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New York publisher sues UBS over alleged plagiarism
A New York-based publisher is suing UBS for alleged plagiarism in the daily news summary that the Swiss investment bank's oil research unit in London sends out to clients in more than 15 countries.
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L'Auteur turns his poison pen on himself
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
John Lichfield: Michel Houellebecq's latest novel is set to propel the writer to even greater notoriety
'Independent' expert shortlisted for book award
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Hamish McRae, the chief economic commentator for The Independent, was named yesterday as a contender on the long list for the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award, for his book What Works. The awards is presented for the book which provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues.
Marilyn Monroe and her literary loves
Sunday, 8 August 2010
Susie Mesure: The movie star was famed for playing ditzy blondes on screen, but a new book of her writings reveals her passion for James Joyce, Walt Whitman and Samuel Beckett
The power of positive thinking really works (for the author, at any rate)
Sunday, 8 August 2010
Kate Youde: Rhonda Byrne's previous book promised the secret of happiness and sold in the millions. Her latest self-help guide is about to do the same
The publishing house that Stieg Larsson built
Friday, 6 August 2010
When Quercus bought 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' it was a tiny firm. Yesterday, it revealed record sales of £15m a year
First 'Kama Sutra' audio book made
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Historic sex guide the Kama Sutra is to be published as an audio book for the first time.
Antiques dealer jailed over stolen Shakespeare folio
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
An antiques dealer who planned to sell a stolen copy of a rare first collection of Shakespeare's plays was jailed for eight years yesterday.
Guest list: The titles that make their mark
Sunday, 1 August 2010
Katy Guest: The Man Booker Prize longlist emerged last week. But there are plenty of other books to admire...
Brangelina power keeps Jolie exposé off television
Sunday, 1 August 2010
Guy Adams: Publisher claims that chat shows are keen to appease Hollywood's golden couple
Huge Churchill archive to go online
Friday, 30 July 2010
Sir Winston Churchill's vast written archive is to be put online. The publisher Bloomsbury is to digitise 1 million documents, held in 2,500 boxes in purpose-built vaults at Churchill College in Cambridge, by 2012.
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