James Franco To Time Travel To Stephen King’s 11/22/63

James Franco has signed on to star in a nine-hour television adaptation of Stephen King’s JFK assassination novel 11/22/63. Franco will play Jake Epping, an Eng... Read More...

Literature News Roundup: Wolf Hall Begins Wednesday On BBC Two

Now just a quick reminder that Wolf Hall, the much anticipated six-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s multi-award-winning novel about Thomas Cromwell’s sixteent... Read More...

Revival – Stephen King Review

Released: November 2014 Stephen King’s latest novel, Revival, is everything you would expect from the bestselling American author. It’s dark and disturbing, ... Read More...

Rushdie Wins PEN Pinter & Ebooks: The Bizarre Case of Mistaken Identity

Have recent events – World Cup or otherwise – left you in dire need of something to lighten the mood? If the answer’s yes, then have a read of this list of 25 B... Read More...

Literature News Roundup: The Silkworm and the Devil – 2014 Books to Look Forward To

Another week, another J.K. Rowling announcement. The sequel to the hugely popular novel, The Cuckoo’s Calling, written under the (hastily unveiled) pseudonym Ro... Read More...

Literature News: Potter Prequel! New Millennium & A Killer King

- In the first piece of exciting news this week, Harry Potter will be returning in a theatre prequel! J.K. Rowling will be collaborating to produce a stage prod... Read More...

Literature News: Strange New Things & A Twitter King

- First things first: Stephen King is on Twitter. Follow if you must, he may have a few good things to say. - Michel Faber has a new novel on its way, 10 yea... Read More...

Doctor Sleep – Stephen King

Released: 2013 In my copy of Stephen King’s The Shining there is a small introduction by King himself describing the background to his writing the book, and ... Read More...

The Shining

1980 Genre: Horror, Mystery Directed by: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd In an endless corridor, one of many i... Read More...

Under The Dome Season 1, Episode 2 Review

'The Fire' The second episode of the Stephen King adaptation, Under The Dome, aired on Monday night and it saw one thing (other than a couple of drops of wat... Read More...

Under The Dome Season 1, Episode 1 Review

'Pilot' Last week marked the start of Under The Dome (10pm Monday, Channel 5), an adaptation of Stephen King’s 2009 science fiction novel about a giant trans... Read More...

Literature News: Shady Shadowhunters And The “Not” So Short Shortlists!

- Rhonda Byrne, author of worldwide self-help book success story The Secret (2006), has a new book coming out this November titled Hero. Considering the 25 mill... Read More...