LONDON: Hundreds of years, countless bards (audio)

Hundreds of years, countless bards - Jul 3rd 2012, by The Economist online (audio):
LONDON has inspired poets for centuries. Our correspondents discuss a new collection of verse inspired by the city and ask why it has played such an important role

50 years after Faulkner's death, Mississippi hometown honors literary legacy ...
Washington Post
OXFORD, Miss. — Five decades after his death, William Faulkner still draws literary pilgrims to his Mississippi hometown, the “little postage stamp of native soil” he made famous through his novels.

New in paperback: 'A Stolen Life' by Jaycee Dugard
USA TODAY
Three friends do over a house and their lives in a story set in Miami's South Beach. A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War by Amanda Foreman (Random House Trade Paperback, $20, non-fiction, reprint). Recounts history of the ...

USA TODAY


One year after Casey Anthony verdict, attorney's book offers details on incest ...
Fox News
One year after a Florida jury defied the court of public opinion, finding Casey Anthony not guilty of murdering her daughter Caylee, lead defense attorney Jose Baez writes in his new book that Casey Anthony suspected her father George may have ...

Casey Anthony attorney's book offers look inside trial
Detroit Free Press
In his just-published book 'Presumed Guilty, Casey Anthony: The Inside Story,' attorney Jose Baez said prosecutors offered in 2008 to allow Anthony to plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter of a child and serve up to 13 years in prison. Baez said in ...

Orthodox author Naomi Ragen appeals Israeli Supreme Court against ...
Washington Post
JERUSALEM — Author Naomi Ragen has appealed a ruling that found her guilty of plagiarizing content in her 1992 book Sotah. ... Ragen says she only took “certain ideas and information” from Shapiro's book to better inform her own fiction. Ragen told ...

Author Naomi Ragen appeals plagiarism conviction
Fox News
Author Naomi Ragen has appealed a ruling that found her guilty of plagiarizing content in her 1992 book Sotah.

WikiLeaks to Publish 2.4 Million Syrian Emails
Wall Street Journal
WikiLeaks to Publish 2.4 Million Syrian Emails ... Digital-book publishers and retailers now know more about their readers than ever before. How that's changing the ... Guarantee the safety of terabytes of photos and documents with a device the size of ...

Jose Baez: His book has the tone of a sore winner
Orlando Sentinel
Jose Baez blasts opponents on page after page of "Presumed Guilty," his look back at the Casey Anthony case. The book becomes tiresome, but there's a fascinating clash between Baez's idealistic.

Book Talk: Urvashi Gulia debuts with road trip tale
Reuters
Urvashi Gulia's debut novel "My Way Is the Highway" is in many ways a memoir, with traits for her characters drawn from the author's real-life observations of India's ratings-hungry television industry. Manki, the book's main character, leaves Delhi ...

Leadership books: Douglas Conant and Mette Norgaard's 'TouchPoints'
Washington Post (blog)
Many executives resent “pesky” interruptions, but the authors reframe them as golden opportunities for leaders to move their strategic agendas forward via personal connections with their employees. Conant and Norgaard based their approach on the ...

Kristin Cashore: By the Book
New York Times
But I did recently talk up Daphne du Maurier's “Rebecca” and “The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau,” which is a picture book by Jon Agee. Both of those books are full of tragic shenanigans and have perfect endings. What's your favorite literary ...

Naomi Ragen appeals plagiarism conviction
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The Jerusalem District Court ruled last December that Ragen, who came to Jerusalem from New York City, used parts of author Sarah Shapiro's 1990 book “Growing with My Children: A Jewish Mother's Diary” in her book "Sotah," which appeared in 1992.

KISS releases 3-foot-tall retrospective book
CBS News
(CBS/AP) Glam rockers KISS are releasing a new retrospective book that stands three feet tall and retails for $4299. The band - Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer- was in London on Tuesday to launch "KISS Monster," and to hold a ...

CBS News

Casey Anthony story gets negative reader reviews
Examiner.com
"When Caylee Anthony was reported missing in Orlando, Florida, in July 2008, the public spent the next three years following the investigation and the eventual trial of her mother, Casey Anthony," thebook description states. "On July 5, 2011, the case ...

Casey Anthony Trial: In a new book, defense attorney Jose Baez makes the case ...
WTSP 10 News
(CBS) In his new book, "Presumed Guilty - Casey Anthony: The Inside Story," defense attorney Jose Baez comes out swinging. He calls the media a "monster," the police "careless," and the prosecution "scheming, ruthless." "This was not real life," writes ...

WTSP 10 News

Japan to Publish Fukushima Disaster Probe Report
Discovery News
A parliamentary probe into the nuclear disaster at Fukushima will publish its final report Thursday, and is expected to criticize Japan's last prime minister. ... A parliamentary probe into the nuclear disaster at Fukushima is set to publish its final ...

Book Excerpt: 'Octopus,' by Guy Lawson
Businessweek
By the time the Bayou Hedge Fund imploded in 2005, it had grown to $450 million—or so its investors were led to believe. Effectively, the fund was a Ponzi scheme. Bayou's chief executive officer, Samuel Israel III, was later sentenced to 20 years in ...

'50 Shades' gives Sugar Daddy websites, bondage a boost
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
“50 Shades of Grey” by British author E. L. James is nothing like those books, but the erotic tome has boosted traffic at “Sugar Daddy” dating sites, reports Business Insider. I've never read “50 Shades of Grey,” but trust a co-worker, who says she ...

