Search results for tag: E. L. James

Grey : Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian by E. L. James (Reviewed by Shikha Shah)

Shikha Shah, Booktopia’s biggest Fifty Shades fan, has been up all night reading E.L. James’ latest offering. The review we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! Miss Shah will see you now… To all Fifty Shades Fans – the book that we have been waiting for is finally here! In Grey we delve into the mind of Christian, what he thinks, how he thinks, how he feels (e... Read more

by | June 19, 2015

E. L. James Announces ‘Fifty Shades’ Follow-Up ‘Grey’ Told From the Point-of-View of Christian Grey

The publishing world has surprised us again with news this morning of a new E. L. James novel to be published in just eighteen days! Vintage Books said in a statement that the author wrote the book in response to reader demand. “This book is dedicated to those readers who asked…and asked…and asked for this,” James writes in the book’s opening pages. “Christian is a complex character and readers... Read more

by | June 2, 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey smashes Box Office records

The cinematic experience that is Fifty Shades of Grey: The Motion Picture continues to smash box office records worldwide. Fifty Shades of Grey made more than $80 million over the weekend in the US and $248.7 globally, making it the biggest Presidents Day weekend opener ever and the third-biggest R-rated premiere in box office history Fifty Shades’ opening weekend audience in the US was e... Read more

by | February 17, 2015

New Fifty Shades of Grey cover and trailer revealed!

Behold the second coming. The erotic juggernaut Fifty Shades of Grey has received the film tie-in treatment ahead of the movie’s release in February 2015. We love it. Against the wall make out sessions always trump silk ties. Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James The multi-million copy bestseller soon to be a major movie starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson... Read more

by | November 18, 2014

On ‘The Naughty Girls’ Book Club’ – a guest post by Sophie Hart

Sophie Hart takes readers into cafes, sex shops and between the covers of erotic classics in her latest book, The Naughty Girls’ Book Club. Firstly, many thanks to Booktopia for inviting me onto their blog. I’m here to tell you a little more about my new novel The Naughty Girl’s Book Club. Despite appearances, it’s not actually erotica – in fact, it’s probably best described as ‘chi... Read more

by | June 7, 2013

Caroline Baum: Fifty Shades – My Tuppence Worth

The other day I was in a rehearsal room with a bunch of young women. Several were reading one of the Fifty Shades of Grey  trilogy while waiting to perform. I was surprised. I thought this was a book you might want to read in private (as you can tell, I haven’t read it). I asked one of these young women how it felt to be reading this book at work, in a public place and she replied: ‘Oh I’m on t... Read more

by | August 6, 2012

Causing A Stir: Publishing’s Shades of Grey (Update: Random House Australia to publish Shades of Grey trilogy)

UPDATE: From The Random House Australia website: We’re excited to announce that Century and Arrow, an imprint of the Random House Group’s Cornerstone Publishing, will release the print and eBook edition of E.L. James trilogy FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. After topping the New York Times eBook best-seller list, this series has sparked conversation the world over, being hailed as “romantic, liberating, a... Read more

by | March 14, 2012