The Wall, a Groundbreaking Dystopian Film Starring Martina Gedeck, Premieres...
Music Box Films translates the post-apocalyptic classic novel by Marlen Haushofer into a major motion picture, and Cleis Press celebrates by releasing a new version of the book. (PRWEB) May 29, 2013 “I...
View ArticleThe Best Books Of 2014
For us, 2014 was a year of reading insatiably, like most years prior. We tore through feverish, experimental stories and enjoyed science fiction that overturned the genre's conventions. But more than...
View Article'Closing the Circle' by Jim Wilsky and Frank Zafiro ends trilogy with a bang
"Closing the Circle" by Spokane-area crime fiction author Frank Zafiro and his hard boiled partner in crime Jim Wilsky brings the trilogy that started with "Blood on Blood" and continued in "Queen of...
View ArticleReviews - e-book and audiobook fiction: Mark Dawson, Mark Billingham and...
Time of Death by Mark Billingham Hachette Audio (audiobook) For writers to read their own work can be dangerous. Some (Eimear McBride, for example) are superb; others (and I will name no names) are...
View ArticleFrank Zafiro and Jim Wilsky give Valentine gift to crime fiction fans
On his primary blog, Spokane-area crime fiction master Frank Zafiro recently told his readers that "Closing the Circle", his third book co-written with Jim Wilsky, will be available on February 14,...
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The environment is a disaster. Government has failed. Food is scarce. Untreatable viruses run rampant. Humans have lost the ability to reproduce. Welcome to the robust genre of post-apocalyptic...
View Article>Roth ready to diverge from 'Divergent' trilogy
CHICAGO (AP) — For a series that has sold 5 million copies and is poised to become a major motion picture franchise, Veronica Roth's "Divergent" had humble beginnings. "I wrote the first one in my...
View ArticleFICTION Book review (fiction): Where Wicked Starts
There has been much discussion recently about the audience for young-adult fiction. Some commentators have argued that it’s unseemly for adults to read books intended for children, as though an adult...
View ArticleRoth ready to diverge from 'Divergent' trilogy
CHICAGO (AP) -- For a series that has sold 5 million copies and is poised to become a major motion picture franchise, Veronica Roth's "Divergent" had humble beginnings. "I wrote the first one in my...
View ArticleTom Clancy, U.S. master of spy thriller novels, dies at 66
n">(Reuters) - Best-selling U.S. author Tom Clancy, who thrilled readers with vivid descriptions of soldiers and spies in novels including "The Hunt for Red October" and "Patriot Games," has died at...
View ArticleValerie Plame's first spy novel borrows from the genre's best
That's Pierson, Vanessa Pierson. Chanel No. 005 to you, Bub. In Blowback, the first fictional spy yarn from former covert CIA operative-turned-novelist Valerie Plame, readers are invited to follow the...
View ArticleThe Thrilling, Traumatic Lives of Teens: The Fall’s Best YA Fiction
A look at three of the season’s best: I’ll Give You the Sun, Rainey Royal, and Belzhar. It’s been a great fall for young-adult readers, with a fantastic crop of books from both new and veteran authors...
View ArticleSlightly storied: Wendy Corsi Staub on her alter ego (Q&A w/ audiobook giveaway)
Wendy Corsi Staub and Audible.com will be offering one lucky reader their choice of a free audiobook from Wendy Markham’s Slightly series, now available from Audible.com. For your chance to win, simply...
View ArticleEden Baylee Is a Stranger at Sunset
Eden Baylee left a 20-year banking career to become a full-time writer. She incorporates many of her favorite things into her writing such as: travel; humor; music; poetry; art; and much more. Stranger...
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Zac O Yeah Once Upon a time in Scandanavistan, Mr. Majestic I think The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is certainly among the most gimmicky whodunits, but out of Christie's books I personally find And Then...
View ArticleVeronica Roth ready to diverge from ‘Divergent’ trilogy
"I wrote the first one in my jammies in my parents’ house as a senior in college," . "I didn’t really know if it would go anywhere, but I thought it was worth a shot." Photos Join the Discussion The...
View ArticleHow crime fiction has moved on
At the entrance to the Murder in the Library, a compact new exhibition that charts the A-Z of crime fiction at the British Library, there's a panel that lists Monsignor Ronald Knox's 10 rules of...
View Article"Home Fires," Critically Acclaimed Work Of Nonfiction By Audible Founder...
Enduring classic chronicles fifty years in one American family; print edition to follow in fall 2014 NEW YORK, May 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Donald Katz is best-known today as the visionary behind...
View ArticleE-books/audiobooks: fiction
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel (read by Jane Carr) Harper Audio (audiobook) Hilary Mantel should be used to fuss: her wonderful Wolf Hall (2009) and sequel Bring Up the Bodies...
View ArticleUnreliably Yours: Elizabeth Little on 'Dear Daughter' (Q&A w/ event details)
Hartford Books Examiner will be moderating authors Elizabeth Little (Dear Daughter) and Wendy Corsi Staub (The Perfect Stranger) in conversation at R.J. Julia Booksellers on Wednesday, August 6th, at 7...
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