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Dan Brown and the Protesting Nuns (August 16, 2005): It looks like Dan Brown's troubles with religious figures aren't over yet.

Terry McMillan Talks About Life With A Man On the Down Low (August 15, 2005): Terry McMillan, author of The Interruption of Everything (Viking) talked to Newsweek about how her nasty divorce proceedings have affected her writing.

Oscar Wilde's 150th Birthday Bash (August 11, 2005): USA Today reports on a interesting-sounding DVD which will was just released called Happy Birthday, Oscar Wilde (Kultur).

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell Wins Hugo Award (August 9, 2005): Susanna Clarke has won the Hugo Award for her novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

Website Lists Fictitious Books Mentioned Inside Novels (August 1, 2005): The Invisible Library keeps a record of fictitious books and periodicals that are mentioned inside of novels.

Mailman Wins Hemingway Look-Alike Contest (July 29, 2005): Reuters reports that Bob Doughty, 61, of Deerfield Beach, Fla.

The Best of Bad Writing (July 29, 2005): It's time once again to peruse the best of the bad writing, as decided by the judges of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest.

Kathy Reichs Heads to Television Land (July 27, 2005): USA Today reports that mystery lovers will have a new show to catch.

Elizabeth Kostova Says No Sequel to The Historian (July 20, 2005): Elizabeth Kostova, author of The Historian, talked to Patricia Corrigan of the St.

Depp Ready to Shoot Thompson's Ashes Out of a Cannon (July 14, 2005): The date is set and Johnny Depp is ready to go.

Barbara Delinsky Goes Back to Peyton Place (July 13, 2005): New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky is returning to Peyton Place.

Tom Dolby's Dolblog (July 12, 2005): Tom Dolby, the author of the bestseller The Trouble Boy (Kensington Books), discusses blogging and author blogs in an article in the San Fransico Chronicle.

Drexel University Launches DragonFire (July 6, 2005): The Philadelphia Business Journal reported last week that Drexel University's Pennoni Honors College would be launching an online magazine called DragonFire.

Terry McMillan's Down Low Nightmare (July 5, 2005): Her romance with a younger man was the basis for the popular film, How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

The Science of Middle Earth (July 1, 2005): Lord of the Rings is often discussed as a perfect fantasy series with magic, fantastic settings and interesting creatures like elves, dragons, hobbits, dwarves and orcs.

FindCliches.com Lists Overused Plot Ideas (June 30, 2005): FindCliches is a website that lists clichés.

George Orwell's Home Gets a Refurb (June 29, 2005): The home where legendary author Eric Arthur Blair (who became known as George Orwell) was born is being turned into a first-class museum.

Jordan Bans Saddam Hussein's Novel (June 28, 2005): Ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's novel called Get Out You Damned has been banned by Jordan officials who say the novel could harm relations between Jordan and Iraq.

Book Within a Game in Second Life (June 20, 2005): Science Fiction author and popular Boing Boing blogger Cory Doctorow is doing an interesting promotion for his latest SF novel, Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town (Tor Books).

What if Edgar Allen Poe Was a Blogger? (June 20, 2005): Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club and his new book, Haunted ponders blogging and media freedom in an interview with Chris Atchison of Metro Toronto.