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USA Today best-sellers

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:41:23 GMT

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback 1. "Twilight," by Stephenie Meyer 2. "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," by J.K. Rowling 3. "New Moon," by Stephenie Meyer 4. "Eclipse," by Stephenie Meyer 5. ...

Bloomsbury buys Arden Shakespeare

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:23:25 GMT

Bloomsbury , publisher of the Harry Potter books, has snapped up one of the best-known providers of classroom English texts, the Arden Shakespeare, as it looks for growth now that JK Rowling has written her ...

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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:00:48 GMT

"The Host" by Stephenie Meyer 11. "Brisingr" by Christopher Paolini 12. "Just After Sunset: Stories" by Stephen King 13.

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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:00:55 GMT

"Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell 11. "Cross Country" by James Patterson 12.

Open Sesame

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:54:18 GMT

The Sunflower's Wizard Vincent van Gogh loved the sunflower the most and especially its glorious orange-golden yellow shades.

Say hello to Sugarplum, Jenni Wing Wong and Lulubelle

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

LIZ MANSON'S children loved nothing more as youngsters than being tucked up in bed with a story that she had created especially for them.

Opinions

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:27:46 GMT

Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga has turned into a craze to rival J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, or so it seems.

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Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:19:10 GMT

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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:39:48 GMT

With a lack of releases from the likes of J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer you might think that there's not a lot for bibliophiles to get excited about this year.

Agent Interview: Sarah Davies of The Greenhouse Literary Agency

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:11:53 GMT

Sarah Davies runs the Greenhouse , a full-service literary agency exclusively for authors of fiction for children and young adults.

Harry Potter fan gets to meet the author - Reporter

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:31:00 GMT

Harry Potter super fan and Upper Dublin High School junior Emily Winters was one of the lucky winners of a trip and a chance to meet author J.K. Rowling in Edinburgh, Scotland. Winters, of Fort Washington, was one of five winners from the United ...

Bitterroot bestsellers - Mountaineer memoirs, vampire chronicles were ... - Missoulian

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:59:00 GMT

The most popular authors in Hamilton, clockwise from top left: Stephenie Meyer, Mario Locatelli, Ivan Doig, Greg Mortenson, Per Petterson and J.K. Rowling. HAMILTON n Chapter One Book Store reports a more varied list of bestsellers for 2008 than in ...

Rowling still near the top of the pole - Brisbane Times

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:58:00 GMT

THE heady days of Harry Potter are over but J.K. Rowling's The Tales Of Beedle The Bard was the fifth-most popular book in Australia last year. Her little book of wizard stories sold 201,100 copies in less than a month after publication on December 4 ...

Coming Soon To A Blog Near You: 2009 Book Releases

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:34:53 GMT

With a lack of releases from the likes of J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer you might think that there's not a lot for bibliophiles to get excited about this year.

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Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:19:10 GMT

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Harry Potter - Orlando Sentinel

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:11:00 GMT

Harry Potter is the central character -- a boy wizard -- in a series of seven books by British author J.K. Rowling. She wrote the novels, which were initially for children but gained wide appeal worldwide over a 17-year period. The first was ...

Salman Rushdie says J.K. Rowling challenged young readers - Wizard News

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:45:00 GMT

In a new interview in the Times of London, writer Salman Rushdie speaks about not wanting to get married or have kids again, although his latest project, however, is a children's book, and he is fascinated by the success of the Harry Potter books ...

Captivating Funke

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:22:35 GMT

HER address these days is Beverly Hills 90210, but author Cornelia Funke really lives in a magical world of dragons and unicorns, witches and fairies, powerful fire-eaters and white-clad women of death.

Bitterroot bestsellers - Mountaineer memoirs, vampire chronicles were ... - Missoulian

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:38:00 GMT

The most popular authors in Hamilton, clockwise from top left: Stephenie Meyer, Mario Locatelli, Ivan Doig, Greg Mortenson, Per Petterson and J.K. Rowling. HAMILTON - Chapter One Book Store reports a more varied list of bestsellers for 2008 than in ...

What our writers love this week - Seattle Times

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:08:00 GMT

On "The Late, Late Show," host Craig Ferguson gives the late-night talk-show format an unpredictable twist. One night he will do a hilarious celebrity lampoon (Prince Charles, Michael Caine, J.K. Rowling), then seriously interview an author. Then he ...

Flashback! EW's Entertainers of the Year Since 1990 - Entertainment Weekly Online

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:58:00 GMT

WHAT WE SAID THEN ''J.K. Rowling is our Entertainer of the Year because she did something very, very hard, and she did it very, very well, thus pleasing hundreds of millions of children and adults very, very much. In an era of videogame consoles ...

A young snowy owl that was discovered on the Dutch island of Texel in November 2008

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:42:47 GMT

A snowy owl, which has been delighting birdwatchers around the village of Zennor, near St Ives in Cornwall, is about 1,000 miles off course.

Bitterroot bestsellers - Mountaineer memoirs, vampire chronicles were ... - Missoulian

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:51:00 GMT

YEAR-END BOOK REPORT FOR BRAZIL 2008: Barack Obama, J.K. Rowling and ... - WebWire

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:50:00 GMT

"WHAT SMART WOMEN KNOW" SWEEPS ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA, CAPTURING 103 WEEKS ON BRAZIL?S TOP TEN BESTSELLER LISTS IN ?07 AND ?08. AFTER A TWO DECADE HIATUS, AUTHOR STEVEN CARTER GETS ANOTHER 15 MINUTES OF FAME. Steven Carter is no stranger to the ...

Wall Street starts first full week of '09 on wary note; investors ... - Orlando Sentinel

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:36:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) ? Wall Street gave back some of the previous session's big gains Monday as investors awaited a reading on construction spending and examined calls from President-elect Barack Obama for an economic stimulus package. Some caution was to ...

Demise of Fairytales Due to Political Correctness

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:29:49 GMT

Parents have banned their children from reading traditional fairytales since they are too frightening and not politically correct, according to research.

Bitterroot bestsellers - Mountaineer memoirs, vampire chronicles were ... - Missoulian

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:35:00 GMT

Daniel Radcliffe: 'Facial Hair Makes me Look Older' - Showbizspy.com

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:31:00 GMT

Daniel Radcliffe loves having facial hair - because it makes him look older. The 19-year-old actor - who shot to fame playing Harry Potter in the movies based on J.K. Rowling's popular book series - remains unshaven for his role as horse-obsessed ...

Book review: in post- Potter landscape, 'Savvy' not quite ripe for the ... - San Francisco Examiner

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:31:00 GMT

It may be wrong to compare books dealing with similar elements, plot lines or genres - but when you decide to embark on a children's book for children about none other than special, magical children - only one author comes to mind. Normally, yes, J.K ...

Sequel problem

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:03:13 GMT

It was apparent that Hollywood was banking heavily on these as most of them had proved to be reasonable money spinners given the enormous recall value and franchise loyalty displayed by the audience.