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New Books: December 20, 2007

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Loy

The NY Times listed Newly Released books on Dec. 20. Although, these books will be officially published in January 2008, they will be in the stores before the new year. The new books are:

  • T IS FOR TRESPASS
    By Sue Grafton
  • BEETHOVEN WAS ONE-SIXTEENTH BLACK
    By Nadine Gordimer
  • THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS
    By Eric Weiner
  • THE VENETIAN BETRAYAL
    By Steve Berry
  • THE CRAZY SCHOOL
    By Cornelia Read
  • LAST CALL
    By James Grippando

See reviews about the books here

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The Times: Christmas Choice Thrillers

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Loy

The Times has a Christmas list of thrillers that are must reads. These novels include:

  • The Ghost by Robert Harris
  • Spook Country by William Gibson
  • The Painter of Battles by Arturo Perez-Reverte
  • Swansea Teminal by Robert Lewis
  • Devil’s Peak by Deon Meyer
  • Conned by Matthew Klein
  • The Lying Tongue by Andrew Wilson

View the full article (which includes a brief description of each of the books) here.

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J.K Rowling's Fairy Tale Sells for £2 million

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Loy

From Times Online:

A unique volume of fairytales handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling fetched nearly £2 million at auction today, far surpassing Sotheby’s estimated selling price of a mere £50,000. Following the auction, an astonished Miss Rowling said: “I am stunned and ecstatic. This will mean so much to children in desperate need of help. It means Christmas has come early for me.”

Read the full article here. View J.K. Rowlings website here.

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Doris Lessing: Nobel Laureate 2007 reveals Internet Inanities

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Loy

This is from the Sydney Morning Herald:

New Nobel laureate Doris Lessing has used her acceptance speech to rail against the internet, saying it has “seduced a whole generation into its inanities” and created a world where people know nothing.

Similarly, author Andrew Keen argued in his new book, The Cult of the Amateur, that the internet was killing culture and assaulting economics.

Read the full article here on Sydney Morning Herald online.

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New York Times: Current Bestseller Lists

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Loy

Everyone wants to read a bestseller. Why not? The New York Times Bestseller Lists can help you see the books that are currently on top sales.

There are usually 8 categories from Hardcover Fiction to Paperback Non-Fiction. On the Children’s Book List, STAR WARS POP-UP GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, by Matthew Reinhart tops the list.

View the full NY Times Bestseller Lists here.

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