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Britain's Royal Mail has decided to issue a series of seven stamps, each of which will depict the cover of one of the books of the Harry Potter series. The stamps will be issued on July 17, 2007 just few days before the seventh book goes for sale. The...

Google, one of the world's leading Internet search engine has decided to digitize some 800,000 books and manuscripts lying at the Mysore University in Karnataka. The list for digitization also includes India's first political treaty- the "Arthasastra"...

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...

The winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books is finally out. Daniel Gilbert's Stumbling on Happiness won £10,000 award. There were six nominations for the prize. Each of the runner up received £1,000 at the Society's headquarters.

The star of Knight Rider and Baywatch, David Hasselhoff, one of pop culture's successes, is telling some, if not all, about his life in his autobiography. The Hoff portrayed in this book is a Hollywood hero. And it is indeed an amusing book. The...

Julie Andrews, 71, a renowned singer and actress, who is also a celebrated children's book author now, is out with her newest bestseller 'Thanks to You: Wisdom from Mother & Child'. The book is co-authored by her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton, 44....

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...

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...

J.K Rowling is a magician of sorts indeed. The seventh book of the Harry Potter series promises to disappear from the bookshelves as soon as it is released and you do not need to utter any magic mantra for that. Amazon.com Inc. said on Tuesday it...

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..