Order of Kenzie/Gennaro Books
Kenzie/Gennaro is a series of crime fiction novels by American novelist Dennis Lehane. The series features Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, who started out as childhood friends and eventually became private eyes, running their own detective agency in Boston. They have an on-again, off-again relationship as “more than friends,” but still manage to work together as partners. (more…)
Val McDermid To Re-Write “Northanger Abbey”; Other Austen Re-Writes Planned
Written by Jenny Brady on Thursday, July 19th, 2012Crime fiction novelist Val McDermid is looking to re-write the classic Jane Austen novel Northanger Abbey as part of a new series from HarperFiction. The updated edition of the novel is planned for Spring 2014.
Other Jane Austen novels being re-written include Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope and Pride & Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld. (more…)
Sony Pictures TV Gets Rights To “Outlander”
Written by Jenny Brady on Thursday, July 19th, 2012We already have True Blood and Game of Thrones, but soon we will have a TV series based on the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. (more…)
Literary Classics To Get New Erotica Updates
Written by Jenny Brady on Thursday, July 19th, 2012In the “Say it ain’t so!” department, erotica publishers are now looking to literary classics such as Jane Austen‘s Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte as their next cash cows, in light of the wave of success of the Fifty Shades series.
Total E-Bound is 100% convinced that there is a market for more sexually explicit versions of the 19th century classics by Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte, spicing the novels up for a new generation. (more…)
Mommy Porn or Baby Porn? Erotica Author Weighs in on “Fifty Shades”
Written by Jenny Brady on Thursday, July 19th, 2012Some say that E.L. James‘ Fifty Shades trilogy is too graphic. Others, like erotica author Shirley Conran says it’s not risque enough.
James’ books have been dubbed “mommy porn.” Conran, like James, disagrees with this label, but for a very different reason. She says it’s more like “infantile baby porn.” She notes that there’s no real S&M until 400 pages in. (more…)
Order of Dennis Lehane Books
Dennis Lehane is an American author of crime fiction and mystery novels. His series is the Kenzie/Gennaro series, but he is perhaps best known for having written the novels Mystic River and Shutter Island, which were made into motion pictures by Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese respectively. In addition to his work as a novelist, Lehane has written multiple episodes of The Wire and an episode of Castle. (more…)
Order of Ernest Hemingway Books
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. He lived a very adventurous life that is well-documented. He saw action in the First World War (being seriously wounded by mortar fire) and worked as a journalist in World War II. As a novelist, some of his most famous works include The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea. He survived two back-to-back plane crashes, which tragically led to Hemingway committing suicide in 1961 at the age of 61. (more…)
Order of Saxon Chronicles Books
The Saxon Chronicles (or Saxon Stories) is a series of historical fiction novels by British author Bernard Cornwell. The series is set around 9th century during the Danish invasion of Britain. The main character Uhtred Ragnarson was captured by the Danes shortly after birth. The series is told in retrospective through his eyes long after the events occurred. (more…)
Order of Sharpe Books
The Sharpe series is a series of historical fiction novels by English novelist Bernard Cornwell. It is the series he best known for as an author. The main character in the series is Richard Sharpe, a British rifleman who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. The books follow Sharpe’s progress in the British army. The series was adapted into a television film series with Sean Bean playing Richard Sharpe. (more…)
Tons of New Books Released Today!
Written by Jenny Brady on Tuesday, July 17th, 2012Summer reading is quite a blast. Sit out in the shade, get your eReader out (or your hardcover/paperback if you’re old school) and drift away into another world… That’s why it’s great to have new reading material, such as books by James Lee Burke, Daniel Silva, David Hagberg and more!
First, we know a lot of you have been looking forward to this one for a very long time – Creole Belle by James Lee Burke! It’s the 19th Dave Robicheaux novel JLB has put out, along with some well known other novels like Heaven’s Prisoners and In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead among others. Creole Belle is out in Kindle, hardcover and audiobook formats now! UKers will be able to purchase the paperback on Thursday. (more…)