Reading Copy Book Blog

A “priceless” manuscript of Pearl S. Buck’s The Good Earth has been found, reports Associated Press. “The manuscript has been missing since at least 1966 and is considered priceless,” the FBI said in a news release yesterday.

With Tony Blair bidding goodbye today, The Guardian blogs about literary farewells.

Meg Rosoff, author of the award-winning Just In Case, writes about why it’s good for children to face their fears through books – even if those fears now include rapists and murderers rather than scruffy dogs and hobbits.

Bill Bryson – the American author from Des Moines, Iowa – is fronting a major campaign to tackle litter in the UK. The Times has the longest article on rubbish that I’ve ever seen. (By the way, I agree with Bill – the UK has become filthy because so many selfish people just throw their [...]

Ian Rankin describes why crime fiction fascinates him in a new Rough Guide to the genre.

The Worcester Telegram Gazette reports on a library that half in the USA and half in Canada. A black line runs across the floor marking the international border.

Clays, the printing firm who are delivering Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to millions of readers in the UK, are taking some Draconian measures to ensure no copies are stolen.

The Norwich Evening News interviews the authors of The Highfield Mole – soon to become Tunnels. The writer ignores the fact that The Highfield Mole has become an ultra-collectible book – there are currently 10 copies available for sale at AbeBooks.com. We were down to two at one point.

Canadian author Michael Winter plans to serialize his latest novel on Facebook. Winter is best know for The Big Why.

Gordon Brown, the prime minister to be of the UK, is a very bookish person. Yesterday, he appeared on BBC Radio’s Open Book programme and revealed his five favourite books. Will we see him carry particular books around with him? Something George Bush tends to do? The PM-in-waiting’s selections included The Snail and the Whale [...]