and historical mystery novels. He is best known for his hardboiled detective series featuring Easy Rawlins. Mosley’s father was an African-American clerk in the U.S. Army and his mother was a personnel clerk of Russian-Jewish descent. As an only child, he used his imagination to fill the void that he would later be able to hone into his fiction career. His inspirations include Dashiell Hammett, Graham Greene and Raymond Chandler. In 1992, presidential candidate Bill Clinton named him as one of his favourite authors. (more…)
Order of Michael Ledwidge Books
Michael Ledwidge is an American author of thriller and suspense novels. He is best known for his work co-authoring books with bestselling novelist James Patterson, including his Michael Bennett series and the first Daniel X novel. (more…)
Stephen King Short Story To Be Adapted To Film
Written by Jenny Brady on Saturday, October 27th, 2012Stephen King is getting yet another one of his stories to make the big screen. This time, it’s a short story called Gramma that was in the short story collection Skeleton Crew and also was adapted for The New Twilight Zone series.
Universal has brought on director Peter Cornwell, screenwriter Matt Greenberg and lead actor Frances O’Connor. The film will be re-titled Mercy. (more…)
Order of Primal Instinct Books
Primal Instinct is a series of paranormal romance novels by American author Rhyannon Byrd. The series follows the Buchanan brothers in world where supernatural beings not only exist, but there is also a hidden darkness inside the brothers – whether they choose to believe it or not. (more…)