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Chile returns looted books to Peru

Nov 08 2007: Chile has returned almost 4,000 books to Peru's national library, more than a century after they were taken by Chilean soldiers. The soldiers pillaged the library after capturing the Peruvian capital, Lima, in 1881, during the War of the Pacific. Chile's director of ...

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Reader's Circle celebrates 10th anniversary with Book Club Book Fair

Nov 06 2007: 2007 marks the 10th anniversary of Random House Reader's Circle, and to celebrate this milestone, Random House Reader's Circle have launched their first annual Online Book Club Book Fair which is running from October 18 to November 19th. The Fair includes exclusive ...

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Yves Bonnefoy wins Franz Kafka Prize

Nov 05 2007: The Guardian reports that the French poet Yves Bonnefoy has received the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize awarded by the Prague-based Franz Kafka Society. The prize, worth $10,000, is awarded to "authors whose works of exceptional artistic qualities are found to appeal to...

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Canada's largest bookstore cuts prices 10-20%

Nov 03 2007: The Canadian dollar is now worth more than the US dollar ($1.05 US, its highest level since 1960), but the price disparity between goods remains as much as 30-40% higher in Canada, which is causing many Canadians to seek savings by shopping online at USA based stores. ...

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Rowling publishes very limited edition of 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard'

Nov 02 2007: The BBC reports that JK Rowling has completed writing and illustrating The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a book of fairytales for wizarding folk mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. However, don't rush to the bookstore to find a copy. Only seven copies of the...

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Harper Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Oct 31 2007: Harper Lee, the Alabama born novelist who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird," was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday by Presi­dent Bush. According to the citation the reclusive author has been honored for "an outstanding contribution to America's literary ...

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Publication date for next 'Eragon' book announced & 4th book planned

Oct 30 2007: Alfred A Knopf Books for Young Readers will publish Book 3 of Paolini's Inheritance Series (following Eragon and Eldest) in both the UK and USA on Sept 23, 2008. In addition, there will be a fourth book in the Inheritance cycle (which was originally intended to be a ...

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Bible Belt backlash to Rowling's announcement

Oct 29 2007: The Daily Mail in the UK reports on the USA Bible Belt backlash to Rowling's announcement that she'd always thought of Dumbledore as gay. Meanwhile, the online English edition of the People's Daily reports that the official Chinese version of the final Harry Potter book...

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