Order of Adele Parks Books

Adele Parks is an English author of women’s fiction. Her books cover tough issues in an up-front manner. Her novels have been translated into 25 different languages and they have all been top ten bestsellers. Adele is an Ambassador of The Reading Agency’s Six Book Challenge and she is also involved in children’s charities. (more…)

Order of Ken Goddard Books

Ken Goddard is an American novelist of thrillers. Before becoming an author, Goddard worked as a deputy sheriff and criminalist. Although he says his co-workers says he’s “too much of a cop to being a good scientist” and “too much of a scientist to be a good cop,” his experiences in each of those fields lend themselves to his work as a writer. (more…)

Order of John Holliday/Templar Books

Lt. Col. John Holliday is the protagonist in a series of historical thrillers by Canadian novelist Paul Christopher (Christopher Hyde). Holliday is a former Army Ranger. The series is also known as the Templar series. (more…)

Bryce Courtenay Says To Youth: “Dream Big”

Bryce Courtenay received an honourary doctorate from the University of Canberra and said this generation was the most intelligent the world had ever seen.

“The world is discombobulated; it is in a terrible mess, and it is your job, your privilege, to get us out of this mess,” he told the university students.

“You have to dare your genius to walk the wildest unknown way. We are depending on you. Don’t bugger up.” (more…)

P.D. James Pays Tribute To Nina Bawden

Crime fiction novelist P.D. James made a moving tribute to Nina Bawden, who she called “one of the greatest storytellers of our generation.” Nina, the author of Carrie’s War, passed away last month.

Friends, family and well-wishers in the hundreds gathered at the Assembly Hall in Islington to pay tribute to Bawden, who died at age 87.

Baroness James recalls her first meeting with Bawden at a dinner party. “There was much laughter. There always was when Nina was present,” said James. (more…)

The Gender Wars: Jodi Picoult vs. Jeffery Eugenides

Jeffery Eugenides had choice words to say about Jodi Picoult to Salon, “I didn’t really know why Jodi Picoult is complaining. She’s a huge best-seller and everyone reads her books, and she doesn’t seem starved for attention.”

This was a reply to a tweet that Jodi sent out that read “[The New York Times] raved about Franzen’s new book. Is anyone shocked? Would love to see the NYT rave about authors who aren’t white male literary darlings.”

Here is more of what Eugenides said: (more…)

Order of Christopher Hyde Books

Christopher Hyde is a Canadian author of thriller novels. He has worked for CBC as a writer and producer. His series characters include Finn Ryan and John Holliday. He commonly writes under the pen name Paul Christopher. (more…)

Order of Anne Rivers Siddons Books

Anne Rivers Siddons was an American novelist of Southern literature. She was born on January 9th, 1936 and passed away on September 11th, 2019. Her novel The House Next Door was adapted to a TV movie on Lifetime, starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Colin Ferguson and Lara Flynn Boyle. The novel was referred to as one of the finest horror novels of the century by Stephen King in his non-fiction book Danse Macabre. (more…)

Order of T.C. Boyle Books

T. Coraghessan Boyle is an American novelist and short story writer. The common themes of his novels include baby boomers, satire, realism and anti-heroes. His novels are set all over the United States as well as other countries, but a common locale is California. (more…)

Order of Fool’s Gold Books

Fool’s Gold is a fictional town and the basis of a series of romance novels by American author Susan Mallery. Fool’s Gold is set in the Sierra Nevadas of California and is the “Land of Happy Endings.” It’s a friendly town with a strong sense of community. The series is basically split up into trilogies (ie. the Perfect trilogy, the Only trilogy, the Summer trilogy). For more info on the town of Fool’s Gold, you can visit the Fool’s Gold website. (more…)