New “50 Shades Of Grey” book stolen a week before publicationJune 11, 2015 - 12:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A copy of E.L. James’ upcoming book “Grey” has been reported missing by Penguin Random House, the publisher behind the “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy, TheWrap said. The publishing house is concerned that the finished copy has been stolen and will be sold to media outlets or that it will be leaked online. The news comes a week before the novel was set to hit shelves on June 18. Penguin Random House said Wednesday that Kent Police in southern England are investigating the theft of the finished copy. However, the publisher said it could not comment further because a police investigation is underway. On June 1, E.L. James took to Instagram to announce she’s releasing a new version of her literary hit, this time written from Christian Grey’s perspective. “Hello all. For those of you who have asked, Christian’s POV of #FSOG is published on 18th June for his birthday. It’s called GREY… I hope you enjoy it. #FiftyShades #Grey,” James wrote. Erotic romance offering “Fifty Shades of Grey” sold more than 100 million copies worldwide and was translated into 52 languages. The critical reception wasn’t anywhere near as positive as the book’s popularity, however. The Universal and Focus Features film adaptation released on Valentine’s Day weekend of this year also made big bucks, but was generally slammed by critics. A sequel based on the second novel of the trilogy, titled “Fifty Shades Darker,” is currently in the works. Penguin Random House still plans to go ahead with the original publishing date of June 18 — Christian Grey’s birthday. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |