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Thriller writer John Grisham ends holdout on e-books

2010-03-16T15:30:27Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Popular legal thriller author John Grisham has broken his holdout against selling his books in an electronic format and will sell all of his 23 titles as e-books, his publisher said on Tuesday.</p><p>The former lawyer, whose best sellers include "The Firm" and "A Time To Kill", had previously held off selling his books elec...

Tony Blair's memoirs to be published in September

2010-03-04T03:15:18Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - The memoirs of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will appear in September, the Random House publishing group announced on Thursday.</p><p>Blair, who swept to power as leader of the Labour part...

Fate of ex-spies fascinates writer Keith Thomson

2010-02-23T19:30:48Z

<div><p>SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Writer Keith Thomson was fascinated by the real story of an elderly man with Alzheimer's who shocked his family when he spoke fluently in other languages, giving away his past as a secret agent.</p><p>Thomson, a former screenwriter who turned his hand to fiction in 2005 with his first novel "Pirates of Pensacola", used this s...

Ashley Judd to release memoir at age 41

2010-02-22T14:36:19Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Ashley Judd is writing her first book, detailing how painful childhood experiences led her to advocacy work for abandoned women and children in poor countries, the memoir's publisher said on Tuesday.</p><p>Judd, 41, the star of 1999 thriller "Double Jeopardy", will draw upon 500 pages o...

SC first lady's memoir to be released next month

2010-02-23T01:03:03Z

<div id="subtitle">Release date for SC first lady Jenny Sanford's memoir moved from May to February</div><div><p>South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford's memoir about dealing with her husband's infidelity will be published next month instead of in May as originally planned.</p><p>The 240-page "Staying True" goes on sale Feb. 5, according to the Web site f...

USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS

2010-02-23T11:34:00Z

<div id="subtitle">USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS</div><div><p>Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback</p><p>1. "Going Rogue: An American Life" by Sarah Palin (HarperCollins) (NF-H)</p><p&g...

Publisher of Obama's 'Audacity of Hope' steps down

2010-02-23T19:02:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Publisher of Obama's best-selling book 'The Audacity of Hope' steps down</div><div><p>The publisher of President Barack Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope" has stepped down.</p><p>Jenny Frost, who as head of the Cro...

BC-US--Best Sellers-Books-USAToday

2010-02-24T03:00:30Z

<div id="subtitle">USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS</div><div><p>Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback</p><p>1. "Under the Dome" by Stephen King (Scribner) (F-H)</p><p>2. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney (...

'Da Vinci Code' publisher changes jobs

2010-02-24T13:47:31Z

<div id="subtitle">'Da Vinci Code' publisher Stephen Rubin changes jobs, will head Henry Holt and Company</div><div><p>Dan Brown's former publisher has a new job.</p><p>Stephen Rubin, who resigned last month from <...

Books Da Vinci Code Publisher

2009-10-27T12:17:44Z

FILE - In this undated file image originally released by Random House, publishing executive Stephen Rubin is shown. (AP Photo/Random House)

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Britain Niffenegger's Highgate

2009-09-29T05:31:01Z

This is an undated image of writer Audrey Niffenegger's made available by the publisher Random House in London, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2009. Niffenegger's new book " Her Fearful Symmetry" to be released Oct. 1, 2009, was propelled to literary stardom by her best-selling novel "Time Traveler's Wife". (AP Photo/Random H...

'Da Vinci Code' publisher resigning

2010-02-25T03:07:43Z

<div id="subtitle">'Da Vinci Code' publisher Steve Rubin resigning</div><div><p>The man who published "The Da Vinci Code" is resigning.</p><p>Stephen Rubin, a publishing executive since 1984 whose authors have included Dan Brown, John Grisham...

Book Review The Lost Symbol

2009-09-15T03:45:26Z

In this book cover image released by Doubleday, Dan Brown's book "The Lost Symbol," is shown. (AP Photo/Doubleday)

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Dan Brown book to reveal secret... of success

2010-02-25T09:24:12Z

<div><p>The books are under guard, the plot's secret, the author silent, but all that will change when Dan Brown's latest conspiracy potboiler, "The Lost Symbol," is unleashed Tuesday.</p><p>Extraordinary measures have been taken to keep the sequel to 2003 mega hit "The Da Vinci Code" under wraps, right down to posting guards in book warehouses.</p><p&a...

Dan Brown book to reveal secret... of publishing success

2010-02-25T09:24:33Z

The BusinessWeek Best Seller List

2010-02-25T11:45:18Z

<div><h1> The BusinessWeek Best Seller List </h1><p>BusinessWeek's Best Seller list is based on a survey of chain and independent booksellers that carry a broad selection of books on economics, management, and marketing, small business, investing, personal finance, and careers. Well over 1,000 retail outlets nationwide are represented. Current rankings are based o...

WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS

2010-02-25T20:42:01Z

<div id="subtitle">WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS</div><div><p>FICTION</p><p>1. "Bad Moon Rising: A Dark-Hunter Novel" by Sherrilyn Kenyon, (St. Martin's)</p><p>2. "That Old Cape Magic: A Novel" by Richard Russo ...

Books Dan Brown

2009-08-13T09:00:37Z

In this book cover image released by Random House, Dan Brown's book "The Lost Symbol," is shown. (AP Photo/Random House)

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E-book of new Dan Brown novel coming Sept. 15

2010-02-25T20:49:12Z

<div id="subtitle">E-book of new Dan Brown novel coming Sept. 15, same day as hardcover</div><div><p>E-book readers can relax: The electronic edition of Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" is coming out on the same day as the hardcover.</p><p>Doubleday announced in April that Brown's first novel since "The Da Vinci Code" was coming out Sept. 15, but ha...

Publishers acquire Jackson autobiography rights

2010-02-26T05:04:27Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Publishers including Random House have bought the rights to reprint Michael Jackson's best-selling 1988 autobiography, "Moonwalk," Random House said on Friday.</p><p>The book, in which the late pop icon talks of his fame,...