This is page 5 of the fantasy book news archives.

Sneak Peek at Miniseries of Stephen King's Bag of Bones Starring Pierce Brosnan (2011-12-05): A&E is airing a miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's bestselling novel Bag of Bones next week.

Stephen King Reads From Dr. Sleep, His Sequel to The Shining (2011-09-28): Stephen King has been working on a sequel to his 1977 novel, The Shining.

Charlaine Harris Discusses The Sookie Stackhouse Companion (2011-09-17): Charlaine Harris discusses The Sookie Stackhouse Companion, which is her guide to the Sookie Stackhouse universe.

Heather Brewer Talks The Slayer Chronicles Series (2011-08-22): New York Times author Heather Brewer talks about her new series, The Slayer Chronicles, which is a spin-off series from The Chronicles of Validimir Tod.

NPR Publishes List of Top 100 Sicence Fiction and Fantasy Books (2011-08-21): NPR has published the results of its annual summer reader's survey.

Disney to Launch Olympian Week to Promote Rick Riordan's Son of Neptune (2011-08-18): Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) has announced the largest first printing in its history for Rick Riordans Son of Neptune.

Jodi Picoult Teams With Daughter Samantha Van Leer for Teen Novel (2011-08-15): Bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her daughter, Samantha van Leer, have teamed up to write Between the Lines, a young adult novel which will be published on June 26, 2012.

Lionsgate Announces Film Date for Catching Fire, Second Book in Hunger Game Series (2011-08-13): The first film in The Hunger Games series has not even arrived and Lionsgate is already announces the release date for the second movie.

Catherine Fisher Talks About Her New Relic Master Series (2011-05-28): Author Catherine Fisher talked about her new series, Relic Monster.

Eoin Colfer Signs Three Book Deal With Disney-Hyperion (2011-05-26): Disney-Hyperion Books, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide, has acquired the eighth and final installment of bestselling author Eoin Colfer's hit Artemis Fowl series.

Richelle Mead Talks Bloodlines Series (2011-05-20): Richelle Mead, author of Vampire Academy, talks about her new series, Bloodlines.

2011 Hugo Award Nominees Announced (2011-05-09): The nominations for the 2011 Hugo Awards were announced at a joint ceremony held at Norwescon and Eastercon.

Quirk Classics Releases The Meowmorphosis Book Trailer (2011-05-05): The Meowmorphosis is a twist on Franz Kafka's classic, The Metamorphosis, from Quirk Classics.

Craig Gillespie to Direct Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2011-04-19): The Hollywood Reporter says Lionsgate has hired Craig Gillespie to direct a movied based on the novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Seth Grahame-Smith.

Rick Riordan's Throne of Fire Gets 1.5 Million Copy First Printing (2011-04-14): Disney Publishing Worldwide has announced it will launch The Kane Chronicles, Book Two: The Throne of Fire with a 1.

Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Gets November Release Date (2011-04-05): The fourth and final book in Christopher Paolini epic fantasy series will arrive in stores this fall.

HarperCollins to Release Vampire Diaries Prequel Trilogy (2010-09-02): HarperCollins Children's Books and Alloy Entertainment will be releasing a trilogy that tells the story of brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore and their love triangle that begins when t

IDW to Publish True Blood Comic Book Series (2010-05-26): USA Today reports that IDW Publishing will soon be launching a series of comics based on HBO's True Blood series.

2009 Nebula Award Winners Announced (2010-05-18): The winners of Nebula Awards were announced at the Nebula Awards Banquet held at the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront.

Tyra Banks to Write Three Book Series (2010-05-11): Reuters reports that Tyra Banks is writing a three book series for Delacorte Press about a fictional place called Modelland.