The UK book trade is split over the prospect of Google's $125m deal with American publishers and authors. Publishers and authors have cautiously welcomed the deal so far, in stark opposition to booksellers, who believe it could be the death knell for their businesses, already facing major competition online from the likes of Amazon, and...

Total Q3 sales for Borders in the US fell 10%, to $693.4m, and the company posted a net loss of $172.2m for the period, but announced that it was no longer pursuing a sale of the business. The third quarter losses includes a series of one-time charges totaling $133.2 million, and excluding those charges the loss was about even with last year...

Serge Bramly has won the Prix Interallié for his Le premier principe, Le second principe (The first principle, the second principle), maring the end of this year's French literary prize season.

According to the Guardian, judges for the Interallié, which is awarded to a novel by a journalist, were initially...

Joe the Plumber will continue his tireless work on behalf of the American people after signing a book deal for a title about American values: Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream.

According to the Guardian, the book is being co-written with little-known novelist, Thomas Tabback. Joe the Plumber, real name...