“Fifty Shades” Parody Gets Publisher
Written by Jenny Brady on Thursday, April 5th, 2012Well, we should’ve seen it coming. Publisher Da Capo Press has signed a deal with Andrew Shaffer to publish Fifty Shames of Earl Grey. (more…)
E.L. James Weighs In On “The Hunger Games”
Written by Jenny Brady on Thursday, April 5th, 2012Incase what you were wondering what British author E.L. James thought about The Hunger Games, here is your answer… (more…)
Order of David Hagberg Books
David Hagberg is an American novelist who writes techno-thrillers. Some consider him to be a cross between Tom Clancy and Ian Fleming. His main series features spy Kirk McGarvey, who tracked Obama bin Laden down in urban Pakistan long before it was done in real life, and shot him in the head. Hagberg co-authored a novel about alternative energy alongside Senator Byron L. Dorgan. (more…)
Order of Threat Books
The Threat series is a series of books by American novelist A.J. Tata. The Threat series encompasses all of A.J. Tata’s published works as of this writing. The series features two brothers, Matt and Zachary. (more…)
C.S. Lewis’ “The Space Trilogy” Out In eBook Format
Written by Julie Vegas on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012HarperOne and the estate of C.S. Lewis have announced the release of his Space Trilogy books – Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength in eBook format.
The books are often compared to 1984 (George Orwell) and The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R Tolkien). It follows the character Elwin Ransom – a character based on Tolkien – who fights the powers of evil in other universes. (more…)
Order of A.J. Tata Books
A.J. Tata is an American author of action/thriller military fiction. He writes the Threat series. Following his military career, A.J. Tata has found a second career as an author. Tata’s military career lasted 28 years, from 1981 until 2009. Tata donated $27,000 of the proceeds for Sudden Threat to a Wounded Warriors fund. (more…)
“The Mortal Instruments” Gets Release Date
Written by Julie Vegas on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012After half a year of stalling in development, the movie adaptation of the young adult fantasy novel The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare is now making progress.
We’ve already noted that it appears that 2010 Karate Kid director Harald Zwart is onboard and now we also know it’ll hit theatres in the United States on August 23rd, 2013. (more…)
Order of Chuck Palahniuk Books
Chuck Palahniuk is an American novelist who writes transgressional fiction, satire and horror. He is best known for Fight Club, which was adapted into an extremely popular cult film starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. His novel Choke was also adapted into a film. (more…)
Head of Zeus to Publish C.J. Box Novels in Commonwealth Countries
Written by Dan Malone on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012Head of Zeus has acquired the publishing rights for the next six books from C.J. Box.
The UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) purchased are for two standalone novels, two Joe Pickett novels and a short story collection of Joe Pickett stories. (more…)
Sci-Fi Publisher Phoenix Pick To Give Away More Free eBooks
Written by Dan Malone on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012Phoenix Pick – a sci-fi publisher – gives away one free eBook per month to members of its mailing list, and now they’re going to give away free eBooks on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until at least June 5th.
Phoenix Pick is based is Maryland and publishes both reprints and original books. Its roster includes authors such as Poul Anderson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Frank Herbert, Nancy Kress, Mercedes Lackey, Larry Niven and Mike Resnick. (more…)