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On Thursday November 5th our series of six evening events (SONICs) starts off in Broadstone Warren with a 60 minute score event.

European social democracy needs a fresh start. In the wake of the most severe economic crisis in decades it became clear that social democrats have not paid enough attention to the development of a real political alternative to the dominant

Here's something interesting: tucked away at the end of this article about is a piece which refutes the commonly held view that witch burning was orchestrated and encouraged by the Church:In her paper, Recent Developments in the Study of the

the brief respite this night off would bring." Jeez!

Two weeks after an online book price war broke out among giant retailers, the three stores involved-Walmart, Amazon and Target-are limiting the number of copies their customers can buy.

McBride said Amazon is still a customer of Royal Mail and that now is not the right time to make a "strategic decision" about whether to continue the relationship in the future. He said: "We have contingencies in place and

It is thought the book and entertainment retailer is in talks with its digital agency Tangent to take over the business and run it in-house

Waterstone's managing director Gerry Johnson has attempted to pacify the City by breaking his silence over problems at the bookseller's centralised distribution centre, as analysts remain divided on the impact it will have on the business.

The retailer is backing the launch with a e-reader promotion, offering what it claims to be the cheapest available device.

HarperCollins India is still celebrating the stupendous success of Aravind Adiga's Man Booker prize- winning debut novel, The White Tiger, which has sold more than a lakh-and-a-half copies in hardback. On Thursday, it pulled off a coup by acquiring the

Powerful fictional storytelling dominates the shortlist of this year's Guardian First Book award, announced today, which includes works that range from a portrayal of Alzheimer's to a novel that was the subject of a bidding war between 10 publishers.

Seven books from the Random House imprints, two from Norton and one from Penguin comprise the first-ever Top 10 list of the best adult books of the year as compiled by the review editors of PW. While PW has long

Publishing's enthusiasm for the undead - which has already this autumn seen posthumous sequels published to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dracula, Winnie the Pooh and Noddy - is set to bring one of Isaac Asimov's most enduring creations,

Liaquat Ahamed's "Lords of Finance," a vivid history of how four central bankers brought on the Great Depression, won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.

A new independent book store has opened in Norwich's vibrant Lanes, reversing a trend which saw the city lose a string of book stores.

Kent County Councillor Tim Prater has written to County Cabinet Transport Spokesman Nick Chard asking Kent to take the responsibility for administering the National Bus pass scheme within Kent into County control.