Liza Palmer’s Conversations with the Fat Girl is in development to series for HBO! I think this is very exciting news. I have enjoyed both of Liza Palmer’s books and I imagine that a series like this would be very interesting. Read about it here.
You may have heard of the uproar surrounding The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones. This novel, which was a fictionalized account of one of Muhammad’s child brides, will not be published due to some protest from the Muslim community. I, for one, am really disappointed because I was looking forward to this book! It’s the kind of historical fiction that I enjoy the most. You can visit Sherry Jones blog and follow her progress to find another publisher here.
Katherine Neville’s book The Fire will be released in October and in order to get you ready for it, a free pdf download of her best-selling novel The Eight, is available on her website.
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August 8th, 2008 at 7:43 am
I don’t like the idea that one religious group can stop the publishing of something offensive to them, while my religious group (Christian) seems to be run over by the heavy tanks of published anti-Christian material!
August 8th, 2008 at 11:13 am
I was really angry when I heard about Sherry Jones’ book. Thanks for the link to her website!
August 8th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
I found it really offensive that the publisher would crumble in the face of conflict, potential or real. Shows a real lack of courage on the part of that publisher. They really should develop a backbone.