Were you ever scared to go to the bathroom as a child? Well, apparently you share this phobia with the people of Japan, a country where ghosts are believed...
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Digital books are the future
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 | 3:39 PM
A couple of days ago, I mentioned a possible big sale for the story of Captain Richard Phillips, the hero who put himself in harm's way to save his crew...
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Sydney Opera House lights up
The written word, this ain't, but I couldn't resist the picture, which popped up on the BBC arts and culture page. The artwork of music producer Brian...
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Autopsy of a bad book cover, and a learning experience
Latest blog post from Jacqueline Church Simonds of Beaglebay Books is a fascinating mix of disaster and success stories. And it is all to do with jackets....
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Serial killers, take note
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Thursday, May 21, 2009 | 3:47 PM
For four days from July 8, all New Yorkers can rest easier in their beds, because the city will be hosting 150 bestselling thriller authors, all adept...
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Railroad Haiku
I've been hearing a lot about twittering and tweeting lately. Now, according to the BBC, the London public is being invited to write haiku on their cellphones,...
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Book deal for Maersk Alabama hero
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 | 1:56 PM
In this grim age of revelations about greedy financiers and CEOs, the world loves a hero. Hard on the heels of the three-million Morrow book deal for...
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Success upon success for Scottish author
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | 1:56 PM
Spy Mouse is delighted that Glaswegian Caro Ramsay has just shot to no 4 in the Scottish bestseller lists with Singing to the Dead (that was yesterday...
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Hilarious book signing story
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Friday, May 15, 2009 | 3:59 PM
I have read (and experienced) some funny book signing stories, but now I think I've found the funniest yet -- perhaps because it is a joke on our Australian...
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The Convict Who Wrote Letters
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Thursday, May 14, 2009 | 1:46 PM
Every now and then I find out about a writer I have never heard of before, and the day seems richer because of it. One such is Margaret Catchpole (1762-1819),...
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White House rocks to the sound of verse
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 | 1:50 PM
The White House jammed and slammed last night, reports Washington Post staff writer, DeNeen L. Brown. The East Room was packed with poets, playwrights,...
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Harlan Ellison turns down hometown prize
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | 2:01 PM
There must be some red faces in Cleveland, Ohio. A local scion, world-famous science fiction writer, critic, and editor Harlan Ellison, 75, was finally...
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Are you prepared to pay to learn the latest news?
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Sunday, May 10, 2009 | 1:40 PM
The real question, says Frank Rich, is for the public, not the journalists: Are we, the people at large, ready to pay for news, whatever form it comes...
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Van Gogh did not cut off his ear
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Thursday, May 7, 2009 | 1:41 PM
Gauguin was the one who dunnit. Or so a new book claims.The general understanding is that the mentally ill Dutch painter Van Gogh cut off his ear after...
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Fawlty Towers not to be resuscitated
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 | 1:34 PM
Fawlty Towers must be my favorite comedy show ever. The pace is fast, the characters distinct, the acting superb, and the scripts are just terrific....
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Origin of the Species a rare prize
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 | 2:00 PM
A first edition copy of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection has been sold at auction in Norfolk for thirty-five thousand...
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Ongoing crisis on the Boston Globe
The talks drag on.The owner of the Boston Globe is still talking with unions to try to save the grand old paper from folding. Staff are being asked to...
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Marilyn French dies at 79
Marilyn French, author of feminist classic The Women's Room has passed away.The 1977 novel, which captured the frustration and fury of a generation ofwomen...
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First female British poet laureate appointed
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Sunday, May 3, 2009 | 2:27 PM
It's second time lucky for Carol Ann Duffy, who was reliably rumored to be in strong contention back in 1999, when Andrew Motion was given the job.Will...
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