British Authors

PHOTOS: America's Favorite British Authors And Jane Austen Wasn't On The List!

Posted 09.03.2011

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America has an enduring love affair with British literature--we may have won the War of Independence but we are forever indebted to our island ancesto...

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How a Beefeater and a Tortoise Captured America's Attention

Julia Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Julia Stuart

In all my escapist reveries I never imagined the amazing response that my second novel, The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise would receive in America.

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British Authors: eBook Deals 'Not Remotely Fair'

The Guardian | Alison Flood | Posted 05.25.2011

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The chair of the Society of Authors, Tom Holland, has hit out at publishers' attempt to seize control over electronic rights, calling ebook deals that...

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More Authors Posting Nasty Amazon Reviews Of Rivals' Work

Telegraph | Harry Mount | Posted 05.25.2011

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The novelist Philip Kerr has just given Allan Massie a thorough kicking on Amazon for his book, The Royal Stuarts: A History of the Family that Shaped...

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British Authors And Publishers Opt Out Of Google Books En Masse

The Guardian | Alison Flood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some 6,500 writers, from Thomas Pynchon to Jeffrey Archer, have opted out of Google's controversial plan to digitise millions of books....

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Peter Robinson, British Author, Is Mistaken For Northern Ireland First Minister, Wants People To Stop Emailing Him About Scandal

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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A best selling crime writer has appealed for people to stop emailing him about the Northern Ireland Robinson scandal....

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