Sampler for Oct. 29 Oct 30, 2009
Coming up is The Wish List by Eoin Colfer. The program is free and open to the public. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
New Authors Breathe New Life Into Orphaned Characters Oct 23, 2009
Belson, the author's widow, and Eoin Colfer, the Irish lad writing "And Another Thing ... ," tell the same story of the new book's creation: Their agents met for lunch, hatched the idea, and broached it to each of them. Belson said yes, Colfer said yes. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Narnia Scripter Flies Oct 21, 2009
According to Variety, the project is based on a book by Eoin Colfer and focuses on the story of a boy who lives on an island off the coast of Ireland. His father is the king's bodyguard, and when the king is murdered the boy is blamed and put in prison. (IGN FilmForce)
'Hitchhiker's Guide' back on track Oct 19, 2009
Now, 16 million book sales later, fans of the absurdist romp through space and time have been offered that sixth book - penned by best-selling author of the Artemis Fowl series, Eoin Colfer. And Another Thing, published on the 30th anniversary of the first Hitchhiker book, reunites the Douglas pantheon - Arthur Dent, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Marvin the paranoid android and Ford Prefect - in another bizarre adventure. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Fans celebrate the Hitchhiker's Guide renewal Oct 14, 2009
Eoin Colfer, chosen by Adams' estate to continue the series, has written the new instalment being released eight years after Adams' death, The Guardian newspaper reports. Colfer is the author of the best-selling Artemis Fowl books. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Part six of five offers fresh insight Oct 13, 2009
The death of its author Douglas Adams in 2001 could not halt the series, with the writer's estate choosing Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl children's books, to write the new book, And Another Thing. The marketing manager of Dymocks, Sarah Wakely, predicted plenty of interest once the worldwide embargo was lifted today. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Don't Panic! Oct 10, 2009
Eoin Colfer is the author of the best-selling Artemis Fowl series. When Eoin Colfer sat down to write the sixth instalment of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, he sought inspiration in the music of the late 70s ... What would Hitchhiker's Guide say about Eoin Colfer. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Great Quotes from Books for Kids Aug 3, 2009
First lines from The Wish List by Eoin Colfer. There could be no doubt of the fact: Princess Ozma, the lovely girl ruler of the Fairyland of Oz, was lost. (Suite101.com)
• Community news Mar 14, 2009
"Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox" by Eoin Colfer, "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr, "Bound" by Donna Jo Napoli, "Vampire High" by Douglas Rees, "Charles and Emma" by Deborah Heiligman. -staff reports. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Local cyclist has big day on the bike Feb 17, 2009
She's recently been into fantasy stories, especially the "Artemis Fowl" series by author Eoin Colfer. Favorite subject: History. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
