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Are Books the New Cigarettes? (July 28, 2008): Are books the new cigarettes? A new program in Britain called the Adopt a Book Scheme aims to encourage reading in the workplace.
Sophie Kinsella's Favorite Books Include Emma by Jane Austen (July 22, 2008): Sophie Kinsella, the bestselling author of the Shopaholic series, reveals her three favorite books.
New Letters From Bloomsbury Group up For Auction (July 15, 2008): New letters from The Bloomsbury Group have surfaced and shed some light on one of Virginia Woolfe's lesbian affairs.
Doris Lessing Talks Life After the Nobel Prize (July 4, 2008): Nobel Prize winning author Doris Lessing is just as feisty as ever.
Phillip Margolin Gives Some Writing Advice (July 3, 2008): Phillip Margolin discusses his work habits and his new legal thriller, Executive Privilege, in which the president of the United States is a suspect in a terrible crime.
J.K. Rowling's Privacy Complaint Rejected (June 27, 2008): J.
Salman Rushdie Receives Knighthood (June 26, 2008): Salman Rushdie was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth.
Chick Lit Gets Some Respect with Melissa Nathan Award (June 21, 2008): Chick Lit authors say they don't get any respect.
Vatican Still Angry at Dan Brown (June 16, 2008): The Vatican is still quite peeved with Dan Brown.
Rawi Hage Wins World's Richest Literary Prize (June 13, 2008): Rawi Hage won the world's most lucrative literary prize.
Turning Authors into Bestseller Machines (June 11, 2008): The Guardian's Stewart Evers has a pretty harsh piece about how America's biggest authors are being turned into brands instead of writers.
Charles Dickens' Writing Desk Sold for $850,000 (June 6, 2008): Charles Dicken's writing desk and chair were sold at auction for $850,000 to an Irish millionaire.
British Authors Furious Over Age Branding Plan (June 4, 2008): British authors are furious over a plan to place age ranges on their books.
The Resurrection of James Frey (May 28, 2008): After all the drama, it appears that James Frey has redeemed himself.
A Million Penguins Can't Write a Good Novel (May 22, 2008): The mass novel editing and writing Wiki project from Penguin Books and De Montfort University did not result in a publishable novel.
Tommy Lee Jones to Direct and Star in Hemingway Film (May 21, 2008): Tommy Lee Jones will adapt, direct, produce and star in a movie based on Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published novel Islands in the Stream reports Reuters.
Ian Fleming and the Glamorous Writing Life (May 19, 2008): Former spy and bestselling author of the James Bond series Ian Fleming was known for his glamorous writing lifestyle at his Jamaican home.
Jeffery Deaver's Ode to Outlining (May 15, 2008): To outline or not to outline, that is the question.
15 Things Kurt Vonnegut Said Better (May 3, 2008): The A.
James Frey Speaks About New Novel and Breaking the Rules (May 1, 2008): The James Frey saga continues.
