Random House Worlds announced their latest D&D novel today with the reveal of Dungeons & Dragons: Spelljammer: Memory's Wake. Written by Django Wexler, the novel takes place in the Astral Sea, as described in the 2022 adventure set Spelljammer, as you follow the life of a mysterious woman named Axia and her pirating adventures in […]
Ten Speed Press recently revealed a new Dungeons & Dragons recipe deck based on the Heroes' Feasts cookbooks, as Heroes' Feast: The Deck of Many Morsels arrives this Fall. The set of cards has been put together by authors Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Michael Witwer, and Sam Witwer, serving up ten new recipes and twenty-five original photographs, all […]
We're having fun jumping back and forth between the live-action & literary worlds of Michael Connelly's "Bosch-verse." Previously, we took a look at what the bestselling author had to share about Prime Video's upcoming Maggie Q-starring Untitled Renée Ballard Series. For this go-around, we're back to the literary side as Det. Renée Ballard's story continues […]
Earlier today, we passed along a possible filming update on Prime Video's upcoming Maggie Q-starring Untitled Renée Ballard Series. Now, we're shifting back to the literary side of bestselling author Michael Connelly's "Bosch-verse." On November 5th. Det. Renée Ballard's story continues with Connelly's new novel The Waiting (in print, eBook & audiobook) –with some familiar faces also […]
Simon & Schuster has released the latest entry into the Ultimate Role Playing Game series, as The Ultimate RPG Game Master's Guide is currently on the shelves. Following in line with the previously released guides, this is basically here to help GM's figure out the best strategy for whatever game they're running and to get […]
Antony Johnston, co-creator of The Coldest City/Atomic Blonde, Three Days in Europe, Wasteland, Umbral comics and author of the Dog Sitter Detective books, and who I used to spend Thursday evenings in the pub with, has sold the rights to his new interactive crime novel Can You Solve the Murder? in auction between five bidding publishing houses. […]
The books of the 3 Body Problem – all three in the trilogy – have sold out, and Silent Spring, a book heavily referenced in the Netflix TV adaptation, has seen sales increase after the premiere of the Netflix TV adaptation of 3 Body Problem. I had a feeling this would happen. If you look […]
Bosch and its spinoff/sequel Bosch: Legacy are now established as popular TV series adapted from his decades-long novel series, so Michael Connelly and a new team of writers are preparing another spinoff in the cop universe of Harry Bosch (played by Titus Welliver) – a new Amazon series featuring LAPD Detective Renée Ballard, played by […]
Chris Chibnall, writer and former showrunner for Doctor Who, when Jodie Whittaker played the Doctor, as well as Law And Order UK, Life on Mars, Torchwood and creator of the TV series Broadchurch, and comic strip writer, has just sold his new novel at auction, Death at the White Hart, apparently revolves around a "web […]
Simon & Schuster revealed that they will be releasing a new edition of the book Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It. Penned by David M. Ewalt, the book is basically a look into the story of how one of the biggest TTRPGs in the world […]
Ten Speed Press recently announced a new D&D book on the way with the reveal of Puncheons & Flagons: The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cocktail Book. The book has been put together by author Andrew Wheeler, who D&D fans may already know as the co-author of the D&D Young Adventurer Guide series. As you might suspect from […]
The last time we checked how things were going with bestselling author Michael Connelly's "Bosch-verse," we had some big news to pass along regarding Det. Renée Ballard's literary future. With November 5th bringing Connelly's new novel The Waiting (in print, eBook & audiobook) –with some familiar faces also on hand – Connelly shared the official overview […]
As far as bestselling author Michael Connelly's "Bosch-verse" goes, things have been heating up big time for Det. Renée Ballard. Before being treated to some great news about the upcoming live-action series earlier this month (more on that in a minute), we learned that Ballard would be returning on November 5th in the new novel The Waiting […]
Random House Worlds announced a new cookbook on the way for gamers, as The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook will be released this May. Unlike other cookbooks that have been released for video games, this one comes with customized recipes made by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, creator and developer of the game. No better expert in telling […]
It looks like we'll get a prequel to the Star Trek: The Original Series prequel Strange New Worlds, and it didn't take another TV series for it to happen. Una McCormack will pen the novel Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum that establishes Christopher Pike and Una Chin-Riley, played by Anson Mount and Rebecca Romijn […]
CEO of SYBO Mathias Gredal Nørvig and Founder & CEO of Playmob Jude Ower have penned and released a new book this week called Gaming For Good. The crux of the book from Rethink Press is to educate gamers and inspire action in them to take on the fight against climate change while also dissecting […]
Random House Worlds announced they have two new novels on the way based around the Exodus video game series, both penned by author Peter F. Hamilton. The two books will go hand-in-hand with each other, as the first book in the duology will be called Exodus: The Archimedes Engine, set to be published simultaneously in […]
Ten Speed Press has announced the latest addition to the Dungeons & Dragons' Young Adventurer's Guide series, which is set to be released this April. The series has been one of the major bright spots for the company over the past few years, bringing content from the game for young adult readers without overloading them […]
Because of how the literary universe has such an impact on the live-action adaptation universe, we have two reasons to be excited every time bestselling author Michael Connelly announces a new novel set within what we refer to as the "Bosch-verse." Now, a little more than two months after it was announced that a Renée Ballard-focused […]
René Balcer is best known as the award-winning writer and showrunner of NBC's Law & Order and the hit spinoff Law & Order: Criminal Intent, which he also created, as well as FBI: Most Wanted. He worked as a documentarian, journalist, and film critic in his native Canada, always engaged with the social issues of […]