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My colleague Stephanie Naylor has interviewed author Philippa Gregory, famous for her historical fiction novels and particularly The Other Boleyn Girl. Gregory’s latest novel is called The White Queen as she switches from the Tudors to the Plantagenets. Here is the interview.

Bed bugs have forced the Denver Public Library to destroy rare books and to ban a man who is trying to help the Gutenberg Project.

In the midst of reported financial woes, Sarah Ferguson signs a film deal for her popular children’s books.

“Gloopy” romance author Danielle Steel has misplaced $2.7 million, the Independent reports. That’s just careless. She didn’t spend it on a new PC or laptop because the story reveals she still writes on a 1946 typewriter.

If you have any doubts that secondhand booksellers are a completely unique bunch of people, then read this story about recent events in Hay-on-Wye – the world’s epicentre for used and rare books.

A new book by George W Bush’s former speechwriter claims the Bush administration officials objected to giving JK Rowling a presidential medal of freedom because her Harry Potter books “encouraged witchcraft” reports Alison Flood in The Guardian. Stone the crows! These people had their fingers hovering over the big red ‘launch’ button for eight long [...]

Three Cups of Tea co-author speaks about Mortenson and Pakistan.

Her Fearful Symmetry, the second novel from the acclaimed author of The Time Traveler’s Wife, is out today.

It’s banned book week so take a look at the top 10 most challenged books of last year.

(Update – No, no, the book is called ‘Juliet, Naked’ and Hornby was not speaking to the CNN reporter while starkers. That would be a novel way to promote the novel but I don’t think Hornby needs to resort to nudism.) CNN carries an interview with Nick Hornby about his new book, Juliet, Naked. It’s [...]