Booksellers say downloads topping book sales
Success of Kindle electronic reader prompts rapid rise of ebooks, with UK enthusiasm outstripping USLike the death of Mark Twain, the demise of the printed book is greatly exaggerated, although the latest news from Amazon – which announced that it i...
Blade Runner prequel – or sequel – on the way
Warner Bros on verge of acquiring rights to produce film set before or after Ridley Scott's cult classic"I need the old blade runner," Harry Bryant tells Rick Deckard in the 1982 film. "I need the old magic."It seems someone high up at Warner Bros has ...
JD Salinger’s letters reveal admiration for Tim Henman
Catcher in the Rye author was fan of tennis, tenors and Burger KingJD Salinger was regarded as a recluse for much of the last 50 years of his life but previously unseen letters written by the author to a friend in Britain show that while he may have sh...
Natascha Kampusch autobiography: Austrian kidnap victim tried to slit wrists with a needle
Kidnapped Austrian schoolgirl Natascha Kampusch's autobiography reveals details of her 3,096 days in captivityNatascha Kampusch, the Austrian woman who was kidnapped and held captive for more than eight years, has told of how she tried to kill herself ...
Stephen Hawking says universe not created by God
• Physics, not creator, made Big Bang, new book claims• Professor had previously referred to 'mind of God'Poll: Is Hawking right?God did not create the universe, the man who is arguably Britain's most famous living scientist says in a forthcoming b...
