Posts Tagged ‘ non-fiction

Huge serge in interest for The Last Living Slut: Born in Iran, Bred Backstage

Last Living SlutRecently, a huge interest has been shown in The Last Living Slut. We thought to add here the publisher’s description of the book for you to see what all the commotion is about:
Honest, provocative, and vividly written, The Last Living Slut is the memoir of Roxana… Continue reading

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Holt To Correct ‘Last Train From Hiroshima’

After confirming that author Charles Pellegrino was indeed deceived by one of his sources, Henry Holt announced Monday afternoon that it will correct all future editions of the Last Train from Hiroshima. The deception, first brought to light in the Sunday New York Times, involved claims by Joseph Fucco that he was a… Continue reading

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First edition of Charles Darwin’s “Origin of Species” found in toilet!

Darwin bust

A first edition copy of Charles Darwin’s seminal “On the Origin of Species” will be sold this week after it was found in a family’s toilet in southern Britain, an auction house said Sunday.

The book, which was first printed in 1859, was bought by a family for just a few shillings… Continue reading

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