Hotel offers the Bible on Kindle e-reader
Fox News
Hotel Indigo in Newcastle claims to be the world's first hotel to replace the ubiquitous Gideons Bible with a pre-loaded version on an Amazon Kindle e-reader. The Kindle will be placed in the drawer where guests can download a different religious ebook ...

'Fifty Shades of Grey' tops Best-Selling Books list for June
USA TODAY
These books topped USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list for the month of June: 'Fifty Shades of Grey' by EL James tops USA TODAY's Best-Selling books list for yet another month. EnlargeClose. 'Fifty Shades of Grey' by EL James tops USA TODAY's...

USA TODAY

Book trailers: Robin Covington recs 'Forsaken,' 'Chrysalis'
USA TODAY
Robin Covington is a debut author who writes sizzling contemporary romance. Her stories burn up the sheets . . . one page at a time. She loves her family, tasty man eye candy and comic books. Her website is RobinCovingtonRomance.com.

Review: 'Die a Stranger' is fast-paced story with lots of gunplay and ...
Washington Post
Die a Stranger: An Alex McKnight Novel” (Minotaur Books), by Steve Hamilton. ...Minotaur/Associated Press - This book cover image released by Minotaur shows “Die a Stranger,” by Steve Hamilton. Smaller Text Larger Text Text Size; Print · E-mail ...

Jane Austen in Saudi Arabia: What Books You Read Say About You
Huffington Post
There is something comforting about looking at bookshelves filled with volumes that you have read. And there is no feeling worse than when the shelves are full and you have to throw or donate some of the books out.

New E-Book 'Because You Are Mine' Could Be the Next New Erotic Romance
Books & Review
... and erotica. Now, publishers want to keep the fantasies going by acquiring morebooks like these. ... Coming out on July 31 as a serialized e-book, "Because You Are Mine" will be released over eight weeks, according to USA Today, from publisher ...

Books & Review

Naomi Ragen files appeal against plagiarism ruling
Haaretz
Author was found guilty of copying sections of her book 'Sotah' in 2011; verdict destroyed her life, her lawyer says. ... "These legal mistakes are devastating not only to the appellant, but to authors, creators and artists in general," it charged ...

Haaretz

J.K. Rowling's publisher reveals cover art
Christian Science Monitor
... a simple design with a check mark in the center. By Molly Driscoll / July 5, 2012. J.K. Rowling's upcoming novel for adults will be 512 pages long, according to thepublisher, which describes "The Casual Vacancy" as "a big book about a small town...

Christian Science Monitor

Bill Gates rejected touchscreen e-reader prototype in 1998 - TeleRead
By Chris Meadows
Connect. TeleRead - News and views on ebooks, libraries, publishing and related topics. HOME| · AROUND THE WORLD| ... According to [writer Kurt] Eichenwald, Microsoft had a prototype e-readerready to go in 1998, but when the technology group presented it to Bill Gates he promptly gave it a thumbs-down, saying it wasn't right for Microsoft. “He didn't like the user interface, ... independent publishing to continue. "[S]elling frontlist e-books at below cost to discourage and destroy .
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...

Tess Gerritsen Lands Book Deal for Two New Rizzoli & Isles ...
By Jason Boog
... Resources · GalleyCat Reviews · Jobs · Oxford University Press is looking for a Prepress Editorial Lead. next job Greenleaf Book Group is looking for a Distribution Account Executive. next job Trident Media Group is looking for a Literary Assistant. next job Globe Pequot Press is looking for a Acquisitions Editor. see all ... Thriller novelist Tess Gerritsen has inked a book deal with Ballantine Bantam Dell to publish two more Rizzoli & Isles books. The deal also included an e-original ...
GalleyCat

Hotel Copy Of 'The Book Of Mormon' Reveals Secret Authors (PHOTO)
By The Huffington Post News Team
Most hotel rooms contain a copy of the Bible, but occasionally you'll find more than one "good book" included with your continental breakfast, such as The Book of Mormon. And no, we're not talking about our favorite Broadway musical.
Video on Huffington Post

2012 Top Notable Books For Children | Celebrity News & Style for ...
By Renee Jones
Late last week, my daughter and I were in the book store. The first section she always wants to go to first is the kids section. I happily accepted. While looking around for books that she may like it dawned on me that I really didn't know the best ...
Celebrity News & Style for Black Women

Arizona Geology: ASU's Lawrence Krauss discusses new book on ...
By Lee Allison
Lawrence Krauss, from the ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration, went toe to toe with Stephen Colbert on the Comedy Channel's Colbert Report recently, debating the premise of his newbook "A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is ...
Arizona Geology

Bill Gates reportedly rejected a touchscreen e-reader prototype in ...
By Gene Ryan Briones
Unknown to many, Microsoft engineers way back in 1998 presented an e-reader prototype that featured a touch screen interface to Bill Gates, which was eventually turned down and dismissed because the founder thought it wasn't right.
Ubergizmo

The Morning Lowdown 4/5/12: Book taxes, TV piracy and more ...
By Jeff John Roberts
Commenting Platform Livefyre Heads To New York And Is Expected To Generate $10 Million This Year (Business Insider). In E-Book War, the Independent Publishers Strike Back (The Atlantic). Smaller iPad coming later this year (GigaOM) ...
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The Top 10 Edits to Academic Book Manuscripts - Lingua Franca ...
By Carol Saller
The Top 10 Edits to Academic Book Manuscripts. July 5, 2012, 12:01 am. By Carol Saller. Photo: Martin Thomas. Even after a well-written and well-prepared book has made it past an acquiring editor and through peer review, there is plenty for ...
Lingua Franca

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