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New Zealand Author Braces For “Backlash From Some Maoris” Following Book Launch

Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 9:23 am | Sterling Gate Books

The novel, published by Sterling Gate Books, spans almost 500 years and covers the respective discoveries of New Zealand by Maori and European. More >>

Aviation Thriller Next For NZ Director

Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 10:32 am | Sterling Gate Books

New Zealand publisher Sterling Gate Books this week announced that Tauranga-born film director James Morcan has attached to direct The Heathrow Affair, an aviation thriller based on his published novel of the same name. More >>

Kiwi Writer-Director Adds Film Adaptation Of Another Of His Published Novels To His Ambitious Slate

Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 9:32 am | Sterling Gate Books

Papamoa-based indie publisher Sterling Gate Books announced this week that Tauranga-born writer-director James Morcan has added his action-adventure novel High Country Contract to his ambitious directing slate of films. More >>

Kiwi Authors’ Soon-to-be-released Novel Captures The Zeitgeist Of A Troubled Era

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 6:23 pm | Sterling Gate Books

The New Zealand father-and-son writing team Lance and James Morcan, authors of some 35 published fiction and non-fiction books, today announced the likely release date for their next co-authored novel Anno 2021. More >>

Kiwi Film Director To Helm Movie Adaptation Of His Novel

Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 10:14 am | Sterling Gate Books

Sydney-based New Zealand actor-director James Morcan announced today his next feature film project will be a movie adaptation of ‘The Me Too Girl’, a crime thriller novel he co-authored with his father. Morcan, who is currently directing and starring ... More >>

Kiwi Author To Direct Film Based On His Novel Anno 2020

Friday, 13 November 2020, 8:54 am | Sterling Gate Books

New Zealand filmmaker and novelist James Morcan today announced he will be directing and starring in a movie adaptation of his new release novel Anno 2020. The film will also be Morcan’s directorial debut. "Anno 2020 was first conceived in March ... More >>

‘The Last Tasmanian Tiger’ - or not

Monday, 16 December 2019, 8:47 am | Sterling Gate Books

New Zealand author Lance Morcan considers it serendipitous this week’s publication of his latest book, a short story titled The Last Tasmanian Tiger , coincides with the announcement that Tasmanian tiger hunter Neil Waters claims there could be up ... More >>

‘The Me Too Girl’ resonates with #MeToo supporters

Tuesday, 12 November 2019, 3:04 pm | Sterling Gate Books

Supporters of the global Me Too movement are resonating with the new release thriller novel The Me Too Girl , which is dedicated to abused women and to those individuals who help convict the abusers. More >>

Launch of Thriller Novel 'Silent Fear' Augurs Well for Movie

Thursday, 23 November 2017, 9:10 am | Sterling Gate Books

This month’s successful launch of the crime-thriller Silent Fear (A novel inspired by true crimes), co-authored by New Zealand father-and-son writing team Lance and James Morcan, is considered a good omen for the planned feature film. The novel has ... More >>

Bestselling authors’ upcoming novels available

Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 2:44 pm | Sterling Gate Books

Thriller fans are in for a treat with the release of new titles by some of the world’s bestselling authors in the coming weeks, and what’s interesting is all are available right now as Kindle ebooks on Amazon’s Pre-order program. More >>

Reaction to book debunking Holocaust deniers drives TV plans

Thursday, 18 August 2016, 2:27 pm | Sterling Gate Books

Global reaction to a new release book by New Zealand writing and filmmaking team Lance and James Morcan has prompted them to adapt their book for a television documentary series and put it into development with their production company Morcan Motion Pictures. More >>

Holocaust deniers target new book that debunks denialism

Thursday, 21 July 2016, 12:29 pm | Sterling Gate Books

The recent publication of a book by a New Zealand father-and-son writing team debunking Holocaust denial theories has drawn the ire of two of the world’s leading Holocaust deniers. More >>

Book publication coincides with Holocaust Remembrance Day

Wednesday, 4 May 2016, 2:25 pm | Sterling Gate Books

This week’s launch of a new book titled ‘DEBUNKING HOLOCAUST DENIAL THEORIES: Two Non-Jews Affirm the Historicity of the Nazi Genocide’ appropriately coincides with Yom HaShoah, Israel’s day of remembrance (May 4/5) for the six million Jews ... More >>

NZ writing team secure Arabic translation rights deal

Thursday, 21 May 2015, 9:35 am | Sterling Gate Books

New Zealand father-and-son writing team Lance and James Morcan have secured an Arabic translation rights deal for one of their non-fiction books with major Saudi Arabian publisher Obeikan Publishing. More >>

Book by NZ writers dominates Amazon bestseller lists

Thursday, 26 February 2015, 10:20 am | Sterling Gate Books

‘Genius Intelligence: Secret techniques and Technologies to Increase IQ,’ by prolific New Zealand father-and-son writing team Lance and James Morcan, has dominated Amazon’s bestseller lists since its publication as a Kindle ebook in December. More >>

Did an ancient practice spark Steve Jobs’ genius?

Thursday, 5 February 2015, 11:03 am | Sterling Gate Books

A renowned genius who has perhaps influenced as many lives as any other creative thinker in the modern era was Apple co-founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011). Although the history of his illustrious career in the tech industry has been well documented in ... More >>

Acclaimed Japanese scientist praises book by NZ authors

Thursday, 15 May 2014, 1:01 pm | Sterling Gate Books

The Director of Japan’s Advanced-Science Technology Research Organization, Dr. Takaaki Musha, describes a new release book by a New Zealand father-and-son writing team as “the secret history of the 20th Century and the early 21st Century.” More >>

Kiwi novelists rising up Amazon’s bestseller lists

Thursday, 31 October 2013, 11:04 am | Sterling Gate Books

New Zealand father-and-son writing and filmmaking duo Lance and James Morcan are prominent in a number of Amazon bestseller lists with two of their four published novels. More >>

NZ writers have interest in release of Dan Brown's 'Inferno'

Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 10:00 am | Sterling Gate Books

With today's release of bestselling author Dan Brown’s latest novel Inferno , New Zealand father-and-son writing team Lance and James Morcan are resigned to one of their books being bumped from third place in the popularity stakes on a major international ... More >>

Kiwi father and son guide their orphans to the spotlight

Friday, 10 August 2012, 11:00 am | Sterling Gate Books

The Orphan Factory, the latest novel from prolific New Zealand father-and-son writing and filmmaking team Lance and James Morcan, has entered Amazon's top rated spy books list only three weeks after its publication launch. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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