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Stephen Hawking to publish children's book

Jun 17 2007: Simon and Schuster will publish Stephen Hawking's first book for children this fall (aimed at middle grade readers). George's Secret Key to the Universe, written with his daughter, Lucy Hawking, and illustrated by Garry Parsons, will explain the cosmos to children ...

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Out Stealing Horses wins Impac Award

Jun 15 2007: Per Petterson's Out Stealing Horses was named the winner of this year's International Impac Dublin Literary Award, which carries with it a $135,000 cash.

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Nigerian author wins Man Booker International Prize

Jun 13 2007: Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart (1958) and Anthills of the Savannah (1988), has won the Man Booker International Prize, which honors "a living author who has contributed significantly to world literature." Achebe, who was a diplomat for ...

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A second successful chapter for Book Group Expo

Jun 12 2007: The second Book Group Expo was held in San Jose, California last weekend. About 1,500 readers from as far afield as Seattle, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Dallas and Minneapolis congregated to chat with the 80 or so authors who held literary salons during the two day event, ...

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"Marley & Me" author does not want you to buy his book!

Jun 08 2007: John Grogan, author of "Marley & Me" does not want you to buy or read the forthcoming collection of his newspaper columns from Vanguard Press, Bad Dogs Have More Fun (Sept 07). He is so unhappy about the book's publication that his agent has sent a letter to the ...

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British public vote "1984" the definitive book of the 20th century

Jun 07 2007: British survey finds Orwell's 1984 the definitive book of the 20th century. The public voted online at the Guardian newspaper's website, choosing from a list of 50 era-defining books selected by a professional panel. Orwell's novel came top garnering 22% of the vote.
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Oprah selects "Middlesex"

Jun 05 2007: Oprah has selected Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides’s 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, as her summer book club choice.

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Cormac McCarthy to make TV debut

Jun 03 2007: On Tuesday, June 5, literary recluse Cormac McCarthy will make his TV debut in a conversation with Oprah Winfrey. In the taped interview, the author of The Road will discuss his writing process, the genesis of his tale of a father and son wondering a postapocalyptic ...

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