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A Book Lover's Dream Vacation (November 7, 2005): Kenneth Turan of the L.

Khaled Hosseini Discusses The Kite Runner (November 5, 2005): Khaled Hosseini talks about how he wrote The Kite Runner originally as a short story in a 12-hour stretch.

Claribel Alegria Wins Neustadt International Prize for Literature (November 1, 2005): Nicaraguan/Salvadoran writer Claribel Alegria has been named as the 2006 laureate of the $50,000 Neustadt International Prize for Literature by an international jury representing eight

Amazon Sales of Scooter Libby Novel Soar After Indictment (October 29, 2005): OK, you now know that Irve Lewis

Agatha Christie Inspires Video Game (October 26, 2005): The Adventure Company today released 75 Facts About the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie to celebrate the upcoming release of the first-ever video game based on the works of Dame Agatha.

Penguin Buys Rights to Chinese Bestseller, The Wolf Totem (October 20, 2005): The Chicago Tribune reports that The Penguin Group has purchased the English-language rights to the bestselling Chinese novel, The Wolf Totem for $100,000.

Ba Jin Dead at 101 (October 18, 2005): Xinhua news agency reports that one of 20th century China's greatest writers, Ba Jin, died Monday in Shanghai.

Joanne Harris Talks Gentlemen & Players (October 8, 2005): Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat and Coastliners, chats with The Independent (UK) about her new novel, Gentlemen & Players, which is set in a British public school (what we would call a private school in America).

Brett Easton Ellis Revisits American Psycho (September 30, 2005): Here's an example of a great save by a journalist.

New Truman Capote Novel to be Published (September 29, 2005): USA Today reports that next month Random House will publish an early, unreleased novel by Truman Capote.

Emma Roberts to Play Nancy Drew in Film (September 28, 2005): Emma Roberts has been hired to play Nancy Drew in an upcoming movie.

Joss Whedon and Neil Gaiman Discuss the Writer's Life (September 27, 2005): Lev Grossman of Time magazine did a very interesting interview with Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon at the same time.

Author's Guild Sues Google For Copyright Infringement (September 21, 2005): The Authors Guild filed suit against Google, Inc.

Candace Bushnell Tells it Like it Is (September 15, 2005): Candace Bushnell has a new book out called Lipstick Jungle. She says women no longer want to marry Mr. Big, they want to be Mr. Big.

Steve Martin and the Shopgirl (September 13, 2005): The San Francisco Chronicle explores Steve Martin's inspiration for his novel, Shopgirl, which is now a feature film being screened at the Toronto Film Festival.

2005 Man Booker Prize Shortlist Announced (September 12, 2005): The six finalists for the Man Booker Prize, Britain's most famous literary award, have been named.

Sophie Kinsella and the Custom-Built Shoe Cupboard (September 12, 2005): Pamela Sitt of The Seattle Times interviews author Sophie Kinsella, author of The Undomestic Goddess (Dial).

Salman Rushdie Discusses Extremism (September 8, 2005): The Independent interviews Salman Rushdie the day after the videotape emerged that the London suicide bomber made in which he spoke with a British accent and tried to justify his actions.

John Marco and The Sword of Angels (August 30, 2005): Patricia Kitchen of Newsday has an interesting article about why so many people say they long to write a book, but so few people ever achieve their writing goals.

Bid Your Way Into A Bestselling Novel (August 16, 2005): Several bestselling authors are allowing readers to bid on character names on eBay in an effort to raise money for the First Ammendment Project (FAP).