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The author and well-known advocate of atheism, who is suffering from cancer, has asked that people refrain from 'troubling deaf heaven' over his plightAuthor and vociferous atheist Christopher Hitchens, who was diagnosed with cancer this summer, has ap...
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It's the start of another school year and I'm dreaming of new pencil cases, satchels and the books I read in class. But what are the books you remember from your own school days?Fourteen years after I finished school, there's still something about Sept...
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For the second year running, the bestselling author's books are the most-donated to the charity shop chainDan Brown has hung on to the dubious honour of being the author whose books readers most want to get rid of, topping the list of writers most-dona...
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Giles Andreae wins the Booktrust Early Years award with Emma Dodd for I Love My MummyHis latest creation is a long way from Purple Ronnie, but the creator of that ubiquitous stickman, Giles Andreae, has been named winner of an award for the best book f...
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Retailers predict high sales for former PM's political memoirAnd so the journey – well, A Journey – begins. Tony Blair's heavily embargoed, highly anticipated political memoir hits the shelves this morning, amid feverish predictions from bookseller...
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AbeBooks wonder if it's weird to read lying on your stomach. The answer is yes: everyone knows the side is best. Don't they?I don't mean to boast, but I think I have quite strong hands. Strong because they are forced, every night in bed, to hold up wha...
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New book comes under attack from Goncourt prize judge for 'affected writing style' and 'lack of imagination'La carte et le territoire is being described as the novel that could finally win French novelist Michel Houellebecq France's top literary prize,...
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You've read the decade's hottest books. Now visit the locationsTired of traditional destinations, a growing number of avid readers have been allowing their literary tastes to dictate their holidays this summer. But rather than the usual Stratford-upon...
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Standing out as the only woman ever to win a British Famtasy award, Lee has many other unique accomplishments to her nameI have a soft spot for Tanith Lee. When I was about 10, I was given a book token for my birthday and I remember standing in Smith's...
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China Miéville's The City and the City and James Enge's Blood of Ambrose among those shortlisted for best novel prizeIs it crime? Is it science fiction? Is it fantasy? China Miéville's bizarre tale of a murder investigation, The City and the City, ha...
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