The Decline and Fall of Books: But Is Writing and Reading Dead?

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays

I doubt it. One has to be really careful when reading articles such as, “The Decline and Fall of Books” written by Nicholas Clee. In it he writes, “Traditional bookshops are closing; vending machines are churning out novels; and e-books are the new paperbacks; so is this the final chapter for the book industry?…Booksellers have [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | May 14, 2009

2009 Orange Prize novel offered as a Free Download

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays

A novel that was yesterday shortlisted for the Orange Prize will be made available as a free download for a day. Burnt Shadows is being offered to anyone who wishes to download it by the publisher Bloomsbury. The book by Kamila Shamsie, a Pakistani-born author who now lives in London, concerns Hiroko Tanaka, a survivor [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | April 22, 2009

Angel or Demon: Dan Brown and “The Lost Symbol” of His Writing

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays

Dan Brown’s first new novel since The DaVinci Code was announced yesterday. Inevitably, it involves a global cult and a race against time to unlock a secret formula. Details of the plot are likely to remain fiercely guarded until much nearer the publication date of September 15, but intrigue centres on whether Brown’s vast and [...]

Read more | Comments (9) | April 21, 2009