Order of The Great and Terrible Books

The Great and Terrible is a series of LDS fiction books by American author Chris Stewart. The series is set in the time before Creation, leading up to the final battle between good and evil. (more…)

Dennis Lehane Starts Own Imprint

After being offered the chance to start his own publishing imprint, author Dennis Lehane was definitely interested. However, he wanted to make sure he had full control over everything.

“I didn’t want anyone pressuring me to pick the ‘book of the moment,'” Lehane says. “This [arrangement] is informal, in the best sense of the word. It’s painless.”

The new HarperCollins imprint is called Dennis Lehane Books and will be debuting next month with The Cutting Season by Attica Locke – a screenwriter writing her first novel. (more…)

Order of Chris Stewart Books

Chris Stewart is an American author of techno-thrillers and LDS fiction. He is the author of the Great and Terrible series. Before becoming an author, Stewart was a pilot in the Air Force. Stewart is also a politician, running for Congress in his home state of Utah. (more…)

New “Derrick Storm” Graphic Novel Coming This October

Fresh off the latest eBook, A Bloody Storm, Richard Castle will be releasing a graphic novel featuring the Derrick Storm character.

The book will be out on October 15th and will be titled Storm Season. In it, Derrick will be tracking down a missing woman… (more…)

Stephenie Meyer Doesn’t Want You To Name Your Kid “Renesmee”

Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight series, is irked by parents who are naming their children after her characters.

“I am someone who strongly believes in reality, and that you don’t monkey around with people’s names. Whether they become a stripper or a lawyer has a large part to do with the name you give them. I would never name a real child Renesmee,” Stephenie told Entertainment Weekly. (more…)

John Banville To Write New Philip Marlowe Novel

John Banville, who recently finished his novel Ancient Light will be writing a Philip Marlowe novel under his pen name of Benjamin Black. It would be the first novel featuring the character created by Raymond Chandler since 1991, when Robert B. Parker wrote the novel Perchance to Dream.

“This all happened very speedily, in a matter of a few weeks,” Banville said of the deal to write a Philip Marlowe character. “Some years ago my agent, Ed Victor, had come up with the idea that I might write a Philip Marlowe novel, but the terms at the time weren’t right. In the meantime the Chandler estate changed hands, and suddenly I found myself committing to what is a daunting project. (more…)

Order of Inspector Banks Books

Inspector Alan Banks is a fictional character featured in a series of novels as well as short stories by English-Canadian author Peter Robinson. After working in the Unsolved Crime Squad for the Metropolitan Police in London, Banks got sick and tired of the materialism of the big city, packed his bags and left for the (fictional) town of Eastvale near Yorkshire. He works there as Detective Chief Inspector. The series has been adapted into a television series by ITV called DCI Banks, with the title character played by Stephen Tompkinson. (more…)

Order of Peter Robinson Books

Peter Robinson was an English-Canadian author of crime fiction. Robinson’s main character was Inspector Alan Banks, who works as a the DCI in a fictional town outside of Yorkshire. Robinson left England for Canada in 1974, where he occasionally teaches crime writing at the University of Toronto. (more…)

Order of Erica Spindler Books

Erica Spindler is an American author of romantic thriller novels. Erica found herself sick in bed, tired of daytime TV and decided to pick up a romance novel. From then on, she was hooked. Soon after, she tried her own hand at writing them. In 1996, she moved to suspense with the novel Forbidden Fruit. (more…)

Order of Griffin Powell Books

Griffin Powell is a series of romantic suspense novels by American author Beverly Barton, featuring the Griffin Powell character. (more…)