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Book Review: Incarceron
Nov 16, 2009, 1:59 GMT
With only indistinct memories to go by, seventeen year old inmate Finn feels he is different from the multitude of other Incarceron prisoners in that he came from Outside. Some argue there is no Outside world, nothing beyond Incarceron’s ever-changing interior with the cycles of... ... moreBook Review: Quatrain
Nov 16, 2009, 1:51 GMT
Set in four different worlds, this collection of novellas bridge between fantasy, romance and sci-fi while exploring how diverse societies practice segregation in one form or another. “Flight” is a sweet tale about Salome, a disillusioned Samarian woman who will stop at nothing to save her niece from making the same mistake with... ... moreBook Review: Garden Wisdom
Nov 16, 2009, 1:44 GMT
This charming volume is packed with all manner of gardening tips and gems gleaned from writers beginning with John Gerard’s 1599 “Of Lettuce” to “Prince Charles’s Kitchen Garden” penned by the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury in 2007. The brief observations cover topics ranging from the ingredients in... ... moreBook Review: Rosemary and Rue
Nov 16, 2009, 1:39 GMT
Being half-human and half-fae means San Francisco based private investigator October Toby Daye is a changeling, fitting in neither world. Her magic abilities are weak and most fae look down on changelings yet despite this, the King trusts Toby. After her last assignment resulted in fourteen years spent... ... moreBook Review: The Silver Mage
Nov 16, 2009, 1:34 GMT
Kerr wraps up her epic fifteen book series begun in 1986 with the Northlands once again facing the threat of Horsekin invasion. With the disappearance of Haen Marn, an island held by the dwarves, inhabitants of Deverry team up with elven Wise Ones in an attempt to save the Northlands and all who... ... moreBook Review: You Don't Have to be Buddhist to Know Nothing
Nov 16, 2009, 1:29 GMT
Conceived for the sound -byte generation, this anthology of quips and quotes exalts the virtues of Nothing. Based on the concept that Everything comes out of a state of Nothing, it follows then, that Nothing is a vital part of the universe and our consciousness. Attaining a state of... ... moreBook Review: Covet
Nov 16, 2009, 1:24 GMT
The ongoing battle between Heaven and Hell is about to be resolved once and for all time in a fight waged by seven ordinary people. The outcome will decide the fate of their souls and that of earth. Naturally, the champions of Hell do not intend to play by the rules... ... moreBook Review: Elegy Beach
Nov 9, 2009, 2:06 GMT
Ariel fans waited twenty-six years for this sequel to a Changed world when technologies suddenly failed and magic took over, hardly an original theme now, but groundbreaking in 1983. In the decades since the Change, Pete Garey the teenaged hero of Ariel has become a father, settled in Del Mar. His son Fred is... ... moreNews
In-depth interview with philosopher Mark Rowlands
Mark Rowlands, who is the author of titles such as Sci-Phi: Philosophy from Socrates ....more
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Grapple with the big issues with a professional philosopher
Sep 24, 2009, 14:55 GMT
Leipzig, Germany - Guillaume Paoli, house philosopher at the central theatre in the German city of Leipzig, will be opening a philosophical practice in the coming weeks. ... more
Mary Forsberg Weiland's poignant Fall To Pieces, due November 10
Sep 15, 2009, 15:25 GMT
Mary Forsberg Weiland is a mother, model, bipolar disorder survivor and recovering drug addict. ... moreUsurper of The Sun and Zoo published by VIZ Haikasoru
Sep 15, 2009, 15:07 GMT
VIZ Media publishing, animation and licensing company has announced the forthcoming release on September 15th of Zoo and Usurper of The Sun, the latest two books to be published by its Haikasoru imprint. ... moreHeidi Klum's naked book coming soon
Sep 2, 2009, 5:00 GMT
Heidi Klum is releasing a coffee table book full of nude pictures of herself. ... moreIsabel Allende promises to write erotic novel when her mother dies
Aug 21, 2009, 8:00 GMT
Santiago - Chilean writer Isabel Allende vowed Thursday to write an erotic novel once her mother, Francisca Llona, dies and she rids herself of the sense of embarrassment that is typical of daughters. ... more
'Controlling Chaos' book to detail handling problematic Paris Hilton
Aug 3, 2009, 9:36 GMT
Paris Hilton's former manager is writing a tell-all book about her. ... moreJoel Madden to write Good book
Jul 28, 2009, 12:01 GMT
Joel Madden is writing a memoir. ... moreRace is on for first book on Bernie Madoff
Jul 28, 2009, 11:24 GMT
New York - The race to publish the first book on convicted mega-swindler Bernard Madoff intensified Tuesday, as three publishers moved up their dates for new releases, the Wall Street Journal reported. ... more- Kendra Wilkinson: The book
- Fourteen Vonnegut stories to be published posthumously
- Bad Kids Go To Hell 'Bad' Swag Comic Con giveaway
- Radical Publishing authors book signing schedule for Comic Con, Thursday
- US author McCourt dead at 78: Angela's Ashes
- Ponyo Film Comic, Ponyo Picture Book, The Art of Ponyo hit the shelves
- Frank McCourt has died
- Animation director Hayao Miyazaki's 'Starting Point: 1979-1996' at Comic Con
Comics/Graphic Novels
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Death Note: L, change the WorLd continues the tale
Oct 28, 2009, 3:59 GMT
VIZ Media expands the thrilling psychological suspense of Death Note with the release of Death Note: L, change the WorLd, a new novel featuring the master detective from the hit animated and manga series. ... moreVIZ Media announces four new manga titles to debut on SigIkki.com
Jul 31, 2009, 1:14 GMT
VIZ Media will be debuting the opening chapters of 4 new manga titles – for free at www.sigIkki.com. ... moreRadical stars Gene Simmons, Darren Bousman signing this weekend at Comic-Con
Jul 25, 2009, 2:29 GMT
Saturday and Sunday Comic-Con booth signing information for Radical Publishing. ... more
Features
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Pride and Prejudice amidst the Zombie Publishing Industry
Jul 15, 2009, 2:45 GMT
What does Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the Grahame-Smith/Austen mash-up that pits the sisters Bennet against hordes of the undead while they try to navigate the propriety-minefield of Regency era England and get married in the process, tell us about the publishing industry? What could it possibly indicate about the current literary climate? ... moreS.P.’s Book Pick for July: The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
Jul 8, 2009, 13:29 GMT
The state of contemporary fiction seems to be, to me, a buckshot scatter across genre and style: we live in an age where there is no “proper” way to write or even read a text, and no singularly dominant school or method. ... moreBurn This Book
Jun 24, 2009, 10:33 GMT
New book takes a look at censorship. “Burn This Book: PEN Writers Speak Out on the Power of the Word” is a recent collection edited by Toni Morrison.... more
















