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Novelist Anne Rice says she's leaving Christianity
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 1:33pm
AP - Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian.
The scoop on unauthorized celeb books: fewer sales
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 3:09am
AP - Put Angelina Jolie's face on a magazine cover and sales will surely rise. Get her to write a memoir and it would be worth millions. But write a book about her, without her cooperation, and you're taking a chance.
Real-life drama: Susan Lucci working on memoir
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 1:18pm
AP - It's a breakthrough for Susan Lucci. No, not a second Emmy. She has a book deal.
Android App Video Review: Kindle
(Appolicious)
28 Jul 2010 at 11:17am
Appolicious - Gain complete access to one of the largest ebook libraries on the internet. Kindle for Android phones gives you the ability to read any book you've downloaded with your Amazon account on your device. Use the app to change the font size, background color, and brightness to create the perfect reading experience.
Moody explores love, longing in 'Four Fingers'
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 10:31am
AP - "The Four Fingers of Death" (Little, Brown and Co., $25.99), by Rick Moody: I'm afraid that when I do that book reviewer thing and give you the obligatory summary of the plot of "The Four Fingers of Death" by Rick Moody, it will scare off all but the most hardcore of sci-fi geeks, but there's really no way around it.
Adler unapologetic about living life on the edge
(AP)
28 Jul 2010 at 7:33am
AP - "My Appetite for Destruction: Sex & Drugs & Guns N' Roses" (It Books, $25.99), by Steven Adler, with Lawrence J. Spagnola: A rocker's life seems to be an endless party. But what happens when the partying takes over?
Book takes on big food questions with wit and grit
(AP)
27 Jul 2010 at 6:58am
AP - "Eating for Beginners: An Education in the Pleasures of Food From Chefs, Farmers, and One Picky Kid" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25), by Melanie Rehak: "Eating for Beginners" starts with a stark statistic: 61 percent of Americans are confused about what to feed their family.
Evanovich switches publishers, signs 4-book deal
(AP)
26 Jul 2010 at 12:38pm
AP - Here's a publishing plot twist: One of the book world's top moneymakers, Janet Evanovich, has switched literary homes.
`Law & Order' creator Dick Wolf to write 2 novels
(AP)
26 Jul 2010 at 11:43am
AP - The original "Law & Order" is off the air, but show creator Dick Wolf has more stories to tell: He plans to write novels.
HarperCollins reveals cover for new Palin book
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 11:13am
AP - The cover photo for Sarah Palin's new book is a portrait in red, white, blue and gray.
Authors criticize agency's e-book deal with Amazon
(AP)
26 Jul 2010 at 6:01am
AP - A literary agency's decision to publish e-editions of "Lolita," "Invisible Man" and other classics and sell them exclusively through Amazon.com received a mixed response from the Authors Guild, which represents thousands of published writers.
Court orders 'Bookseller of Kabul' author to pay damages
(AFP)
24 Jul 2010 at 10:06am
AFP - The Norwegian author of "The Bookseller of Kabul" has been ordered to pay damages to the wife of the real-life bookseller on which it was based, the author's lawyer said Saturday.
`Bookseller of Kabul' writer to pay subject
(AP)
24 Jul 2010 at 6:03am
AP - A lawyer says the author and publisher of the best-selling "The Bookseller of Kabul" have been sentenced to pay 250,000 kroner ($40,200) in damages to a woman portrayed in the book.
Sam-I-Am comes alive with the Green Eggs and Ham iPhone app
(Appolicious)
23 Jul 2010 at 5:31am
Appolicious - The animated Dr. Seuss books on iPhone by Oceanhouse Media are some of the loveliest and most thoughtful book apps I have downloaded. The company has finally brought the bestselling and beloved children?s classic ?Green Eggs and Ham? to the iTunes App Store via the Green Eggs and Ham iPhone app ($3.99). What respectable adult hasn?t tried green eggs and ham in their lifetime?
Amazon snags exclusive deal for e-editions
(AP)
22 Jul 2010 at 5:40pm
AP - It's war between Random House Inc. and a top literacy agency.
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