License to Mail

To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ian Fleming and the 50th anniversary of the publication of his book Dr No, Britain's Royal Mail has issued James Bond Stamps.--David E

It’s a Date

Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West by the late Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto (which you heard about here earlier) will be released on February 12.--David E

A Shining Site for Authors

A beta version of the literary social networking site Redroom.com is active. The San Francisco-based start-up aims to connect authors and their readers, using blogs, podcasts, even video clips. So far, so good: Salman Rushdie, devorah major, Ishmael Reed, and T. Coraghessan Boyle have all contributed content. A portion of the advertising revenue from the … Continue reading A Shining Site for Authors