Discuss elephant water at the Wilmington Memorial Library Oct 3, 2008
Find out more when you read Eoin Colfer s Legend of The Worst Boy in the World. Join children ages seven and older for their discussion of this book to be held on Friday, Oct. 10 at 3:30 p.m. Copies of the book may be reserved by visiting or calling the Children s Room at 978-694-2098. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
New instalment for Hitchhiker's Guide Sep 18, 2008
Children's author Eoin Colfer will pen a sixth book in the series with the blessing of Jane Belson, widow of original author Douglas Adams who died in 2001, nine years after his last instalment, Mostly Harmless. The new volume, to be called, And Another Thing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
"Hitchhiker's Guide" series to ride again Sep 18, 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Children's author Eoin Colfer is to write a sixth novel in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, seven years after the death of its creator Douglas Adams, Penguin said Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo News)
New 'Hitchhiker's Guide' Sep 18, 2008
Children's author Eoin Colfer will pen a sixth book in the series with the blessing of Jane Belson, widow of original author Douglas Adams who died in 2001, nine years after his last instalment, "Mostly Harmless" ... "Eoin Colfer is an inspired choice as Douglas's successor... He is a huge talent and a fantastically funny writer, and this new book will bring as many new young readers to Douglas Adams's work as it will introduce adults to the brilliance of Eoin Colfer.". (iAfrica.com)
New author chosen to send Arthur Dent hitchhiking once more Sep 17, 2008
Children's author Eoin Colfer has been commissioned to write a sixth instalment of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series ... Eoin Colfer, 43, is best known for the best-selling Artemis Fowl novels ... Jane Belson said: "I am delighted that Eoin Colfer has agreed to continue the Hitchhiker series. "I love his books and could not think of a better person to transport Arthur, Zaphod and Marvin to pastures new. (BBC News -- UK)
Artemis Fowl : The Time Paradox Sep 12, 2008
Eoin Colfer's Latest Book for Teenagers and Young Adults ... Eoin Colfer is an ex-schoolteacher turned children's author who resides with his family in Ireland ... In an interview with Matthew Osler on the Artemis Fowl Confidential website, Eoin Colfer revealed that his first book for adults will be a crime novel, titled 'Plugged' that is yet to be released. (Suite101.com)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers Aug. 3 Aug 4, 2008
ARTEMIS FOWL: THE TIME PARADOX, Eoin Colfer (Hyperion Books for Children; 432 pages; $17. 99): The teenage mastermind travels back in time to save African lemurs whose brain fluids can cure his mother's disease. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Book buzz: 'Batman' bounce, crying 'Fowl' Jul 24, 2008
By Deirdre Donahue and Carol Memmott, USA TODAY Graphic novelist Alan Moore gets a bounce from The Dark Knight, while Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer tours the USA. ... Fowl' play: While Irish author Eoin Colfer is busy entertaining fans across the USA with his award-winning show, Fairies, Fiends & Flatulence, his new book, Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox, enters the list at No. 4. (USA Today -- Life)
What I'm reading: Eoin Colfer May 28, 2008
Hay festival: Eoin Colfer ... Eoin Colfer at Hay festival. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
SHELF LIFE - 'Out at the Library' exhibit features LGBT photos, works Apr 14, 2008
"Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code" by Eoin Colfer, Hyperion, 2003, Y COLFER. ... Artemis tries to pull off one last grand scheme, his bodyguard Butler gets mortally wounded, and the whole plot culminates in a hyper-dramatic climax familiar to readers of Eoin Colfer. (Missoulian, MT)
With a little luck, these Irish books can be fun Mar 15, 2008
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, while not a traditional Irish story, engages the older reader in a tale about a boy trying to outwit the fairies in the LEPrecon Unit and steal their gold. Artemis becomes a more sympathetic character as the story progresses and finds that there are more important treasures than gold. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
YA Fiction Series- Science Fiction Feb 19, 2008
Great authors like Madeleine L'Engle, Eoin Colfer, Scott Westerfeld and Margaret Peterson Haddix are worth a read ... Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer ... The Artemis Fowl series (published by Viking Press) is a strictly fantasy series by Irish author Eoin Colfer. (Suite101.com)
Author's Style or Influence Lesson Feb 13, 2008
Eoin Colfer: Artemis Fowl series [Miramax. Margaret Peterson Haddix: Shadow Children series [Aladdin. (Suite101.com)
Short and drawn out Jan 7, 2008
"Airman," by Eoin Colfer (Hyperion). "The Olmsted National Historic Site and the Growth of Historic Landscape Preservation," by David Grayson Allen (University Press of New England). (Boston Globe)
Bestselling Author Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl) and Rising ``Pop-Noir'' Sensation Nicole Atkins Featured in the Next ``Upstairs at the Square'' on Thursday, January 10, at the Union Square Barnes & Noble Dec 28, 2007
Bestselling Author Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl) and Rising ``Pop-Noir'' Sensation Nicole Atkins Featured in the Next ``Upstairs at the Square'' on Thursday, January 10, at the Union Square Barnes & Noble: Financial News - Yahoo ... Bestselling Author Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl) and Rising ``Pop-Noir'' Sensation Nicole Atkins Featured in the Next ``Upstairs at the Square'' on Thursday, January 10, at the Union Square Barnes & NobleThursday December 27, 8:30 am ET ... On Thursday, January 10, 2008,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Giving The Gift Of Reading To Kids Dec 16, 2007
