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Mar 20 2008: The Scotsman reports that a rare copy of the first Harry Potter book fetched almost 4000 UK pounds (~$8000) at auction after being sold by a library for 2 pounds (~$4). A total of 20 Harry Potter books were sold for a combined 36,560 pounds (over $70,000)
Mar 19 2008: The 64-year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of The Little Prince and Flight to War, may have been resolved.
Saint-Exupery, who served with a Free French air force reconnaissance squadron based in Corsica, failed to return...
Mar 19 2008: Arthur C Clarke, a writer whose seamless blend of scientific expertise and poetic imagination helped usher in the space age, died early Wednesday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since 1956. He was 90. The author of almost 100 books, Mr. Clarke was an ardent ...
Mar 19 2008: Amazon completed its purchase of audiobook provider Audible on March 19. The same day OverDrive, one of the main suppliers of audio content to libraries, announced they were adding 20,000 DRM-free titles (that can be transferred freely between devices) and will soon be...
Mar 19 2008: Anthony Minghella; best known for his screen adaptations of books such as The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley and Cold Mountain;
died in London today of a hemorrhage, following an operation to remove a growth in his neck. He was 54.
At the time of his ...
Mar 18 2008: The regional winners of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize were announced, with the overall winners to be selected on May 18:
Africa
Best Book: Karen King-Aribisala, The Hangman's Game
Best First Book: Sade Adeniran, Imagine This
Canada and Caribbean
Best ...
Mar 17 2008: Terry Pratchett, who announced some months ago that he was suffering from early onset Alzheimers, has donated 500,000 UK pounds to fund Alzheimer's research. Mr Pratchett said: "I think Alzheimer's tends to happen in the home, or in a home, and it involves a loved ...
Mar 16 2008: According to the BML Books and the Consumer survey, book purchasing over the internet now accounts for 20% of the UK market by value - exceeding 400 million UK pounds in 2007.
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
One spring morning, a stranger arrives in the small southern city of Golden. No one knows where he has come from…or why…
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