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The Expo Files, By Stieg Larsson
Friday 30 March 2012
It's a mystery as provocative as anything in The Millennium Trilogy: is there a fourth book by the author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? How much more did Stieg Larsson write about the fascinating, sociopathic Lisbeth Salander before his prodigally unhealthy lifestyle ended his life at the age of 50?
Surprise US success for Briton
Monday 12 March 2012
A little-known British author has topped the New York Times bestseller list with an erotic novel described in the US as "mommy porn".
Death in a Cold Climate: A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction, By Barry Forshaw
Friday 17 February 2012
It seems implausible. For his guide to crime fiction, Barry Forshaw set himself the task of cataloguing and analysing some 200 books by over 70 authors while at the same time delivering helpful insights into the national character of five countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. To make things harder still, he interviewed a selection of authors, translators, commissioning editors and academics, and included lengthy extracts.
Quercus boosted by ebooks surge
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Ebook sales almost quadrupled in December against a year earlier at the Dragon Tattoo publisher Quercus.
Between The Covers: 04/09/2011
Sunday 04 September 2011
Your weekly guide to what's really going on inside the world of books
The Guest List: The best and worst literary moments
Sunday 31 July 2011
In a week when the Man Booker judges unveiled their final 13, our books editor Katy Guest comes up with a clutch of awards of her own
Joan Smith: Fantasy warriors strike again
Tuesday 26 July 2011
There are similarities with the 7/7 bombers. These are young men bigging themselves up in videos
Millennium Trilogy publisher agrees e-book deal with Apple's iBookstore
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Quercus, the publisher that brought Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy to the UK, has secured a deal to sell its books on Apple's electronic book store. Following yesterday's announcement, Quercus titles will be available in ebook form in the iBookstore in UK, France and Germany.
Daniel Craig: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is 'horribly graphic'
Thursday 07 July 2011
Daniel Craig says 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is as "adult as you can possible make it".
Leading article: The writing's on the wall
Wednesday 22 June 2011
Publishers will be trembling. So will agents and editors. And so will the owners of small bookshops throughout the land, and beyond. A chap called John Locke has just sold his millionth book on Amazon. And all without a tree being felled.
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