Tag: Books (Literature)
Horse Whisperer author recovering after poisoning
The author of the international best-selling book The Horse Whisperer is recovering after falling ill from eating poisonous mushrooms.[MORE]
Didgeridoos a don't for girls: expert
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An Aboriginal academic has described a new book which includes didgeridoo lessons for girls as culturally insensitive.[MORE]
Garner wins Vic Premier's literary prize
Helen Garner has taken out top prize in the Victorian Premier's Literary awards.[MORE]
Grisham has no shortage of ideas
Bestselling US author John Grisham - whose books have sold over 250 million copies, according to his publisher Doubleday - says he has no fear of running out of ideas for new novels.[MORE]
Mem Fox blasts childcare
Children's author Mem Fox says people should not have babies if they have to put them into childcare.[MORE]
Gillard mocks Costello's 'book with a spine'
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has used literacy week to belittle former treasurer Peter Costello, who is releasing a book next month.[MORE]
Award-winning picture book's 'ugly themes' defended
Award-winning picture book's "crude language" and "ugly themes" defended.[MORE]
Picture book outcry misses the point
There is no such thing as a typical child. We should not therefore expect a typical child reader.[MORE]
Ex-bodyguard apologises to Rushdie
Salman Rushdie's former bodyguard apologises in court for lying in tell-all book.[MORE]
Sean Connery launches autobiography
Former James Bond star Sean Connery attributed the success in his life to being Scottish as he launched his new book on Monday.[MORE]
Blyton voted UK's best-loved author
Britons give Enid Blyton the noddy, voting her the best-loved author of all time.[MORE]
Writers accuse Random House of censorship
Random House pulls a book about Mohammed's wife Aisha, angering literary giants.[MORE]
Cryptozoo Crew graphic novel gets big screen adaptation
Cryptozoo Crew, a graphic novel by Jerry Carr and Allan Gross, will be adapted for the big screen.[MORE]
Penguin wins back rights to Steinbeck's novels
A US court was wrong to award rights to some of John Steinbeck's best-known novels, including The Grapes of Wrath, to his son and granddaughter, a federal appeals court has ruled.[MORE]
British writer sued for failing to deliver book
Miramax is suing British writer and columnist Allison Pearson for breach of contract for failing to deliver a promised novel.[MORE]
93yo debut novelist gives home to friends
A 93-year-old debut novelist has used the proceeds from her book to move her friends out of nursing homes and into her new country house.[MORE]
Voice of Palestinian suffering dies after heart surgery
Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry his fellow Palestinians embraced as the voice of their suffering, died on Saturday after heart surgery in Texas.[MORE]
Book on Mohammed's wife dropped
Publisher Random House has pulled a novel about the Prophet Mohammed's child bride, fearing it could "incite acts of violence".[MORE]
Aerosmith's Tyler 'to pen memoir'
Steven Tyler's life is so exciting that he is reportedly writing his second memoir in five years.[MORE]
Solzhenitsyn farewelled at Moscow funeral
Alexander Solzhenitsyn has been laid to rest at a 16th century monastery in Moscow.[MORE]
Literary stars head PM's shortlist
Some of our most celebrated writers dominate the PM's Literary Awards shortlist.[MORE]
Riposte to Eat, Pray, Love hooks studio deal
Warner Brothers has acquired rights to the book Drink, Play, F@#k - a comedic male retort to the femme-centric bestseller Eat, Pray, Love.[MORE]
Hundreds mourn Solzhenitsyn
Vladimir Putin leads Moscovites in mourning the passing of Alexander Solzhenitsyn.[MORE]
World leaders pay tribute to Solzhenitsyn
World leaders hail the life and work of Nobel prize winning writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn.[MORE]
Russians mourn dissident writer Solzhenitsyn
Russians have paid tribute to author, dissident and Gulag survivor Alexander Solzhenitsyn.[MORE]
