Dracula Novel Resurrects Bram Stoker's Iconic Vampire

Count Dracula, the blood-sucking protagonist of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, has been resurrected in a new novel, Dracula the Un-Dead, which was released this month. The first officially approved story apart from the classic 1931 film adaptation was penned by Stoker's great-nephew Dacre Stoker along with an historian, and takes the vampire up to London in 1912.

Google Opens E-Book Store In Challenge To Amazon

Google is making the leap from digital librarian to merchant. EBooks, Google's long-awaited Internet book store is now operational.
Prices are similar to Amazon and the store is not yet available in some areas.

Joy And Tears As Bieber Mania Hits London

Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber attracted a huge mob of fans in London while promoting his autobiography, 'First Step 2 Forever: My Story.'

McCanns Sign Madeleine Book Deal

Kate and Gerry McCann sign a deal to write a book about the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine.

Bush Defends Legacy In New Memoir

George W. Bush, all but invisible since his departure from the White House nearly two years ago, has reclaimed the spotlight with the release on Tuesday of a memoir, "Decision Points", in which he defends the "war on terror" and his invasion of Iraq.

Keef: 'Mick And I Are Still Close'

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards insists he and frontman Mick Jagger are still the best of friends.
Richards reveals all about the pair's rocky relationship in his new autobiography Life.
Launching the book in Central London, the legendary rocker said he had given the singer a preview copy and there was no rift between the two over occasionally scathing remarks that appear in the pages.
He said: "Mick and I are like that, you know. And we've said far worse about each other. I really cleaned it up.
"Guys don't work together for 50 years almost without having the odd contre-temps."

Meerkat Outselling Blair

Fans of comparethemeerkat.com rush to London store to buy founder's autobiography.

SuBo Book 'Proves A Point'

Susan Boyle says her autobiography "The Woman I Was Born To Be" proves she is a good as anyone else, and there's more to come.

The Real James Bonds

A history of the first 40 years of MI6 promises to be as exciting as a James Bond novel.

Biography Paints Unflattering Picture Of French First Lady

An unauthorised biography of French first lady Carla Bruni paints an unflattering picture of the Italian ex-supermodel claiming she lives a solitary life, neglects her charitable works and forces her husband to socialise with her former lovers.

Blair's Memoirs To Profit Troops

Tony Blair is donating all of the profits from his forthcoming memoirs to the Royal British Legion.

Costumed Fans Come To Play At Comic-Con

It's an annual masquerade ball in San Deigo and the just-wrapped 41st Comic Con didn't disappoint. Fans dressed up as everything from Darth Vader on vacation to their favourite video game characters.

Novelist Beryl Bainbridge Dies

Tributes from the literary world have poured in for novelist Dame Beryl Bainbridge, who died on Friday morning at the age of 77.

Fergie Pokes A Little Fun At Herself, Scandal

Speaking to booksellers and librarians at a New York trade show where she was promoting her children's books, the Duchess of York referred obliquely to the influence-peddling scandal that has sparked a firestorm of bad press.

Emily Giffin Releases New Book

She's got a huge reader following and now best-selling author Emily Giffin has a new book out called 'Heart of the Matter.'

Thriller Writer Dick Francis Dead At 89

Dick Francis, the best-selling British thriller writer and former champion jockey, died on Sunday in his home in the Cayman Islands. He was 89.

Bargain Hirst Snapped Up

Buyer gets a signed Damien Hirst book for a fraction of the market value.

Author, Recluse J.D. Salinger Dies

J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose "The Catcher in the Rye" shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died.

Scott Barnes Is All 'About Face'

For celebrity makeup artist Scott Barnes makeup is much more than blush and eye shadow; it's tool to transform your life. His new book 'About Face' covers everything from recreating 1940's glamour to protecting your skin against cancer.

Baudelaire's original 'Fleurs du Mal' to be auctioned

Personal letters, first edition copies and even a suicide note penned by 19th-century French poet Charles Baudelaire are part of an exceptional set of items that go up for auction on Tuesday in Paris. Among the pieces up for sale is an original copy of one of Baudelaire's most celebrated works, "Les Fleurs du mal" (The flowers of evil), estimated to be worth between 120,000 and 150,000 euros.

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