Order of Jackie Collins Books
Jackie Collins is an English novelist who writes steamy romance novels. She is the sister of actress Joan Collins. Jackie herself has acted in B-movies before she started writing. Her series include the Hollywood series, the Santangelo novels and the Madison Castelli series. (more…)
Order of Logan McRae Books
Detective Sergeant Logan McRae is a fictional character featured in a series of crime thriller novels by Scottish author Stuart MacBride. Logan works for the Grampian Police in Aberdeen, Scotland. He has just returned from leave after he was stabbed 23 times by “The Mastruck Monster” Angus Robertson. (more…)
The “Fifty Shades” Phenomenon Continues
Written by Jenny Brady on Sunday, June 24th, 2012E.L. James has become the first author to sell 100,000 copies of three books in a week. James is destroying all records that stand in her way, selling 205,130 copies of Fifty Shades of Grey (the first book in the Fifty Shades trilogy) in only seven days.
The next record in Fifty Shades’ path is the paperback sales for a debut novel, a record that is currently held by The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. The record stands at 765,000, but it took Brown’s novel six whole months to achieve that record! (more…)
Order of Stuart MacBride Books
Stuart MacBride is a Scottish novelist of crime thriller novels largely set in Aberdeen. Although he has written some standalone novels, his main character is Logan McRae. He has set one of his novels (Halfhead) in the future, leading some to consider him delving into the science fiction genre, to which he says, “crime fiction set in Victorian times is historic crime fiction, crime fiction set in the 21st Century is crime fiction, however set it 60 years in the future and it’s bloody sci-fi!” (more…)
Order of Linda Howard Books
Linda Howard is an American novelist of romantic suspense novels. She was inspired to become an author by reading Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With The Wind. She then spent 21 years writing as a hobby before she submitted a novel to a publisher and became a published author. (more…)
Order of Lord Of The Rings Books
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy adventure novel written by English author J.R.R. Tolkien. The novel follows hobbits Frodo Baggins, Sam Gamgee, Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took and others including Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli, Legolas and Gandalf during the War of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings was adapted into a feature film trilogy released between the years of 2001 and 2003. The Hobbit two-part series is also in production, set for releases in 2012 and 2013 respectively. (more…)
Order of J.R.R. Tolkien Books
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was an English author best known for his high fantasy novels including The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and others. Aside from being an author, Tolkien was also a poet, university professor and philologist. Due to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books, he was able to breathe new life into the fantasy (and more specifically, high fantasy) genre. The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit have each been adapted into other mediums several times, but the most famous adaptations are the Peter Jackson film adaptations of each. Evidently, his legacy lives on decades after his passing due to movie adaptations of his work and as a major inspiration to any fantasy novelist. (more…)
Evanovich Signs New Deal With Random House
Written by Dan Malone on Friday, June 22nd, 2012Janet Evanovich has signed a deal with Random House to add four more novels to her Stephanie Plum series. In addition to that, she is going to be writing a four book series with Lee Goldberg. (more…)
Order of The Godmothers Books
The Godmothers is a series of women’s fiction novels by American novelist Fern Michaels. The series also has elements of suspense involved. (more…)
Order of Sisterhood Books
The Sisterhood is a series of romantic suspense novels by American novelist Fern Michaels. The Sisterhood series is also known as the Revenge of the Sisterhood. (more…)