Eagerly awaited novel called American Wife, written by best-selling author Elizabeth Curtis Sittenfeld describes the life of fictional First Lady Alice Blackwell and her ne'er-do-well husband-turned-President, Charlie. But the parallels with the story of the Bushes are more than coincidental.
Literary agents have been fighting over Brideshead, and it's not the only estate being revisited. Dead authors such as Nabokov and Greene are hot property too
An edition of Shakespeare's first folio stolen ten years ago has been recovered after a British man took it into an American library to be authenticated.
Government consultants have suggested that residents should be entitled to a weekly bin collection: if they're prepared to pay for it.The plans would see householders given a paid option of a weekly...
Reed Elsevier, the Anglo-Dutch publisher, has started its search for a successor to long-serving chief executive Sir Crispin Davis, who is likely to retire next year.
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The campaign to stop the opening of two new Tesco Express stores in Whitecross Road and Boulevard in Weston-super-Mare is gathering pace with more than 600 people having signed petitions opposing the stores and dozens more objecting to planning applications
If the Government really wants to save taxpayers money they should abandon plans to close Weston-super-Mare tax office and relocate staff from Bristol to Weston instead. That's the verdict of the town's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Mike Bell.
Waterstone's is gearing up to launch its first electronic book reader device this autumn, as rival Borders UK revealed sales of the e-book it launched in May are ahead of expectations.
Bertelsmann has found a buyer for its North American book, DVD and music club business, and as expected, it is a private firm. Najafi Companies, based in Phoenix, Ariz., has agreed to acquire the struggling company for an undisclosed price.
A new survey has revealed the depth of opposition to plans for branding children's books with age guidance, just as the first titles indicating suitable ages are beginning to hit the shelves.
It may cause some dispute at the next family dinner, but James Murdoch has overtaken his father, Rupert, for the first time in this year's MediaGuardian 100 power list.
In his recently expanded role as executive v-p of merchandising and president of retail markets at Baker & Taylor, David Cully has revamped the wholesaler's books merchandise buying area in a change that will put the emphasize on category buying.
The sale of its Harcourt Education group dropped Reed Elsevier from the top spot to fourth place, making room for Thomson Corp. to claim the title as the world's largest book publisher. Thomson landed in the #1 position even though
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