The Lost Symbol

Amazon Wal-Mart Price War: Who's The Battle Really Against?

The New Yorker | James Surowiecki | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books


Amazon and Wal-Mart hardly seem reckless, though. So why did they go to war? The answer is that they didn't, really. Sure, Wal-Mart is making a statem...

Bestsellers: Lost Symbol Gets Beaten Up By Wimpy Kid

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books


There are some big changes afoot on the bestseller lists, including the fact that on the USA Today bestseller list, Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days has...

Wal-Mart Vs. Amazon: Price Wars

AP | ASHLEY M. HEHER | Posted 10.16.2009 | Books


CHICAGO — Taking a page from its original playbook, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com Inc. and a nation of ...

A Sure-Fire Bestseller:Lincoln's Doctor's Dog

The Huffington Post | Tom Alderman | Posted 10.15.2009 | Books


Random House founder Bennett Cerf was reportedly asked how to write a best seller. The venerable editor's answer: Lincoln's Doctor's Dog. Seems Abe Li...

Will The Lost Symbol Kill Book Publishing?

Bruce Harris | Posted 10.14.2009 | Books


Bruce Harris

Pundits like to opine that blockbusters are really bad for the book business. I think differently. I don't think that blockbusters kill other books -- I think they nurture them.

Dan Brown's New Book, 2012 - Are You Ready for the Consciousness Shift?

Doc Childre | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living


Doc Childre

Many people are feeling a shift in consciousness happening now and some are predicting a major planetary shift around the year 2012.

Book Review Round-Up

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 10.12.2009 | Books


A lot of the New York Times reviews were repeats this week, but, nonetheless, we bring you the weekend book review round-up. The Lost Symbol, Dan Bro...

Sarah Palin vs. Dan Brown: Battle of Bestsellers Turns Ugly (VIDEO)

Dan Mirvish | Posted 12.02.2009 | Comedy


Dan Mirvish

By now, everyone's heard that Sarah Palin's new book Going Rogue: An American Life has upended Dan Brown's supremacy atop the bestseller lists. But the army of Brownies is not taking this lying down.

Lots of Content Is Good for Democracy

Charles Warner | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media


Charles Warner

The Internet's explosive growth has led to such a proliferation of content that it is now virtually infinite. To say that "content is king" in today's world is like saying "a grain of sand is precious."

Dan Brown, Annoying Facebook Friend

Sarah Schmelling | Posted 11.23.2009 | Comedy


Sarah Schmelling

Recent updates from the Facebook profile page of Dan Brown, author of The Lost Symbol.

What Is Noetic Science?

Cassandra Vieten | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living


Cassandra Vieten

Noetic experiences are real, they influence our health, our behaviors, and our lives, and they provide important clues about who and what we are and what we may be capable of.

The Interactive Dan Brown Plot Generator

Slate Magazine | Chris Wilson | Posted 11.16.2009 | Comedy


For those of you who can't wait another moment for Dan Brown's next blockbuster, Slate has your fix: an interactive Dan Brown plot generator that take...

Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol' Sells A Million Copies

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Dan Brown does it again, on paper and on the screen. Doubleday announced Wednesday that "The Lost Symbol," Brown's first novel since...

Dan Brown: 'The Lost Symbol' On Kindle Outselling Hardcovers

Telegraph | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology


The Kindle edition of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, his follow-up to 2003's smash hit The Da Vinci Code, has become the top-selling item on Amazon.com....

Hey, Dan Brown, Call Me

Jessica Rovello | Posted 11.16.2009 | Entertainment


Jessica Rovello

Whether you love or hate his ideas, it's hard to deny that Brown has a gift for pulling you in and getting you excited about the possibility that there are truths being kept from us.

Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol, and Me

Dan Brown | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Brown

I've been asked if I'm "that Dan Brown" about 9,000 times. Brown's latest crypto-thriller, which is unleashed today, has brought with it a 50% uptick in alternately genuine and jokey questions for me.

Lost Symbol: Dan Brown INTERVIEW (Video)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media


On the Today Show Tuesday, Matt Lauer talked with author Dan Brown about his newest book, "The Lost Symbol." The interview was conducted in Brown's "...

The Day My Book Was Born -- Will It Survive?

Ivy Pochoda | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media


Ivy Pochoda

In case a bookstore sells out of The Lost Symbol, or a customer wants varied fictional fare, my novel will be beckoning. I'll happily ride Mr. Brown's coattails as long as I can.