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Guardian Guardian First Book Award. Petina Gappah became only the second short story writer to win the award in its 10-year history." The Guardian (UK) 12/02/09
A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book has sold for $662,500, smashing the previous record price for American literature.
It was a day of glory and celebration of professional accomplishment for author, publisher and journalist, Mr Peter Enahoro, popularly known as Peter Pan, at the public presentation of his book, titled "Then Spoke the Thunder," yesterday in Lagos.
Former Alaska governor and best-selling author is heroine of new book 'Help! Mom! Radicals Are Ruining My Country!' | SLIDESHOW | 'Going Rogue' Goes Platinum
After an icy cold front and a slippery trip to the mailbox, Mackenzie Allen Phillips discovers a letter requesting he meet at the very place where his daughter was murdered after she was kidnapped. It was curiously signed in an intimate way by the someone Mack felt was ultimately responsible for his daughter's misfortune.
Author Jeff Vande Zande was pleased when his latest book reached a digital milestone - it "went Kindle," formatted as an electronic book for Amazon.com's portable e-reader. Although the college English professor from Michigan is hopeful about the new market... Amazon.com - E-book - Michigan - Author - English language
Forget Blu-ray and DVD. Winnetka resident Laura Robinson, an architect-turned-author, designed and crafted a pair of books powered by a simple flashlight and imagination. In a dark room, a parent or child can use a flashlight to read the text while projecting the illustrations onto a wall.
Temple Grandin signs a book Tuesday for Mississippi State University student Kristin Nichols, a member of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s class of 2010. Grandin, a world-renowned speaker and bestselling author, has autism and was the keynote speaker for CVM’s Human-Animal Bond Lecture Series.
We kicked off December frolics at a Tuesday book party for Ann Seymour's "I've Always Loved You." Outside the Market Bar, the owner of the place (and author's son-in-law) Doug Biederbeck said his giant pumpkin - given to him by vintner Lee Hudson, grown for...
Telegraph staff reports Author and "Old Editor" Keith Blackledge will be signing his latest book, "That Town Fights About Everything," from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Da Buzz Coffee Cafe, 1208 W. "A" Street in North Platte.
Sandy Sams said it was partly through her own personal experiences that she came up with the idea to write a book about a prostitute and a nun switching roles in life. Sams, a 1990 University alumna, is the author of "Celestial Desire," a novel which explores female sexuality and spirituality.
NASSAWADOX -- Nassawadox author David Poyer's new book has gained a lot of praise already, from Publisher's Weekly to the former commanding general of Marine forces in Afghanistan. And it just came out last week.
Jonathan Littell, who won France's prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2006 for The Kindly Ones, has picked up another prize for the same work - the Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award.
Stokes McMillan will be on hand to sign copies of “One Night of Madness” at the Attala County Library on Monday, Dec. 14 from 3-6 p.m. and will give a short talk followed by a book signing.
The End Of The Book Tour? "The author book tour has become an endangered species. Long-rumored, much feared, the demise of traditional tours by authors though many American cities have gone into a steep decline in the last year or two.
Henry Molaison, known as H.M. in scientific literature, was perhaps the most famous patient in all of brain science in the 20th century.
