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'Whitopia:' Rich Benjamin's Book and Journey to White America

In his new book "Whitopia" Rich Benjamin coins the term Whitopia which refers to an enclave that is "whiter than the nation, its respective region and its state."  Whitopia examines the reasons for and...

2009 National Book Festival in D.C.

World famous writers, illustrators and poets will gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for the 2009 National Book Festival, this Saturday, September 26. Now in its ninth year the event, organized and...

Dan Brown's 'Lost Symbol' Sells 1 Million Copies In First Day

It seems like the entire world is eager to make Dan Brown even more of a millionaire, as his new book, "The Lost Symbol," sold more than 1 million copies in hardcover and e-book versions in the US, UK, and Canada...

The Veronica Trend: Veronica Lario On Berlusconi in New Book

Veronica Lario, the wife of Italy's PM Silvio Berlusconi, will disclose all her reasons for divorcing her husband in a book called The Veronica Trend (Tendenza Veronica). The book released today in Italy was written by journalist Maria Latella. Lario filed for divorce in May,...

Ted Kennedy's "True Compass" Memoir To Be Published In September

Ted Kennedy died Tuesday night at the age off 77 and his memoir will be published in September.  The "True Compass" book of Senator Edward M. Kennedy is 532 pages and according to the publisher will be out on...

Birkin buyer says he cracked the code for Hermes "it" bag

I think that Birkin bags are somewhat ugly in appearance, but they represent something else in the world of fashion and celebrity - they represent status. If you have a Birkin hanging on your arm, you are...

Poll: Sexy reading makes women swoon

This is to be expected.  People enjoy reading about the livesof other people, books that are fiction but could actually happen."Give British women a romance novel or a novel with a little raunchy sex and...

Saint Oniisan, Japan's new Holy Book.

Japan has a new Holy book off sorts, becoming very popular, it is in the form of a comic book and it is called “Saint Oniisan” (聖☆おにいさん [jp], lit. meaning, Saint Young Men) Written by Hikaru...

Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine on Preston FM

The first episode of Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine by Shelagh Watkins is about to air on Monday May 11th on Preston FM: The time: 8.20am (GMT) every morning Monday to Friday The place: Chat City on Preston FM The...

Self-published to Published Author and Vice-versa

" I promised Jeff Rivera that I would write an article about how he self-published his first novel, Forever My Lady. Problem is, I promised over eight months ago. Other things took over and this remained waiting to...

New Book Publication! The History of Mixed Families of Niger!

Now this is a book worth reading and rather fascinating, maybe more to me than others since it is about Niger and its mixed race families.It is called "Histoire des foyers des metis de la colonie du Niger"....

Grug Books coming in June 2009

The Grug series is being reprinted by Simon and Schuster and will be available in Australia after June 1, 2009. Stay tuned for more updates! Pre-order available!From Friday May 1st 2009, pre-orders for Grug books can be made. Delivery will not be until early June. An email...

who will find 3,4 million dollars

At the end of 2007 publisher Raider Publishing releases without excessive media advertising book "4" by Luc Aurray which soon because of controversially became known by media and readers. In book author describes...

The famous British Library mislays 9,000 books

The world famous British Library, which holds some of the most famous books in the world, many of them first editions and originals that are irreplaceable, now claim that they have lost over 9,000 books, including an...

Brits claim to have read books they haven't

According to a recent survey, two out of three Britons have lied about what books they have read, with George Orwell's '1984' topping the 'literary fib list'. Organizers of the World Book Day conducted this survey...

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