Tag: Books (Literature)
Cuba opens Hemingway archives to scholars
Cuba on Monday (local time) made the first of thousands of digitised documents, photographs and books that belonged to writer Ernest Hemingway available to scholars after the items languished for decades in the basement of his home outside of Havana.[MORE]
Thorn Birds set for stage
Colleen McCullough's epic novel The Thorn Birds will be staged as a musical to tour Britain this year.[MORE]
US mystery writer Donald Westlake dead: report
Mystery writer Donald Westlake, one the most prolific figures in US literary history, dies aged 75.[MORE]
Reclusive writer JD Salinger turns 90
Reclusive author JD Salinger, whose seminal novel The Catcher in the Rye has lent voice to the angst and despair felt by generations of rebellious adolescents, turns 90 on January 1.[MORE]
Publisher pulls made-up Holocaust love story
A publisher has cancelled a Holocaust memoir after the author admitted he made some of it up.[MORE]
'Clash of Civilisations' scholar dies
Influential US political scientist Samuel Huntington, author of The Clash of Civilisations and a professor at Harvard University, has died at the age of 81, the university announced on its website.[MORE]
Rowling's Beedle fastest selling title of 08
Author JK Rowling's Beedle The Bard becomes the fastest selling title of 2008.[MORE]
Twilight sequel will be harder, stars say
The surprise success of Twilight - the teen vampire movie that had a bigger opening weekend at the North American box office than the new James Bond - could make the sequel harder to sell, its leading actors say.[MORE]
Story of Spanish journey wins ACT book of the year
A story about a Canberra man's pilgrimage along the road to Santiago in Spain has won the $10,000 prize for ACT book of the year.[MORE]
Lette confesses to being other woman - twice
Bestselling Australian novelist Kathy Lette has confessed to having affairs with two married men.[MORE]
Govt inactive as author stuck in Thai prison, family says
The family of an Australian author who is in a Thai jail says the Federal Government has not done enough to secure his freedom.[MORE]
Sci-fi promoter Forrest Ackerman dies
Forrest Ackerman, a writer and editor who coined the term "sci-fi" and helped inspire the likes of author Ray Bradbury and film maker George Lucas, has died. He was 92. Ackerman died of heart failure on Thursday at his home in Los Angeles, said Kevin Burns, president of Prometheus Entertainment and a trustee of his estate. He is widely credited with coining the term "sci-fi" in 1954. Science fiction had been around as a genre for years before, but Ackerman was a big promoter of it.[MORE]
Brisbane-based roadie recalls Altamont nightmare
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December 6 is a day that will live in infamy in the annals of rock 'n' roll.[MORE]
Demand from Potter fans prompted new book: Rowling
200 school children attend worldwide launch of JK Rowling's new Potter book.[MORE]
Rowling 'fierce' but fair about Potter
JK Rowling's first editor, who championed Harry Potter after several publishers had turned the boy wizard down, described the author as "fierce" but fair to work with.[MORE]
Twilight poised for box office killing
Vampire fever to sink its teeth into audiences Down Under with Twilight's release.[MORE]
Mafia target: Gomorrah author's life in hiding
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Gomorrah author in hiding after it was revealed the Mafia want him dead by Christmas.[MORE]
Google's next step towards domination of the Information Age
In one of the greatest sleight of hand deals in intellectual property history, Google may be the repository of all books and similar publications coming out of the US.[MORE]
Great-nephew seeks $30m over $50 note portrait
The great-nephew of Indigenous author David Unaipon wants $30m from the RBA for the use of his great-uncle's portrait on the $50 note.[MORE]
Pratchett calls for more dementia funding
Top-selling author Terry Pratchett will deliver a petition to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street today, calling for an urgent increase in funding for dementia research.[MORE]
Twilight sequel gets greenlight
The makers of Twilight say they have given the go-ahead to produce a new movie based on Stephenie Meyer's book New Moon.[MORE]
Malouf wins Australia-Asia Literary prize
David Malouf has been awarded the $110,000 Australia-Asia Literary Award for The Complete Stories. [MORE]
Ledger family distances itself from biography claims
Heath Ledger's family has attacked a new book that suggests the late actor was suffering from bipolar disorder in the time leading up to his death.[MORE]
Readers overwhelm EU's new digital library
Europe's heritage went digital on Thursday (local time) when the European Union launched an online library. [MORE]
Tintin author sketches, letters up for auction
The nephew of Tintin author Herge will auction off some of his uncle's sketches, photos and letters in Paris on Friday (local time).[MORE]
