Book Related News

According to the Guardian newspaper, Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit series is being released with all new animation in 2011. The article says the new cartoons will be released around the world & all new merchandise will accompany it. Read all about it here.

Also found on the Guardian, for those of you who like to follow authors behaving badly, there has apparently been a huge troll fest over on Amazon involving an author named Candace Sams- who is apparently so upset she threatened to involve the FBI. Seriously. LOL I just can't imagine. Read all about it here.

On a personal note, I'll be posting more now that finals are over & grades are in. Updates coming soon, both family & reading lists.

Attention Michael Crichton Fans

Rumors are going around that Steven Spielberg has optioned the rights to Mr. Crichton's unfinished novel Pirate Latitudes. The Guardian has published a story with more details, click here. According to the article the book will be published in November.

The Warded Man Movie Coming?

According to the Del Ray Newsletter, author Peter V Brett has signed a film adaptation deal for his book The Warded Man aka The Painted Man. The same group who makes the Resident Evil movie franchise has taken on Brett's book.

Images found on Random House and Fantastic Fiction.

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New Vorkosigan??

According to Lois McMaster Bujold's MySpace page there will be a new Miles book late next year. Found via...someone on my feed reader. Apologies for not remembering which blogger, will try better next time. :(

Last Anne of Green Gables Coming

According to the Guardian.co.uk book section the last L M Mongomery book will be published at the end of October. I couldn't find it anywhere except on Amazon Canada's website. Supposedly there was an abridged version released in the 1970's but this one will be the full text. Read the article linked to above for more details.

Image found on wikimedia.

Shameless Plug

I've been following this blog for years, Random Acts of Reality, written by a London native who goes by Tom Reynolds. MBMS&ACOT is based on Reynolds' work based blog & is, in fact, his second book. It's great stuff if you're into behind the scenes medical realities all too often glossed over. My hubby's a nurse, many's the time when I've bookmarked a post & made him read it later. Or I've handed him the laptop demanding "read this!!"

Reynolds' book, titled More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea, linked here to Amazon page. Need a review? The Guardian has a combo review interview up, click here to read (can't remember if you have to register, sorry). Click here to read Harper Collins page.

As I mentioned, I've lurked on his blog for years & love to read his stories. I'm not a shill, I've not received an arc or a free box of latex gloves for mentioning his book here. Simply put: I like to cheer on fellow bloggers who've successfully made it into print. Reynolds has a deft way of delineating both the light and the dark sides of humanity. Please try it out, it's well worth it.

London Ambulance Service vehicle image found on policeblue999's Flickr photostream

Cover image found on Harper Collins UK.

Patrick Rothfuss News

According to Fantasy Book News & Reviews Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Name of the Wind has just sent a ginormous copy of his first draft of the second novel to his editor. Good news for those of you waiting for the next book.




Author image found on Waterstones. The Name of the Wind cover image found on B & N. Cover on new book found on Suduvu.

Jacqueline Carey News

Found over on Suduvu: Jacqueline Carey has posted an excerpt from her upcoming release Naamah's Kiss, click here to read it. Naamah's Kiss will be released in hardcover in June.