Order of Anne McCaffrey Books
Anne McCaffrey (1926-2011) was an American-Irish novelist of science fiction, fantasy and planetary romance. She is best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series and the novel The Ship Who Sang. She got the inspiration for another one of her well known novels, Restoree, when she saw how women were portrayed in science fiction, while their men would be the ones fighting the aliens, thus it was important to her to create a stronger female lead character. McCaffrey would receive dozens among dozens of awards for her work and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2006. She died at age 85 from a stroke. (more…)
Order of Michael Palmer Books
Michael Palmer (1942-2013) was an American novelist of medical thrillers. Before becoming a novelist, Michael Palmer spent 20 years practicing medicine. Palmer didn’t originally want to be an author, but after reading Coma by Robin Cook (a fellow Wesleyan grad), he realized he could too. As of this writing, all of his novels have made the New York Times Bestseller List. (more…)
Order of Billy Boyle Books
Billy Boyle is a fictional character created by American novelist James R. Benn. Following in his family’s footsteps, Billy is a detective with the Boston Police Department. When the United States joins World War II, it is feared that Billy will be killed defending the British. (more…)
Order of James R. Benn Books
James R. Benn is an American author of historical fiction and mystery novels. He is best known for his Billy Boyle series, which is set during World War II. Before becoming an author, he got his Bachelors degree from the University of Connecticut and also got his Master of Library Science from Southern Connecticut State University. He is also the director of the Godfrey Memorial Library, a private family history library. (more…)
“The Casual Vacancy” Sales Numbers Released
Written by Dan Malone on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012J.K. Rowling‘s The Casual Vacancy sold 125,000 copies in its opening week, which definitely impressive, but it failed to pass Dan Brown‘s record for The Lost Symbol (which is 550,946). (more…)
New “Little House” Film Adaptation in the Works?
Written by Dan Malone on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012Sony Pictures is looking at adapting the Laura Ingalls Wilder book Little House on the Prairie (actually, the entire Little House series) into a film.
The screeplay would be written by Abi Morgan and David Gordon Green would take the helm. (more…)
“The Casual Vacancy” Removed from #1 Spot on Amazon List
Written by Dan Malone on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012After being on sale for less than a week, The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan has toppled The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling on Amazon’s bestseller list.
The fact that Rowling has been removed from the top spot so quick is surprising. One theory is that the fact that the fact that the book got one million preorders may have affected post-release sales.
Order of Annie Raymond Books
Annie Raymond is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by British author Penny Grubb. Annie works as a private investigator. (more…)
Order of Penny Grubb Books
Penny Grubb is an English author of crime fiction. Penny started writing at age 4 and was entering writing competitions at age 9. Her books feature private investigator Annie Raymond. Penny also works as a scientist. (more…)
Order of Jordan Poteet Books
Jordan Poteet is a fictional character featured in a series of detective fiction novels by American author Jeff Abbott. The series is set in Texas and is centered around Poteet’s eccentric family, living in a small town in Texas. (more…)