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Minghella, screenwriter of English Patient & No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, dies

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.

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Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional winners announced

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
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Terry Pratchett donates 500,000 UK pounds ($1m) to Alzheimer's research

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 ...

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20% of UK books now bought via the internet

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.

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British Book Awards Shortlist

Mar 15 2008: The British Book Awards shortlist has been announced with Khaled Hosseini up for three awards and Doris Lessing making her first appearance. The Galaxy British Book Awards are sponsored by W H Smith, Readers Digest, Waterstones, Sainsburys, Tesco and other well known ...

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Harry Potter: 7 books, 8 movies. Theme park in 2009

Mar 14 2008: It has been announced that the final book in the Harry Potter series is just too big to be contained in a single movie, so will be made into two films, one to be released in November 2010, the other in May 2011. Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who is currently filming ...

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Borders about-face on shelves

Mar 13 2008: The Wall Street Journal reports on Border's decision to display "as many as three times the titles as in the past" face out, and to remove 5-10% of the average store's titles (many of which sell only one copy a year per store). This move has apparently led to sales ...

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No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency coming to HBO

Mar 12 2008: HBO recently completed a two-hour pilot based on the No. 1 Ladies Detective series; a further 13 shows will be filmed this summer on location in Botswana. Jill Scott plays Precious Ramotswe. Other cast members include Anika Noni Rose as Ramotswe's quirky secretary and ...

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