LONDON — A new literary prize aims to reward book reviews with edge. The Hatchet Job of the Year Award honors “the angriest, funniest, most trenchant” review published in a newspaper or magazine in 2011. Eight finalists for the prize were announced Tuesday. They include classicist Mary Beard’s dismissal of Robert Hughes’ ”Rome” — “little short of a disgrace” — and Leo Robson’s verdict on Rachel ...
Book Review: What is Love? Perspectives on Love by Fadi Hattendorf Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 05:46 p.m., Thursday, January 12, 2012 Since the beginning of time people have been trying to figure out love. Perspectives on Love, Fadi Hattendorf ...
It's official! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's magical Harry Potter series, will be released on July 21, 2007. In the February 1 announcement from the book's publisher, Lisa Holton, President of Scholastic Children's Books, said, "We are thrilled to announce the publication date of the seventh...more
It's official! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's magical Harry Potter series, will be released on July 21, 2007. In the February 1 announcement from the book's publisher, Lisa Holton, President of Scholastic Children's Books, said, "We are thrilled to announce the publication date of the seventh installment in this remarkable series. We join J.K. Rowling's millions of readers--young and old, veterans and newcomers--in anticipating what lies ahead." Save the date, and let the countdown begin!