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Stephen Graham’s new novel, Cities Under Seige, brings up some ridiculous ideas, but it does have enough sources to back up what it has to say. Within the book there is a reproduction of a US Special Forces recruitment poster that features soldiers skydiving information on a jump and appearing like they are jumping out [...]  Russell Hoban, the cult author known for Riddley Walker, died this week at age 86 in London. Although Hoban was born in Pennsylvania in the United States, he resided in London for the past thirty years and made a name for himself in a children’s series about a badger named Frances. He is also well [...] The latest book from the multi-talented Bill Cosby’s is another social commentary but surprisingly it is a collection of humorous tales of varying lengths that are his own observations of his friends and family. Ever insightful, Cosby writes about everything from religion to romance and introduces us to various characters from his life, such as Peanut [...] Russell Hoban, the cult author known for Riddley Walker, died this week aged 86 in London. Although Hoban was born in Pennsylvania in the United States, he resided in London for the past thirty years and made a name for himself in a children’s series about a badger named Frances. He is also well known [...] JK Rowling and Harry Potter have prevailed in yet another dramatic confrontation, this one being a seven-year court battle that involves big money instead of the forces of good and evil. The claim that author Rowling ‘borrowed’ elements of an earlier work by Adrian Jacobs (now deceased) for the fourth book in her best-selling series, [...] Christopher Little, longtime literary agent for J K Rowling, is said to be saddened at hearing the news that the millionaire author has come to a decision to split company with him. He has worked closely with her since 1996 when he found her a publisher for her first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s [...] The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins and Lee Child, thriller writer, became the fifth and sixth members of Amazon’s Kindle Million Club after each selling more than one million books on the high tech ebook reader Amazon announced. Collins is the first writer of children’s works to enter the club. Her novel The Hunger Games from [...] In 2006 Greg Mortenson’s inspirational book “Three Cups of Tea” was published to mediocre response in the hard cover version, but word of mouth and website turned it into a multi-million dollar paperback best seller, with more than 3 million copies sold worldwide. Last Sunday, the US TV show 60 Minutes reported on their investigation into [...] Alan Shadrake, author of Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock, was recently fined S$20000 and ordered to serve 6 weeks in a local correctional facility. Outraged and rubbishing the charges, he had launched an appeal to have the punishment overturned.
The book revolves around the death sentence in Singapore and the indiscriminate sentencing [...] Katie Price, former glamour model, has too many regrets over Alex Reid since January – Reid is preparing to tell all the morsels about their marriage. Their marriage lasted a mere 11 months when Katie made it clear to all that she was quitting the marriage to the cage fighter last month. It is possible, [...] |
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