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Mark's Contemporary Literature Blog February 2006 Archive

By Mark Flanagan, About.com Guide to Contemporary Literature since 2003

Dan Brown Sued by Historians

Monday February 27, 2006
According to Reuters, Dan Brown spent the Monday in a London courtroom. Two historians have accused the author of stealing their ideas in The Da Vinci Code. Central to The ... Read More

Arthur and George by Julian Barnes

Friday February 24, 2006
The story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a man of letters and the creator of Sherlock Holmes, and George Edalji, an unfortunate outsider unjustly imprisoned. In Arthur and ... Read More

The Demise of the Book Tour?

Tuesday February 21, 2006
Booker Prize-winning author, Margaret Atwood has formed a corporation, Unotchit [You-No-Touch-It], to create something called LongPenTM, a device that allows authors to sign books from the comfort of their own ... Read More

Company by Max Barry

Saturday February 18, 2006
When bright-eyed and freshly starched Stephen Jones arrives at Zephyr Holdings just out of business school, he finds something amiss. And it's not just the missing donut, the hamster ... Read More

Kirkus Reviews Spring & Summer 2006

Wednesday February 15, 2006
Check out Kirkus Reviews' Spring and Summer 2006 preview. They list 35 titles to watch for. Highlights include Daniel Handler's (Lemony Snicket) third adult novel, Adverbs; Possible Side ... Read More

Love Lit

Monday February 13, 2006
Last Chance! Valentine's Day is tomorrow... how's it going with that checklist? Flowers? Check. Chocolate? Check. Valentine's Day Literature? What? Check out our list ... Read More

Tony and Me: An Interview with Jack Klugman

Monday February 6, 2006
Jack Klugman is best known for the television series, "The Odd Couple," in which he co-starred with Tony Randall. In his memoir Tony and Me, Klugman elaborates on the ... Read More

Utterly Monkey by Nick Laird

Friday February 3, 2006
Geordie is a bit of a trouble-maker in his Northern Irish home of Ballyglass. He's a small time crook running with the wrong crowd - nothing too shocking mind you. ... Read More

Amateur Audio Books

Thursday February 2, 2006
NPR commentator Xeni Jardin reports on literary podcasting sites. Mentioned in the report are LibriVox and EscapePod, two of such sites where amateurs can publish their readings of ... Read More

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