A new article from 'Time' magazine has a question and answer with "Harry Potter" artist Mary GrandPré in which she talks about what it was like going back and redoing Harry's image for an upcoming 10th anniversary edition of "Sorcerer's
Just as the Harry Potter books had everybody up in a tizzy with the wizards and what not, Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code literally let loose the hellion of the netherworld - were one to believe all or most
The Minister of Health and Social Services on Tuesday evening urged that a new book be prescribed in Namibian schools, youth groups and in workplaces in an effort to defeat the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
In his book "Critical Mission: Essays on Democracy Promotion (2004)", Thomas Carothers wrote: "Where democracy appears to fit in well with US security and economic interests, the United States promotes democracy. Where democracy clashes with other significant interests, it is
Gail McFarland attended Cleveland State University, where she was a psychology major with a minor in special education.Her books include Summer Wind (Arabesque, 1997); The Best for Last (Arabesque, 1998); When Love Calls (Arabesque, 1999) and Lady Killer (Lulu.com, 2000).
In The Telegraph Tim Walker reports that It's now time to cut Hay, says VS Naipaul. He thinks 'it is time to call a halt to such self-indulgent jamborees' -- but has to offer his two cents as well, which
Amran Abocar reports for Reuters that Dubai publisher aims for uplifting Arab literature, describing Kaleem Books, which aims to be a different kind of Arabic publisher. Of course, what's 'uplifting' in that part of the world might seem less so
In The executioner's song in Haaretz Assaf Uni profiles and interviews, at some length, Les Bienveillantes ('The Kindly Ones') - author Jonathan Littell.
In Publishers Weekly Rachel Deahl recently reported that Knopf Touting Swedish Hit, as Stieg Larsson's trilogy -- a worldwide hit already -- is finally coming to the US this fall. Meanwhile, the European papers continue to be filled with Stieg-news
Creative' book reviewing seems to be all the rage these days (with Janet Maslin currently leading the charge), and in the Las Vegas Sun an apparently desperate Jeff Haney decided the only way to take on 'Ultimate Fighting Championship'-participant Tito
The June issue of Words without Borders -- 'The Global Gourmet' -- is now up. They're also getting ready to start their monthly book-club discussions, beginning with a discussion of Robert Walser's The Assistant
