John Grisham Speaks on eBooks and “Calico Joe”
Written by Dan Malone on Thursday, April 12th, 2012John Grisham is all for eBooks, believing they’re good for publishers, authors and readers. Not that he doesn’t love books in print too… but he is concerned about bookstores.
“We’re always going to have books,” he said. “Getting hurt in all of this is bookstores. We’re losing bookstores like crazy. Book sales are down overall because we lost 800 stores last year with Borders. We’ve lost 2,000 stores in the last 15 years.” (more…)
William Boyd To Write Next 007 Novel
Written by Dan Malone on Thursday, April 12th, 2012James Bond is going back to the ’60s in a new official 007 novel that will be penned by William Boyd.
The British novelist told Reuters that he will be put his Cold War espionage knowledge to use when he writes the Ian Fleming-created character. (more…)
Suchet To Say Goodbye To Poirot
Written by Dan Malone on Thursday, April 12th, 2012David Suchet, best known for playing Hercule Poirot, has said that next year may be his last playing the Belgian detective. He has been playing the part since 1989.
Suchet will have participated in adaptations of every Poirot novel and 50 of the 51 short stories the character appears in. (more…)
Order of Abe Glitsky Books
Abe Glitsky is a fictional character created by American author John Lescroart. The Abe Glitsky series is a spin-off of the Dismas Hardy series, which the Glitsky character also appears in. (more…)
Order of Dismas Hardy Books
Dismas Hardy is a fictional character and series by American author John Lescroart. In addition to his own books, the Dismas Hardy character also appears and is referenced in books featuring Abe Glitsky and Gina Roake. (more…)
Stephen King Working On New Horror Novel
Written by Julie Vegas on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012It appears Stephen King will be returning to the horror genre. According to Neil Gaiman, King is working on a new novel titled Joyland, about an amusement park serial killer. (more…)
Irvine Welsh Endorses Drug Use After Watching “Ecstasy”
Written by Julie Vegas on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh says he thinks kids should take drugs after they watch his new movie Ecstasy. (more…)
HBO Renews “Game of Thrones” for a Third Season
Written by Julie Vegas on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012Any fan of Game of Thrones, whether it be the TV show or the novels, will be pleased to know that the popular series has unsurprisingly been renewed by HBO. The second season, which just premiered, opened to record ratings. (more…)
Discover A New Love Book Club Launches
Written by Julie Vegas on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012Sourcebooks has launched an online readers club called Discover a New Love that will provide access to monthly picks for your favourite genres, chats with your favourite authors, special deals and previews of upcoming books. (more…)
Order of John Lescroart Books
John T. Lescroart is an American novelist who writes legal and crime thrillers centered around Dismas Hardy and his associates around him. The characters in his series books (Abe Glitsky, Wyatt Hunt and Gina Roake) commonly cross over to his others series, creating an entire connected universe of legal thrillers. (more…)