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 With him reaching 50 years old, singer Prince decided it’s
time for something new in his life. Recognized worldwide as a fabulous musician,
the one who by the passing of the years has received a considerable number of
nicknames, will go further with his talent and will try his luck as a writer.
Prince’s first book will be released...
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 Kids are fed up with the usual Snow White and Cinderella
bed-time stories, probably thought Dr Michael Salzhauer. This is why he came up
with a new modern story, replacing fairy tale princesses with a beautiful woman,
who is the mother of every child. To be more precise, every mother who is
getting a tummy tuck and a nose job....
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 A plastic surgeon thought children might need a book that
explains why mommy needs a tummy tuck, or a new nose; the man who had the
original idea is Dr. Michael Salzhauer, father of four kids.
The book, titled “My Beautiful Mommy,” has become the main
issue of an entire debate which combines pro and against opinions. The...
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 JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, testified
against RDR Books and against Steve Vander Ark’s project. He announced he was planning
to publish The Harry Potter Lexicon, a print version based on the information
from the Internet fan site with the same name. The author characterized the
project as a “severe alteration of...
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 JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, will go to
trial today as a witness, testifying against RDR Books, a publisher in Muskegon, Mich.
The reaction came after the publisher’s announcement, last fall, when he said
he was planning to publish The Harry Potter Lexicon, a print version based on
the information from the internet...
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 Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll reveals more than
150 interviews and thousands of documents in “The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family
in the American Century,” an exciting history of bin Laden’s siblings, the
famous villain who orchestrated the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The book is a family biography and not...
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 Even though CBS’ musical series “Viva Laughlin” proved to be
a flop and was canceled, Hugh Jackman didn’t hesitate to get involved in a new
project.
Virgin Comics and the actor have struck an agreement to
release a new comic book series called “Nowhere Man,” as Virgin said in a
statement on Tuesday.
Australian actor Hugh...
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 Best-selling autobiographical book depicting the story of a
young Jewish girl living with the wolves while hiding from the Nazis turns out
that it was actually fiction.
“Survivre avec les Loups” or “Misha, a Memoir of the
Holocaust Years” in English, written by Misha Defonseca also inspired a movie
with the adventures described....
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 The resume of the Olsen twins will be augmented with
something new.
Apart from their acting career and their fashion business,
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are making their debut in writing, announcing that
they will soon become authors of a book called “Influence.”
The book will bear the signature of the Olsen twins and will
be...
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 One of the French avant-garde icons, author Alain
Robbe-Grillet passed away on Monday. He was 85 years old.
Robbe-Grillet died at the Caen
University Hospital
in western France.
He was hospitalized during the week-end due to cardiac problems.
Robbe-Grillet became made a name for his innovative writing
style, which had a...
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