Also for teens, which will be of interest to guys as well, "Click," which is written by 10 authors including Nick Hornby, Gregory Maguire, Linda Sue Park and Eoin Colfer who each write their own chapter in this riveting book of global adventure and constant surprise. A purchase of this book will benefit Amnesty International. (CBS News)
Ignited Minds Dec 5, 2007
Artemis Fowl, a series of fantasy novel written by Irish author, Eoin Colfer, is quite popular in Kolkata book shops too. Artemis Fowl is about a young criminal mastermind who is a flawed hero like Harry, which is why Harry loyalists may find the series interesting, states Shantanu Banerjee of Oxford Bookstore. (Kolkata Newsline)
More of this story Sep 16, 2007
The book Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer will be discussed. Participants are requested to bring their suggestions for future use. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Check out this post-Potter reading list Jul 27, 2007
"Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer. The first in a five-part series (thus far) enumerates the adventures of anti-hero Artemis, a 12-year-old criminal mastermind who sets out to kidnap a fairy and hold her for a pot-of-gold ransom. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Suffering from Harry Potter withdrawal? Jul 22, 2007
Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Harry Potter Jul 20, 2007
I can't say JK Rowling deserves the title 'best author of our time' or anything like that (that is reserved for Phillip Pullman), but she is certainly the best children's writer (although I am a big Eoin Colfer fan). I think Hermoine will sacrifice her life so save Harry's/Ron's or so that Harry succeeds. (The Age)
Weinstein Gets Mad Jul 18, 2007
It's time to catch up with your favorite developers and their latest blog updates. IGN AT E3 2007 SECTIONS MOVIES CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. (IGN FilmForce)
Life after Harry Potter? Fans and publishers are wondering what to do next Jul 8, 2007
Their hopes lie with such other young adult fantasists as Cornelia Funke (The Thief Lord), Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl), Michael Scott (The Alchemyst), or possibly nonfantasy novelists like Brian Selznick (The Invention of Hugo Cabret) or Meg Cabot (The Princess Diaries), whose new series, Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls, debuts in February. The problem: No one can explain what exactly made Harry so phenomenal. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Barnes & Noble To Reschedule Disney Book Group Authors Jun 27, 2007
The "Tale Spinners" event was to include authors Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Eoin Colfer, Rick Riordan, Jonathan Stroud, Cinda Williams Chima, and Rob Kidd. Barnes & Noble said that each author will be individually rescheduled at a later date. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Reading season Jun 26, 2007
"This is a funny story with a memorable pig -- who loves buttered toast -- paired with winning illustrations, Lencioni says."The Legend of Spud Murphy," by Eoin Colfer with illustrations by Glenn McCoy, 112 pages. When their mother starts dropping them off at the library several afternoons a week, 9-year-old William and his brother dread boredom and an overbearing librarian but are surprised how things turn out. This chapter book, written by the author of the Artemis Fowl series, "will... (Fresno Bee)
Frankenstein to Framed: the full list May 16, 2007
Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer (Puffin). Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer (Puffin) ... The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer (Puffin). (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
MONDAY PROFILE: 11-year-old plans a global playground Apr 30, 2007
Favorite book: Artemis Fowl, a series of fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer. 3: How old Clark was when she wrote her first short story. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Suggestions for boys from booksellers Feb 28, 2007
"Cirque Du Freak" (fiction), by Darren Shan "Alex Rider" (fiction), by Anthony Horowitz "Artemis Fowl" (fiction), by Eoin Colfer. Betsey Detwiler at Buttonwood Books in Cohasset. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Kewanee Library Connection Feb 21, 2007
Here are just a few of the latest additions to the Youth collection: Leven Thumps by Obert Skye; The Singer of All Songs and The Waterless Sea by Kate Constable; Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer; and The New Prophecy Warriors: Twilight by Erin Hunter. Check em out. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Could 'Alaizabel Cray' Be Next 'Harry Potter'? Kids' Books Ripe For Films Feb 15, 2007
Book: "Artemis Fowl" Author: Eoin Colfer Lights: "Fowl by name and foul by nature. A mud man unlike any other. He shall learn our secrets and use them against us." Camera: The son of a European crime lord, Artemis Fowl is a preternaturally brilliant criminal and eventual hero who is the central character of six books. In "Artemis Foul," the enterprising 12-year-old discovers the existence of fairies and sets out to decode their bible, known as "The Book." Action: Colfer has described his series... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Against the Day Jan 16, 2007
He keeps interrupting his tale so that, say, the Chums of Chance can journey to the center of the Earth and help out inhabitants being attacked by hordes of hostile gnomes with electric crossbows (leaving me to wonder if Pynchon has read Eoin Colfer as well Jules Verne). "For a detailed account of their subsequent narrow escapes from the increasingly deranged attentions of the Legion of Gnomes, the unconscionable connivings of a certain international mining cartel, the sensual wickedness... (Christian Science Monitor)
