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Renowned author Robert Jordan, also famous for his fantasy series 'Wheel of Time' has died at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston of complications from primary amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy, a rare blood disease. James Oliver...

Magdalen Nabb, a crime fiction author died at the mere age of sixty this Tuesday. Nabb, who had a quirky Italian investigator in all her novels died of a stroke in Florence, Italy. Nabb was a fan of Belgian author Georges Simenon, who also wrote crime.

Richard Russo, the voice of the working class is back with his latest novel 'Bridge of Sighs'. Readers hold high expectations from him as his last work 'Empire Falls', won a Pulitzer Prize. The novel which has been set in an upstate New York town...

John Grisham, the author of classics such as The Firm and The Client is going to Italy, and plans to set his next courtroom thriller there. The book is named Playing for Pizza and revolves around the story of an American trying his luck in Italy. The...

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner has made its place at number one on the USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. The kite runner still scores as the international best seller and as a book club favorite. The...

Rizzoli has thought of giving a hardcore ode to some sixteen great stylists. Yes, stylists that can make anyone look a lot different. Designers, editors, celebrities name anyone, stylists are needed everywhere. These people have that sixth sense of...

Lloyd Alexander, a well known figure in the world of children's literature has died due to cancer. He was 83. Alexander died at his home. He has authored some forty books, most of which are fantasy novels. The Chronicles of Prydain has been his most...

We all have been expecting the Potter series to end this season and it was no good news for the Harry Potter fans. But J.K. Rowling has just revealed good and surprising news for all those who love the Harry Potter tales. No, it is not a new book By...

Lily Allen, the star was recently in news for her own fashion line. And, here she is again in the news as it has been reported that she will be an author soon. Yeah! I am surprised too! The songbird has been offered around a half-a-million dollars to...

The very famous Brazilian author, Paulo Coelho, 59, best known for 'The Alchemist', an inspirational story which inspired many people including me, is all ready to be back in the world of literature with his new novel. And I being a fan of his work am..