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7:35PM Monday 14th May 2012
Influence Of Classic Literature On Writers Declining
Modern authors are stylistically influenced by their contemporaries rather than writers from the 18th and 19th centuries
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7:07PM Monday 14th May 2012
Charity Shops Make £1bn Despite Shortage Of Donations
Spending in UK charity shops hit an all-time high last year with income of nearly £1bn, a rise of 3.6%
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7:02PM Monday 14th May 2012
Plaque To Honour Artist Edward Lear Unveiled In London
Edward Lear, the artist who popularised the modern-day limerick, has been honoured with a green plaque in London
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12:03PM Monday 14th May 2012
'Godfather' Sequel Published Amid Paramount's Puzo Lawsuit
Proceeds from the sequel to be put in escrow
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8:16AM Monday 14th May 2012
James Daunt: Library E-book Lending Could Threaten Bookstores
'If you can download a book for free and read it, why would you want to own it?'
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7:42AM Monday 14th May 2012
Jeanette Winterson Becomes Manchester Professor
The writer of Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit will teach a post graduate MA workshop, MA seminar and lecture to undergraduates
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6:59PM Sunday 13th May 2012
Literary Focus On Females
Thirty out of 50 writers speaking at this year's Festival of Asian Literature are female
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6:53PM Sunday 13th May 2012
Who's Helping Who In The Cover Blurb Game?
Few books now appear without enthusiastic recommendations from other authors, but does anyone really believe them?
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7:52AM Sunday 13th May 2012
Weinstein Books Rises, Again, With New Team
Weinstein Books has gone through more than a few reincarnations
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7:50AM Sunday 13th May 2012
214 Writers In Race For Africa's Largest Prize In Literature
The prize rotates through four genres from year to year; this year the prize goes to a work of prose
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