Julie Bosman The New York Times
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Lusty tales and hot sales: Romance e-books thrive
Sarah Wendell, blogger and co-author of "Beyond Heaving Bosoms," is passionate about romance novels. Except for the covers, with their images of sinewy limbs, flowing, Fabio-esque locks or, as she put it, "the mullets and the man chests." "They are...
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Rowling Releases 'Harry Potter' Into the Ether on Pottermore
Ms. Rowling has retained the digital rights to her books and for years has resisted the creation of e-book editions, despite the popularity and profit that would inevitably follow.
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Philip Roth wins Man Booker International Prize in disputed fashion
Calling him the "most decorated living American writer," a panel named Philip Roth the winner of the Man Booker International Prize on Wednesday, an honor awarded every two years to an author for extraordinary work in fiction. The decision prompted one of the judges to withdraw from the panel.Mr. Roth, who has written dozens of novels including "Go...
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In novels, an ex-spy returns to the fold
The sexy female spy has a well-worn place in popular culture. Angelina Jolie, donning heavy black eyeliner and a slim trench coat, in "Salt." Halle Berry in "Die Another Day," seductively climbing out of the surf in an orange bikini. Who better to roll her eyes at it all than Valerie Plame Wilson, the real-life glamorous former C.I.A. operative? "T...
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Lusty tales and hot sales: Romance e-books thrive
Sarah Wendell, blogger and co-author of "Beyond Heaving Bosoms," is passionate about romance novels. Except for the covers, with their images of sinewy limbs, flowing, Fabio-esque locks or, as she put it, "the mullets and the man chests." "They are...
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Rowling Releases 'Harry Potter' Into the Ether on Pottermore
Ms. Rowling has retained the digital rights to her books and for years has resisted the creation of e-book editions, despite the popularity and profit that would inevitably follow.
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Philip Roth wins Man Booker International Prize in disputed fashion
Calling him the "most decorated living American writer," a panel named Philip Roth the winner of the Man Booker International Prize on Wednesday, an honor awarded every two years to an author for extraordinary work in fiction. The decision prompted one of the judges to withdraw from the panel.Mr. Roth, who has written dozens of novels including "Go...
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In novels, an ex-spy returns to the fold
The sexy female spy has a well-worn place in popular culture. Angelina Jolie, donning heavy black eyeliner and a slim trench coat, in "Salt." Halle Berry in "Die Another Day," seductively climbing out of the surf in an orange bikini. Who better to roll her eyes at it all than Valerie Plame Wilson, the real-life glamorous former C.I.A. operative? "T...
