“Famous Five” TV Series in the Works?

Written by Ella Thomson on Sunday, July 15th, 2012

Kindle Entertainment has signed an agreement with Hachette UK to create a TV series based on Enid Blyton‘s Famous Five series.

Kindle is going to be pitching the series to distributors in order to gain funding. The Famous Five series sells nearly one million books every year, even decades after the series has ended. (more…)

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Peter Jackson/Tolkien News on “The Silmarillion” & a Third “Hobbit” Film

Written by Ella Thomson on Sunday, July 15th, 2012

When asked if he would ever adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, Peter Jackson responded that unlike the Tolkien novels he has already adapted, The Silmarillion is owned by the Tolkien estate, with there being one problem… (more…)

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Jane Austen’s Ring Destroys Original Auction Estimate

Written by Ella Thomson on Sunday, July 15th, 2012

Recently, we reported about a ring once owned by legendary author Jane Austen being auctioned off. Well, the auction’s over and the auctioners (Sotheby’s) can only be pleased with the results. (more…)

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Order of Lindsay Chamberlain Books


Lindsay Chamberlain is a fictional character who is the title character in a series of mystery novels by American author Beverly Connor. Lindsay is an archaeologist from the South who is very knowledgeable about Native American cultures and very adept at solving age-old crimes. (more…)

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Order of Beverly Connor Books


Beverly Connor is an American novelist and the author of the Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation Series as well as the Lindsay Chamberlain Archaeology Series. She also loves mysteries, so she intertwines her interest in murder into those series. (more…)

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Order of Christopher Moore Books


Christopher Moore is an American author of humourous fantasy novels. His books feature regular people who are transposed into extraordinary circumstances, such as the paranormal. Moore’s inspirations include John Steinbeck and Kurt Vonnegut. (more…)

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Order of Jaycee Clark Books


Jaycee Clark is an American author of romantic suspense novels. She writes the Kinncaid Brothers series. Clark says she likes to “play with imaginary people in her head” and whether they’re nice people or not, the girl always gets the guy in the end. (more…)

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Order of V.I. Warshawski Books


V.I. Warshawski is a fictional character featured in a series of crime novels by American author Sara Paretsky. Warshawski is a female investigator who breaks a lot of the taboos created for female PIs. She drinks scotch, will break into an office if need be and can fight. Still, with all her tomboyish traits, she also has a fair share of womanly traits to go along with them. The series was adapted into film back in 1991 starring Kathleen Turner, who gave an exception performance the despite the film’s failure as a whole. (more…)

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Order of Sara Paretsky Books


Sara Paretsky is an American novelist of detective fiction, largely featuring female private investigator V.I. Warshawski. Paretsky’s contributions to crime fiction include writing a female character who breaks all of the rules of what a female detective is “supposed” to be and transcending the typical labels. (more…)

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Order of Ryan Kealey Books


Ryan Kealey is a fictional character created by the late British-American author Andrew Britton. The character is a CIA agent who appears in all of Britton’s novels. (more…)

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