 EL James tops list of world's highest earning authors August 13, 2013 - 11:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James has topped a list of the world's highest earning authors. The British writer - who became a sales phenomenon last year - took an estimated $62 million, according to the data compiled by Forbes magazine. A film adaptation of the first of her Fifty Shades erotica trilogy is expected next year for which she is believed to have pocketed more than $3 million for the rights, Sky News reports. James Patterson, the author behind the Alex Cross novels, is second having generated almost $60 million in the survey, based on sales data, published information and details from industry sources for the year to June.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
