MUSSOORIE, 23 June: On his recent visit to Mussoorie, eminent Canadian born Swiss Author Robert Hutchison informed media persons at a formal meeting here that he was looking forward to launch of his book,...
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is planning to phase out textbooks in schools and use internet texts instead. As per him this will save money. In My views this should be implemented in whole world as this...
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Remember 'All we are saying is give peace a chance', well as The Guardian reports with a Photo Gallery, we are marking the 40th Anniversary of John and Yoko Bed In at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Suite 1742 to be specific as the hotel's history notes...Pictures by...
Maybe I do not follow the international restaurant scene enough, I thought after reading about London based architect turned restaurateur Fergus Henderson and his Perfect Weekend digs.I did not know know the guy or his "nose to tail" eating-cooking philosophy which he couched...
Rubina Ali, the 9-year-old child actor who starred in Danny Boyle's 2008 hit film Slumdog Millionaire, will publish a book about 'the story of her life' growing up in Mumbai's slums later this year. Ali's book "Slumgirl Dreaming: My Journey to the Stars" will be published in...
Artist Rob Matthews puts the internet into context and those dusty Encyclopedia Brittanica sets to shame. Matthews took all of Wikipedia's featured articles and turned them into physical form by printing up a handy little volume that clocks in at an easy-to-read 5,000 printed...
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J.D. Salinger, the 90 year-old infamously reclusive author, is suing the author of an unauthorized sequel to his novel The Catcher in the Rye. 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye by the pseudonymous John David California is the alleged unauthorized sequel and is...
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Japan's most celebrated contemporary author, Haruki Murakami, has yet to release his highly secretive new novel — known only by its title 1Q84, but it has already begun selling out — before it has even hit the...
I founded a poetry site in 2000, the Pagan Poetry Pages, to provide a space for poets whose influences and interests were non-conformist. With a loose brief of "poetry reflecting our interest in spiritual and...
opinion by GerCMByrne | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago 65 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
" 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...
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Honestly, I think that Dan Brown's novels are some of the worst books ever to grace our shelves. In short, I think they're poorly written, self-indulgent nonsense. Their singular redeeming quality is that they...
Iowa author, Amelia Painter, will be one of the Midwest’s outstanding authors coming together for three days of book signings in the Tulip Festival Author’s Corner. Fostoria, IA -- The Orange City Tulip...
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" The American Revolution was, perhaps, the single most influential event in modern political history. Spawning the democracies which have since spread around the globe, the revolution gave renewed impetus, credence...
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A limited, first edition copy of Charles Darwin's famous book 'On the Origin of Species' is set to be auctioned. The book is one of only 1,250 published in the original 1859 printing and is expected to sell for at...
Having sold an astounding 81 million copies of his previous novel, The Da Vinci Code, author Dan Brown's forthcoming sequel, The Lost Symbol, will be released on September 15, 2009. Due to the overwhelming popularity...
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