LONDON — Harry Potter battled the forces of evil and now is set to conquer the web – coming to e-books in a groundbreaking deal that has delighted fans but alarmed the book industry that helped make creator J.K. Rowling a billionaire.
Rowling…
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--Are you considering seeking out the help of a mental health professional but don't know where to begin? A good starting point is learning the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist.
As Dr. Daniel Carlat, a psychiatrist and the author…
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--New York: A romance imprint that helped started the careers of such writers as Janet Evanovich and Tami Hoag is being revived. The Random House Publishing Group announced Wednesday that Loveswept will be back in business this summer as a digital-only…
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--London: Harry Potter fans are holding their collective breath as author JK Rowling gets set to reveal her latest project involving the boy wizard. Rowling has called a news conference on Thursday in London to reveal details of "Pottermore," a…
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--Philadelphia: Madonna will soon find herself in a whole new material world: the pages of a comic book. The star will have her life story told in 32 pages by Bluewater Productions Inc., the latest celebrity to be part of its semi-regular line of…
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--Three-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Maria Sharapova did not have to break much of a sweat as she swept past against 29-year old Czech Klara Zakopalova, winning their third-round match 6-2, 6-3. Sharapova, on the back of a…
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--Red Bull pulled out their regular script for Qualifying at Valencia as Sebastian Vettel snatched yet another Pole Position with a time of 1:37:539s. Team mate Mark Webber sneaked into second place right at the end of the qualifying while Vettel's…
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--David Moody and Barry Eisler, two of the most successful authors to have published their own work, tell their stories
David Moody: from self-publishing success to a traditional book deal
"When I'd finished my first novel in 1995, I immediately went…
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--New York state senate passes marriage equality bill in a move celebrated as a turning point by gay activists across the US
New York has become the latest and largest US state to legalise same-sex marriage in a move which gay rights campaigners hope…
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--• Williams beats tough Kirilenko 6-3, 6-2
• Williams bidding for fith Wimbledon title
Serena Williams cruised into the last 16 with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Maria Kirilenko. After the controversy surrounding Williams' previous placement on the…
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--• Mark Webber is second, with Lewis Hamilton on third
• Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa in fourth and fifth
They tinkered with the rules of Formula One this weekend but it did not change the usual running order as the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel…
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--• Sharapova beats Klara Zakopalova 6-2, 6-3
• Brilliant Wozniacki knocks out Gajdosova
Maria Sharapova moved into the fourth round of Wimbledon with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Klara Zakopalova. The fifth seed looked more confident than in Friday's…
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Today's TV races
Few of the Flat season's big handicap prizes are still to elude John Dunlop, fast approaching 50 years with a training licence, but Harlestone Times (3.05) should go…
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