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J.D. Salinger died yesterday at the age of 91 in New Hampshire. Salinger was one of the greatest authors of the 20th century but only had four books published, 'The Catcher in the Rye', 'Nine Stories', 'Raise High the Roof Beam' and 'Franny and Zooey'.
Fans of Salinger's work will be hoping that with his passing, many unpublished works may now come to light. In an interview with the Boston Globe in 1980, 'I love to write, and I assure you I write regularly'.
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For half a century they have been fending off Roman
attacks from their village, armed only with fearlessness, flying menhirs and a
cauldron of magic potion. But now Asterix and his band of
indomitable Gauls are invading Lutetia - modern-day Paris - and determined to make
their presence felt.
Fifty years after Albert Uderzo and Réne Goscinny
unveiled their comic stars on the pages of Pilote magazine, Parisians are to be
besieged by tributes to France's most popular comic
strip. Today, among the third-century Gallo-Roman baths upon which the Musée de
Cluny is partially built, an exhibition of original plates and manuscripts
opened to allow fans a glimpse of the creators' inspirations.
Since it first appeared in October 1959, Astérix has sold 325m copies and
been translated into 107 languages.
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Book lovers can now borrow items from a public library regardless of where
they live, under a new scheme.
More than 4,000 libraries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are in the
Society of Chief Librarians initiative.
Existing membership cards or a proof of address will allow people to use any
library in the scheme, although books have to be returned to the same area.
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Frank McCourt, author of best-seller Angela's Ashes, has died
of cancer in a New York hospice.
The 78-year-old Irish-American writer was suffering from meningitis and had
recently been treated for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
Angela's Ashes, a memoir of McCourt's childhood in Ireland, sold millions of
copies and won the Pulitzer Prize.
Before the book's 1996 publication, McCourt was a New York high school
teacher for 30 years
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Dan Brown's latest novel titles The Lost Symbol will be released on the 15th September 2009. It will be the third book to feature the Harvard University symbologist Robert Langdon, the character first written about in Angels & Demons and then again in The Da Vinci Code. For the third installment, the location will focus in Washington, D.C. and involve a storyline on Freemasonry. The book has been in development for several years and was originally expected back in 2006.This eagerly expected novel will have an initial print run of 5 million copies, the largest print run for the books publisher Random House.
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JK Rowling has signed up to Twitter to stop people impersonating her on the popular social networking site. Rowling has over 40,000 followers currently but that number will jump as more and more fans find her on line. "I am told that people have been twittering on my behalf, so I thought a brief visit was in order just to prevent any more confusion" she wrote. "However, I should flag up now that although I could twitter endlessly, I'm
afraid you won't be hearing from me very often," she added, "as pen and paper is
my priority at the moment".
Rowling's Twitter debut sees her describing herself as a children's author from
Scotland, with a profile photograph showing her hard at work with a pen and
paper.
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Another fantastic 'Creative Selby' event...
Writing For The BBC, Selby Town Hall, 3pm-5pm, Tuesday 29th
September
Admission: FREE
Every wondered what it's like to write for famous BBC TV shows
like 'Doctors' and 'EastEnders'? Ever thought of crafting a Radio Four Afternoon
Play? Then don't miss this talk by distinguished BBC Radio Four drama producer
Gary Brown, jam-packed with insider knowledge that will put you ahead of the
competition.
Gary's television credits include EastEnders, Brookside and
Coronation Street. He has also written over thirty hours of broadcast radio. He
will be coming to Selby to talk about his experiences, to discuss the dos and
don'ts of script submission and to explain how the BBC supports the career
development of writers via resources such as the BBC Writers' Room (http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom).
For more information please contact Liz Ryan on 01757 630742
email liz.ryan@creativeselby.co.uk. And don't forget to sign up to the Creative
Selby facebook page.
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"Relentless" is the new thriller from the master storyteller, Dean Koontz. (Publisher - Bantam Books). In
this latest thriller, Cullen
"Cubby" Greenwich becomes the target of Shearman Waxx, the most influential book
critic in the country, after the publication of his latest novel.
In the novel, the main character, Cullen tracks down and manages to find Waxx at a local restaurant. He decides to leave
without speaking to the critic, but there's a minor mishap in the men's bathroom involving Waxx,
Cullen and Cullen's 6-year-old son, Milo. Waxx utters one word: "Doom."
The story follows the dangerous and psychotic Waxx who is more than just a critic.
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