Allen leaves Orange judging panel
Monday, April 7th, 2008Pop star Lily Allen has withdrawn “by mutual consent” from the judging panel of this year’s Orange Prize for Fiction, blaming ill health.
“Lily had read extensively for the first stage of the judging process,” said the singer’s spokesperson.
However, he continued, she “recently found that she was unable to commit 100% to the role due [...]
Nancy Gaskins shocks Distributors and Accepts 100 Stops Book Tour
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Author Nancy Gaskins shocked and surprised book distributors last week when she accepted a bold challenge that most authors would die for; an opportunity for a 61 plus stop book tour in Europe and the United States. In her efforts to make the educational life enrichement book series available on military installations world-wide, she [...]
Rowling ‘had suicidal thoughts’
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008Harry Potter author JK Rowling has admitted she had “suicidal thoughts” while suffering from depression after her first marriage broke down. She said her love for her daughter had made her seek [...]
Controversial writer up for prize
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Author Elif Shafak, who was prosecuted for “insulting Turkishness” in her book The Bastard Of Istanbul has been longlisted for the
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Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
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Final Potter film split in half
Sunday, March 16th, 2008The seventh and final Harry Potter book will be adapted for the big screen in two parts, Warner Bros has confirmed. [...]
Pratchett funds Alzheimer’s study
Thursday, March 13th, 2008Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett (My favourite author!) is to donate $1m for research into Alzheimer’s disease. [...]
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