FIRST BOOK BOOKS COVERAGE

Universal Pictures Wins Film Rights to Lauren Oliver's PANIC

According to TheWrap.com, Universal Pictures has secured the film rights to PANIC, Lauren Oliver's novel, which will be published by HarperCollins' Harper Teen in 2014. (more...)

Sam Taylor-Johnson to Direct 50 SHADES OF GREY Film Adaptation

BAFTA nominee Sam Taylor-Johnson (NOWHERE BOY) will helm the steamy Focus Features and Universal project, beating out Gus Van Sant and Joe Wright, according to Deadline. (more...)

Domtar and First Book Announce Expansion of Partnership for Literacy

Today, First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that provides new books to children in need, and Domtar, the Sustainable Paper Company, announced the expansion of their partnership for literacy. The ... (more...)

Rachel Rashkin-Shoot's IN MY CORNER OF THE MOON Helps Children Heal from Trauma

It has been 26 weeks since 26 innocent people died in the mass shooting in Newtown, CT, and the effects of this devastating trauma will be felt for many years by this community. Unfortunately there ar... (more...)

Vince Flynn, Best-Selling Author, Dies at Age 47

Vince Flynn, a best-selling author of political thriller novels, has died at age 47 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer. (more...)

Sylvia Day's ENTWINED WITH YOU Debuts AT #1

Entwined with You, the third book in Sylvia Day's Crossfire series, which includes #1 international bestseller Bared to You and #1 New York Times bestseller Reflected in You, sold over 550,000 copies ... (more...)

'Herman Frasch: The Sulphur King' is Released

Businessmen Russell Keene II and William R. Sutton announce the release of Herman Frasch, The Sulphur King. Just when you think you know everything there is to know about the titans of American indust... (more...)

WORLD'S UGLIEST DOGS are Revealed in New Book

How can dog lovers enjoy the wacky fun of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest when they can't attend the actual event? World's Ugliest Dogs: The Official World's Ugliest Dog Contest Book is the answer, pr... (more...)

New Sci-Fi Novel, AURORAE, is Released

American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer and communicator Carl Sagan once said, “Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go no... (more...)

Cora Mack Debuts SHAW

Local nurse Cora Mack debuts her novel Shaw, the first in a series of mysteries that delve into the historic African American neighborhood in Northwest Washington, DC. The fiction novel brings to life... (more...)

Kimberly Gifford Releases Romantic Suspense Novel, AN IVY LEAGUE'S POISON

Desiree Stone has picked up the pieces of her life together and begins in a new light. She is determined to leave her painful past behind. Just when everything seems to be in order and she's reveling ... (more...)

E. Rexer Releases First Installment of Trilogy, A SHADOW'S LULLABY

A Shadow's Lullaby by author E. Rexer is the first installment of “The Cursed Vengeance Trilogy” that will take the readers on a heart-pumping, magical journey and adventure to witness the unfolding o... (more...)

Daniel Harvell Releases Debut Novel THE SURVIVORS

Ask the average reader to define contemporary fantasy, and the answers will likely be all over the map. (more...)

David Mezzapelle's CONTAGIOUS OPTIMISM Achieves Best-Seller Status

David Mezzapelle's Contagious Optimism attained best-seller status in Amazon rankings within the first day of its release. It seems that Mezzapelle's success as an entrepreneur also translates to the ... (more...)

John Grisham and the Teton Range Jointly Inspire REDEMPTION OF A DARK HERO

John Grisham's novels are world famous for being fast-paced, heart-stopping legal thrillers. The Teton Range between Wyoming and Idaho, with the grandiose Snake River, is renowned for its calm and soo... (more...)

Spencer Hatton's COUNTING CROWS Wins 'Wild Card' Award at 2013 Beach Book Festival

'Counting Crows: Stories of Love, Laughter and Loss' has garnered its second national book award this summer. The 2013 Beach Book Festival awarded first place in the 'Wild Card' category to the indepe... (more...)

Image Comics Hosts Image Expo, 7/2

On July 2, 2013, Image Comics will host Image Expo in the Lam Theater at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, a first-of-its-kind event for comic book industry media, retailers, and f... (more...)

First-Time Author Karen Seiden-Hinton Talks LOVE AND LOATHING IN SILICON VALLEY

A candid, funny, and touching memoir marks a huge step forward for first-time author Karen Seiden-Hinton as she recounts her years of grief, depression, and loss in her first book, LOVE AND LOATHING I... (more...)

ANGELIC WARS is Released

Mr. Mosley's “Angelic Wars” will be a comic book written like a New York Times' best-selling novel. “When people think of comic books,” says Mr. Mosley, “they think of inconsistent storytelling and pl... (more...)

Jim Henson Company and Penguin Young Readers Grou To Launch 'The Dark Crystal' Author Quest

The Jim Henson Company and Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, are reaching out to fans and fantasy writers to enter The Dark Crystal Author Quest, an online contest that will... (more...)

Leslie MacDill Releases LIES WE WERE TOLD

When an American begins searching for his heritage, he uncovers dark mysteries starting with his dead father and stretching back more than 200 years. Aidan MacEwan stars in this new book that features... (more...)

Braveart Films Crowdfunds Movie Based on Novel CARRIE PILBY

Independent Spirit Award winning producer Susan Johnson of BRAVEART FILMS will make her feature directorial debut backed by veteran producers Suzanne Farwell and Susan Cartsonis with an adaptation of ... (more...)

Linda Maria Frank Offers Long Island Authors Group Website

For Long Island residents looking for authors to do workshops and events, the website for Long Island Authors Group, LIAG is a must. Every genre featuring many interesting subjects by fascinating auth... (more...)

Rev. Tolliver, Jr. Offers SOUND DOCTRINE FOR TODAY'S CHRISTIANS

Pastor Rick Warren's book, “The Purpose Driven Life” begins by telling the reader, “You are not an accident.” Rev. Preston N. Tolliver Jr. has taken this truth to heart and applied it to the social is... (more...)

Mar L Celebrates Love in EVERYTHING A WOMAN WANTS TO HEAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING

What is love? Is it really as exciting and magnificent as romantic movies make it out to be? Author Mar L invites readers to discover, experience and celebrate one of the heart's greatest mysteries in... (more...)