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Time for another Amis Arrow
Anna Ford joins the long line of former friends and journalists who have publicly fallen out with the 'narcissistic and attention-seeking' novelist
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A new age of steam
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Steampunk, a modern mix of Victorian technology and sci-fi, is becoming a major influence in books, fashion and on the big screen
'Worm Hunter,' 'Autonomous Robots' vie for Oddest Title Prize
Saturday, 20 February 2010
On February 19, a shortlist was announced for The Bookseller's annual Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year. Online voting is now open to choose the winner, to be announced March 26.
Usain Bolt set to pen autobiography
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Two books by three-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Usain Bolt are due to be published, reported The Bookseller on February 19. An illustrated title is due out in October 2010, followed by a full-length autobiography in 2012.
Publish and be damned
Friday, 19 February 2010
Tony Paterson: 17-year-old Helene Hegemann's first novel sold 100,000 copies. The trouble is, she may have stolen it from a blogger
Weekly book agenda: Oddest Title online voting, 'Precious and the Puggies'
Friday, 19 February 2010
Beginning February 19, online voters are invited to weigh in on 2009's Oddest Book Title of the Year. Also in the upcoming week, Alexander McCall Smith publishes a prequel to his internationally best-selling The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series -- intended specifically for young readers, and available only in Scots.
Rowling brands Potter claims 'absurd'
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Author was named in a lawsuit claiming she stole ideas for her tales about the wizard
New Karachi literary festival hopes to turn page on bombs
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Global success of Pakistani authors helps put sprawling metropolis on literary circuit
Best Translated Book Award announces international fiction shortlist
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Belgian author Huge Claus, Austrian writer Wolf Haas, and Argentina's César Aira are among shortlisted authors for the 2009 Best Translated Book Award. Three Percent, a resource for international literature based at the University of Rochester, USA, announced its selections on February 16.
Free titles and more during 2010 Read an E-Book Week
Thursday, 18 February 2010
The annual Read an E-Book Week was created in 2003 to promote the advantages of reading electronically. During the 2010 installment, scheduled for March 7-13, dozens of e-book sellers and publishers will offer free downloads of select electronic titles.
Kindle bestsellers: 'Dear John,' 'Shutter Island,' 'A Reliable Wife'
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
On Amazon.com's list of weekly bestselling Kindle e-books, released February 16 by Publishers Marketplace, the top three titles for the week ending February 13 are long-standing favorites Dear John by Nicholas Sparks, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.
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