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Amis: I wish my sister had converted to Islam (The New Statesman)

Martin Amis came close to making an apology for his previous comments on Islam at the Dubai Festival of Literature last week. Interviewed for the National , the region’s excellent English-language newspaper, Amis declared that he wished his late sister Sally, an alcoholic, who died in 2000, had converted to Islam instead of Catholicism.

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Copy of Poe’s 1st book sells for $662K in NYC (Asbury Park Press)

NEW YORK — A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s first book has sold for $662,500, smashing the previous record price for American literature.

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Reed returns to school to perfect literature skills (Hollywood.com)

Twilight star Nikki Reed returned to school in 2008 after fearing she wasn’t as well-read as she should be.

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Copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s sells for $662K in NYC, fetches record price for American literature (MalaysiaNews.net)

NEW YORK - A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s first book has sold for $662,500, smashing the previous record price for American literature. The copy of “Tamerlane and Other Poems” had been e…

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Copy of Poe’s 1st book sells for $662K in NYC (AP via Yahoo! News)

A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s first book has sold for $662,500, smashing the previous record price for American literature.

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Previous winners among 6 finalists for literature’s Booker Prize (Red Deer Advocate)

LONDON, United Kingdom — Previous winners A.S. Byatt and J.M. Coetzee are among six finalists announced Tuesday for literature’s prestigious Man Booker Prize.

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Dachshunds gather in Poland (redOrbit)

Organizers of the annual Dachshund March in Poland said dozens of wiener dogs and their human companions participated in this year’s event. The Krakow parade, which marked its 15th year Sunday, featured a dachshund costume contest and competitions for humans creating dachshund-inspired art and literature, the Krakow Post reported Tuesday. This year’s costume prize went to a dog dressed as an …

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Schools lag in study allocation, says report (Brisbane Times)

Australian schools devote less classroom time to reading, writing and literature, maths and the learning of foreign languages than other developed countries, according to an international report card of education systems released last night.

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Google Books Backpedals (WebProNews)

Google’s scaled back its literature-related plans in the hopes of not angering publishers and regulators in Europe; the company has said that it won’t add content to Google Books if it’s available for sale on that continent.  At least a few important critics seem unimpressed, however, as France is objecting in a U.S. court.  Originally, Google was just concerned about what was and wasn’t in …

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Byatt, Coetzee on Booker shortlist (Toronto Star)

A.S. Byatt and J.M

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