LAST January Candace Bushnell was feeling ebullient. The author
of Sex And The City had just heard her latest novel,
Lipstick Jungle, would be made into a television pilot. If
all went well a series would be headed to US network NBC, with her
as an executive producer.
Bushnell was clinking champagne glasses with her husband when it
occurred to her [...]
17
Dec
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17
Dec
Richard K. Morgan’s latest novel postulates the creation of genetic supersoldiers 100 years from now, then pans through the resulting global intricacies with a sure eye for the story at their heart. “Thirteen” (Del Rey, 544 pp., $24.95) is almost unbearably good. The scenes of violence his readers expect from Morgan are as skillfully constructed [...]
14
Dec
OSLO, Norway — Former Vice President Al Gore is a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize — if you believe some experts. Problem is, they’re only guessing.The Nobel awards, which are to be announced next week, cover a range of human endeavor, from peacemaking to scientific discovery to literature, yet share a tradition of mystery [...]
14
Dec
OSLO, Norway — Former Vice President Al Gore is a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize — if you believe some experts. Problem is, they’re only guessing.The Nobel awards, which are to be announced next week, cover a range of human endeavor, from peacemaking to scientific discovery to literature, yet share a tradition of mystery [...]
14
Dec
Three decades ago, Lynne Tillman lived in a one-room flat at the tip of
Manhattan which cost less per month than a lunch for one today at the Odeon.
The city was bankrupt. The World Trade Center had recently arisen, and South
Street Seaport still employed fishmongers. %26quot;They’d be coming in at the
start of their [...]
14
Dec
Reading a book in a pub might seem an inoffensive activity but when drinkers
saw the title of a book being read by Michael Chalk, they complained to
bouncers and he was ejected.
Mr Chalk was reading The Unknown Terrorist, the latest novel by the
Australian author, Richard Flanagan. [...]
14
Dec
PITY THE WRITER whose first novel does unexpectedly well. You can never be so innocent again, and thinking too hard about what you%26rsquo;re doing, and what other people expect, can get in the way. William Brodrick%26rsquo;s The Sixth Lamentation was picked by Richard %26amp; Judy, which had the usual effect on sales. It dealt with [...]
14
Dec
CAN THIS BE THE FIRST TIME A novel has come with a matching designer shoe? And
what does that say about modern literature and marketing? The shoe is
undeniably fine: a high-heeled, red velvet, peek-toed sandal. The
accompanying book, The Lollipop Shoes, is similar: entertaining,
pandering to female fantasy, extolling the art of bewitching.
The bestselling author Joanne Harris is [...]
14
Dec
OSLO, Norway — Former Vice President Al Gore is a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize — if you believe some experts. Problem is, they’re only guessing.The Nobel awards, which are to be announced next week, cover a range of human endeavor, from peacemaking to scientific discovery to literature, yet share a tradition of mystery [...]
13
Dec
The spy who came in from the closetOpenly gay blogger Mario Armando Lavandeira aka Prez Hilton had the celebrity gossip world buzzing as he mercilessly followed the comings and goings of the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Amy Winehouse et al. But he may be best known for his celebrity outings, which led to Sync Lance [...]
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