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The publishing world is always itching to find the “next” [insert popular author’s name here]. The next “next” could be Abigail Gibbs, who has signed a six-figure deal with HarperCollins for her debut novel The Dark Heroine: Dinner With a Vampire. Gibbs first wrote the story when she was 15 using the pen name Canse12. […]
E.L. James‘ husband, Niall Leonard, has hinted on who will be playing the part of Christian Grey in the new Fifty Shades film series.
E.L. James started her Fifty Shades of Grey series in a unique way. It started out as fan fiction based on the series Twilight. From there, it was published by The Writers’ Coffee Shop. When the ground swell really got underway, the publishing rights were purchased by Random House and the books were released in […]
The movie adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey is starting to shape up. Producers Michael De Luca and Dana Brunett have picked four prospective screenwriters to choose from: Karen Croner, Dan Fogelman, Veena Sud, Kelly Marcel. Now E.L. James has an idea of who she wants to play the part of Anastasia Steele.
For those who are clamouring for an announcement for who will be playing Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey in the movie adaptation of E.L. James‘ Fifty Shades trilogy, E.L. James has put those rumours on hold. “I am not making any comments on casting. No one is ruled out or in yet – far too […]
After giving a boost to Thomas Tallis’ “Spem in Alium,” E.L. James has decided to go all of the way and provide a companion album for fans of her Fifty Shades of Grey novel. Unlike the soundtrack listed on James’ website, the album will be comprised entirely of classical music. James has selected 15 tracks […]
What books are you most ashamed to be seen reading? A recent poll done by 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair has Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James at a shockingly low 5%, whereas Barack Obama’s memoir Dreams from My Father at 16%. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney’s non-existent memoir is at 8%.
In what should surprise no one, Angelina Jolie is a big fan of E.L. James‘ Fifty Shades series and is very much interested in being involved with the movie adaptation. Once the news hit that the books had been optioned, actresses ranging from Emma Watson (who recently shot down any casting rumours) to Kristen Stewart […]
E.L. James can be credited with a lot of things, including the rise in sex shop sales, but one of the most important things she and others like her appears to be revolutionizing the publishing industry. Because Fifty Shades started out as an eBook, publishers are now storming the various online platforms such as the […]
Some 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 […]