New Wilbur Smith Novel To Hit Big Screen
Written by Jenny Brady on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012Reelart Media has purchased the rights for the Wilbur Smith novel Those in Peril, which looks to have a 2014 release.
Those in Peril is a thriller about pirates off the Somalian coast. You can get the best price for the mass market paperback of Those in Peril by Wilbur Smith as of tomorrow. You can also find it in hardcover and eBook formats. The trade paperback has yet to be released. (more…)
Order of Stephen J. Cannell Books
Stephen J. Cannell (1941-2010) was an American author and TV producer. He even did a bit of acting as well. He is known for creating the television shows The A-Team and 21 Jump Street among many other shows. As a novelist, he wrote the Shane Scully series and several standalone novels. (more…)
Surprise New Director on Jack Ryan Project
Written by Julie Vegas on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012After Lost’s Jack Bender left the untitled Jack Ryan project, it appears that Thor director Kenneth Branagh will now take the helm. (more…)
Nora Roberts Nominated for Two RWA Awards
Written by Julie Vegas on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012The Romance Writers of America has named Nora Roberts (as J.D. Robb) as a finalist for their RITA Awards.
New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb was nominated for Romantic Suspense, while Chaos in Death by J.D. Robb were both nominated for the Romantic Novella award. Both books are apart of the J.D. Robb In Death series.
The winners of these awards will be announced at the RWA’s 32nd annual conference on July 28th, 2012 in Anaheim, CA.
Chloe Moretz Offered “Carrie”
Written by Julie Vegas on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012Chloe Moretz has been chosen to star as the title role in Carrie, the remake of a movie based on the Stephen King novel. The role was originally made famous by Sissy Spacek back in 1976. (more…)
Enid Blyton Books To Be Updated?
Written by Julie Vegas on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012Yesterday, we alluded that Hachette UK had interesting plans for the Enid Blyton estate. It appears as if some of those plans have become apparent.
Hachette plans to not only update the illustrations in the Enid Blyton backlist, but they intend to update the language used in the books. And as it is 2012, they look to have her books out in eBook format as well. They had already raised some eyebrows by updating The Famous Five under Chorion’s license. (more…)
Mistborn Fantasy Novels To Be Adapted Into Video Game
Written by Julie Vegas on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series is going to be hitting shelves in Fall 2013 — video game shelves, that is!
Sanderson recently announced that Little Orbit Games will be developing a video game adaptation of Mistborn called Mistborn: Birthright. Little Orbit has in the past made licensed video games of Young Justice and Sherlock Holmes. (more…)
Order of Pendergast Books
The Pendergast series is a series of thriller novels by American novelists Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The books are named after the title character Aloysius Pendergast, an FBI agent. The series is largely divided into sub-series, with trilogies and direct sequels within the series. (more…)
New Young Adult Novel by Carl Hiaasen Out Now
Written by Brandon Williams on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012Today is the release of a new young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen. The Florida-based author has started writing quite a few novels for younger readers that are getting good reviews. (more…)
Who Will Play Title Role in “Carrie” Remake?
Written by Dan Malone on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012It appears to be down to Chloe Moretz and Hayley Bennett in the race to play Carrie in the remake of the Stephen King horror film. (more…)