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JK Rowling has assisted in broadening the scope of Britain's privacy laws with the ruling from the Court of Appeal that people are entitled to the protection of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). ... David Murray, aged five and the son of...
More than 70,000 visitors, including traders, bibliophiles and book market professionals, visited the Third St. Petersburg International Book Fair at the Lenexpo exhibition complex on April 24-27. ... The fair’s Soviet-style slogan, “Time to read!,” reminded visitors of...
As the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region worsens and negotiations to end it drag on, an international consensus is emerging around a "muscular" policy based on public denunciation, severe economic sanctions, and, increasingly, threats of military force. Foreign policy...
Alert Janeite Maria L. sent us a column from Carla Carlisle musing on the juxtaposition of the publication of Sunday Times’ “Rich List” and the broadcast of Miss Austen Regrets. In fact, it was fitting that the Rich List and Miss Austen Regrets appeared on the same day. Jane Austen would have...
A Mormon housewife writing about vampires? That alone may be enough to draw interest. But what's more important is that she does it so well. ... A Mormon housewife writing about vampires? Ever since Stephenie Meyer published her first book, "Twilight," in 2005, she has...
WILMINGTON - Unlike J.K. Rowling, she's not richer than the Queen of England. Unlike Lisa Scottoline, she doesn't own a farm with horses (yet). ... By Carlin Romano Inquirer Book Critic WILMINGTON - Marisa (pronounced "Mareesa") de los Santos, with her second novel,...
There have been several names liked to the role Tintin in the new Tintin moive trilogy to be directed by Spielberg and Jackson. The English teenager Thomas Sangster is the latest young star to be believed to be given the role. ... The story linking Thomas Sangster to the...
As the long-awaited film premieres tonight, Bryony Gordon talks to three women who live the 'Sex and the City' dream. ... As the long-awaited film premieres tonight, Bryony Gordon talks to three women who live the 'Sex and the City' dream For many women, she is as...
A row over funding for Scottish publishers is tearing the industry apart and raises questions over the future of the sector, writes William Lyons. ... While London's publishing houses paid out a series of six-figure sums for flops such as The Blunkett Tapes: My Life In...
(US) The announcement comes after many arduous years of fighting between the federal government and states like California that have passed their own laws regarding medical marijuana. (Fri May 09 15:39:12 2008 PDT)[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme2(70%),...
