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The U.S. publisher of Harry Potter will premiere a highly ambitious series with a mystery ending. “The 39 Clues” is a planned 10-volume set about young Amy and Dan Cahill and their worldwide search for the secret to their family’s power. The first book, “The Maze of Bones,” is written by Rick Riordan of “The Lightning Thief” fame and has an announced first printing of 500,000. Steven Spielberg has already acquired film rights to the series. Designed ... read more

Gritty novels about knife crime and violence have made it on to the shortlist for a prestigious teenage book award. The Knife That Killed Me by Anthony McGowan, about peer pressure and gang warfare, and Tanya Landman’s Apache – about an orphan avenging the death of her brother – are among the six contenders for the Booktrust Teenage Prize. It rewards contemporary writing for teenagers, with organisers working to put books in schools and libraries. The winner will be announced on ... read more

The 2008 World Fantasy Awards will be held in Calgary as part of the World Fantasy Convention between the 30th October and the 2nd of November. The Lifetime Achievement Award winners have already been announced, Patricia McKillip plus Leo and Diane Dillon will be honoured with this prestigious award. Below are the short-lists for the individual categories. Novel Emma Bull, Territory [Tor] Guy Gavriel Kay, Ysabel [Penguin Roc] John Marks, Fangland [Penguin] Will Shetterly, Gospel of the ... read more

There is a website called Takatok.com that allows toddlers and tweens to write, illustrate and publish their own stories. Sharon Kan and partner Orit Zuckerman, both mothers of two, launched the site in March 2008. Membership to the web site is currently growing at more than 300% a month. Adora Svitak is ten years old, a Tikatok member, and an internationally published author. Her first book, Flying Fingers, was written and published when she was only seven years old. She will be helping ... read more

Vintage Classics are looking for a young artist to create an original illustration inspired by The Wind in the Willows. Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows is celebrating its 100th birthday and needs a new cover. The competition is open to UK residents between the ages of seven and twelve on the 25th of July 2008. Entries can be in black and white or colour and must be submitted on no larger than A4-sized sheet. Entries must not include any text (even the title or the author). ... read more

The Carnegie Medal was established in 1936 and is the UK’s oldest children’s literary honour. Past winners have included Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights and CS Lewis’s The Last Battle. This years nominations are Crusade - Elizabeth Laird. A 12th century tale of the Saracens and the Christians during the third Crusade. Apache - Tanya Landeman’s. The setting is the 19th century and features and 14 year old girl warrior fighting for the survival of her land and ... read more

The movie version of Michelle Paver’s highly successful fantasy novel Wolf Brother was first scheduled for a 2007 US release but news has been think on the ground since. Encouragingly though is the fact that Ridley Scott’s name is still attached to the film, due to be distributed by 20th Century Fox. In getting Ridley Scott to direct the movie they have employed possibly the greatest living director, his portfolio includes Blade Runner, Gladiator, Thelma & Louise, Alien and ... read more

Four years ago, on a remote Indonesian island, fossilised remains were found of a metre-tall people whom the anthropologists dubbed hobbits after JRR Tolkien’s invention. The hominids lived around 18,000 years ago and there is now a debate raging as to whether the hobbit were, like our ancestors, Homo sapiens but stunted and retarded due to iodine deficiency in pregnancy or that they were a brand new species called Homo floresiensis. To read the full article on this subject, The New ... read more

If you are suffering from Harry Potter withdrawal symptoms then Christopher Paolini and his Inheritance Cycle trilogy may be able to help you though.Two of the books in the trilogy, Eragon and Eldest have already been released and September 2008 will see the release of the final instalment, Brisingr. The story is classic fantasy, think Star Wars with dragons. When Eragon finds a polished blue gem, he hopes to sell it to help support his family. When he discovers that it is in fact a ... read more

After reading that Glen Cook was a huge influence on the fantastic Steven Erikson I felt compelled to find out more about the man that Erikson says changed the face of the fantasy genre. After reading The Black Company you can certainly plainly see the Cook influence in the Malazan magnus opus. Glen Cook really is worthy of the respect that modern day fantasy authors show him. The Black Company is a gritty and realistic military tale that wiped the floor with the trite fantasy offerings that ... read more