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Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has started an intense publicity campaign for her memoir, Going Rogue, already a bestseller before official publication

Palin uses book to get her revenge

Memoir scornful of Republican Party officials and media strategy during failed election bid

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Weekly book agenda: new Michael Crichton title, Cervantes Prize

Friday, 13 November 2009

Upcoming highlights include the Spanish-speaking world's most prestigious literary prize and largest book fair, plus a posthumous release by international bestseller Michael Crichton.

Amazon delivers Kindle books to PCs

Thursday, 12 November 2009

Amazon.com on Tuesday released free software that lets people read the online retail titan's electronic Kindle books on personal computers.

AmazonEncore brings self-published books into the spotlight

Thursday, 12 November 2009

Amazon.com announced November 11 that it will publish three novels as part of its ongoing AmazonEncore program, which identifies promising self-published books and partners with authors to re-introduce or introduce the books to readers.

Catholic Church corruption story wins top Canada prize

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Canada's top literary award for fiction, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, has gone to journalist Linden MacIntyre for his novel about corruption in the Catholic Church, the jury announced Wednesday.

Judge approves extension for revised Google book settlement

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

A US judge agreed on Monday to extend the deadline for Google and US authors and publishers to submit a revised settlement that would clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.

Salman Rushdie plans sequel to ‘Haroun and the Sea of Stories’

Monday, 9 November 2009

TheBookseller.com announced on November 6 that Salman Rushdie will write a sequel to his 1990s children's book Haroun and the Sea of Stories. While an official release date is not set, Luka and the Fire of Life is expected to be published by Jonathan Cape in late 2010, reports the UK-based website.

Women authors left off list of the year's top 10 books

Sunday, 8 November 2009

Female writers won several major awards this year – including the Man Booker Prize – but the industry magazine doesn't include a single one in its round-up

Nabokov's unfinished -- and unburned -- novel reappears

Sunday, 8 November 2009

Vladimir Nabokov wanted it burned on his death, but "The Original of Laura" survived and now, 32 years later, the unfinished novel is about to be published for the first time.

Monster success: The Gruffalo is best bedtime story

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Didn't you know? ... the nation's favourite bedtime story was yesterday revealed to be The Gruffalo. Although the black tongue, orange eyes and poisonous wart on the end of its nose might be enough to induce nightmares, Radio 2 listeners declared it was the best story for children heading to the Land of Nod.

Al Gore reads from new book at Miami Book Fair

Friday, 6 November 2009

Set on the campus of Miami-Dade College in downtown Miami, the 26th annual book fair (November 8-15) is a week-long affair that attracts thousands of readers. The book festival's street fair over the weekend of November 13-15 features 250 publishers, exhibitors, and hundreds of authors speaking at readings, discussions and interviews.

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