Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

This week we have news from authors, more covers and developments in the world of publishing!

Debbie Macomber has signed up for a six book deal for Random House. The first book will be released in 2012 and will also involve audio and ebook rights as well paper/hardback print rights.
She stated that

 “I am delighted and grateful to find a home with the energetic, inspired, and extremely impressive team at Ballantine Bantam Dell. I’m looking forward to a new stage in my 28-year publishing career, full of fresh ideas and exciting opportunities to bring my stories to the widest possible audience, and to deepen my long-term relationships with my loyal readers.”

Phillipa Gregory, the author behind the popular historical novels, The Boleyn Girl and The White Queen has also signed up for a three book deal for Simon and …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

This week we have a lot more book covers and blurbs for books coming out in the new year!

Charlaine Harris’ Harper Connelly books looks like will be heading to the small screen because it has just been picked up and will be adapted into a television series which will be produced by Ridley and Tony Scott for CBS! Congratulations to Charlaine!

Great news and huge congrats for Leanna Renee Hieber! She has sold a YA series to Sourcebooks.
Magic Most Foul, follows a young mute girl in 1882 London, and finds herself in danger. Leanna has posted a blurb at her blog-

Ann Aguirre has posted up two covers for her new releases in 2011.

She is contributing a steampunk YA romance to an anothology which will be edited by Trisha Telip. Other authors involved …

Review: The Eternal Ones by Kristen Miller

Format Read: Print BookNumber of Pages: 416 pagesRelease: Date: August 10, 2010Publisher: RazorbillFormats Available: Hardcover, Paperback, EbookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository UK, Book Depository US

Book Blurb:

What if love refused to die?Haven Moore can’t control her visions of a past with a boy called Ethan, and a life in New York that ended in fiery tragedy. In our present, she designs beautiful dresses for her classmates with her best friend Beau. Dressmaking keeps her sane, since she lives with her widowed and heartbroken mother in her tyrannical grandmother’s house in Snope City, a tiny town in Tennessee. Then an impossible group of coincidences conspire to force her to flee to New York, to discover who she is, and who she was.In New York, Haven meets Iain Morrow and is swept …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Google is preparing the release of its UK version of Google Editions and has talked to several UK publishers to publish their books on this platform. Google has stated it would be working with the Agency model but whether this would be brought on board in the UK remains to be seen especially since Hachette is currently the only publisher that has signed up to this model.

More ebook news: 

During last week’s Book Fair in Franfurt, many publishers have stated that ebooks are increasingly becoming more popular and that once a reader has bought a reader they are probably ‘lost’ to print. Sale of Rights to work and Geo restrictions was also raised and Google’s Tom Turvey also

“asked whether gathering in one location to sell “geographic rights” would continue in the future. All of the panelists said …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Christopher Plummer has been confirmed to play Henrick Vanger in the upcoming Hollywood adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The Social Network’s Roony Mara will play Lisbeth. Filming will commence sometime next year. [source]

Author Promo
Stacia Kane has started an online store to buy swag/t-shirts related to her Downside series. So here is your chance to get a Terrible t-shirt and bags from this popular Urban Fantasy series! Go and check out the Downside Market.

Suzanne McLeod is calling out for fans to join her Spellcrackers Clan which will help to promote her series, but they will also have early and exclusive access to short stories/news and excerpts!

Gini Koch has unveiled her cover for Alien in the Family! I adore this series and love the covers which really reflects the tone of the …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

This week, the news has been overshadowed by the sad passing of Urban Fantasy author Jennifer Rardin who sadly died this past Monday. She was the author of the Jaz Parks series, which is a high octane and fast paced Urban Fantasy series, with one of the most engaging heroines I have ever read. We from Book Lovers Inc are deeply saddened by her loss and send out our deepest condolences to her family and friends.
To pass on your condolences and thoughts you can post them at here at Jennifer’s blog.

We also plan to do a tribute and giveaway post along with several other bloggers as part of a blog roll/tour later next week – so keep your eyes peeled for that, because if you have not picked up a book by Jennifer Rardin yet here is your chance, …

Review: Breaking Chance by Kim Knox

Format Read: E-bookNumber of Pages: 103 pages Release Date: January 6th, 2010 Publisher: Samhain PublishingFormats Available: eBookPurchasing Info: Author Website,  Amazon, BooksOnBoard, Book Depository UK,

Book Blurb: 

What a girl wants and what a girl needs are sometimes two different things… For Melissa “Lucky” Chance, another stretch in Ganymede’s ice prison is nothing new. The flash-freeze that’s supposed to destroy her will only leaves her with an insatiable desire for the first hot body she lays eyes on. Except this time, she faces a death sentence. Her only hope of escape lies with the man known as The Butcher. John Ramius understands the logic behind his conviction as a criminally insane mass murderer. No man should have been able to slaughter over fifty men in as many minutes, but no one sees the underlying curse that compels him to …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

This week, we have news from book adaptations and upcoming releases.

But first up! if you are a fan of Neil Gaiman, you will adore this! He is appearing as himself in children’s PBS Arthur– The episode that Neil will appear in will be called “Falafelosophy,” and will feature him helping and ispiring one of the kids in writing her graphic novel.

Pan Macmillan’s Rebecca Ikin has told The Bookseller that she sees online marketing of ebooks will be very different from traditional print and that instead of 2/4 weeks of marketing it will be extended to a three month span. She told them: “There are new platforms for the e-book in a way that didn’t exist before, so our digital publishing team, our marketing team and our digital marketing team are working in an integrated way”. …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

We have movie and award news this week!

Tomorrow, When the War Began based on a series of popular YA books by John Marsden has broken Australian records last weekend and which debuted in Australia. It tells of a group of teens, while camping realize that they are facing an invasion from an unidentified country, and they soon defend against this new enemy. Trailer can be found here.

More news about the Hunger Games movie. It looks like there is a shortlist of three directors which has been narrowed down- The directors rumoured to be on the shortlist are: Gary Ross (Pleasantville), Sam Mendes (American Beauty), and David Slade (30 Days Of Night). This looks really promising because they have directed some really good movies. It is also rumoured that Katniss has been chosen and according to USA Today -Kick Ass’s …

Review: Space Fever by Kate Donovan

Format Read: EbookNumber of Pages: 97Release Date: July 21st, 2010Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.Formats Available: EbookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, GoodReads, Samhain Website, My Bookstore & More

Book Blurb:

He can save her planet, but only if she saves him first.
Cabrielle is glad her father never lived to see his defraction technology in the hands of the rebels. Now the only hope for her planet’s survival is Torr, the Zentarin who’s training Cortierra’s pilots.
Except Torr is suffering from an untimely case of lust fever—two years ahead of schedule. He must return home to mate with a Zentarin female, or die… Unless by some miracle a Cortierran female exists who might satisfy him.
Sleeping with the hunky offworlder isn’t exactly the way Cabbie planned to redeem the family name, but she’ll do anything to defend her home. Even use her body rather …