http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/ BookGlutton Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:30:02 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2008. Books http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/archive/648.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:24:27 GMT The first drafts of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, which have never before been seen in public, are being published online for the first time today. (link via telegraph.co.uk) Charles Darwin's Papers Online http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/comments?id=648 http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/archive/647.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:03:28 GMT The Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction nominations have been announced, with three British writers in the running for the £30,000 prize. (link via telegraph.co.uk) Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2008 shortlist http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/comments?id=647 http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/archive/646.html Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:24:53 GMT Download Iain Banks’ celebrated novel The Wasp Factory for free (link via The Independent) http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/comments?id=646 http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/archive/645.html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:24:15 GMT I ordered The Shakespeare Secret by Jennifer Lee Carrell after reading this article: After Da Vinci, readers rush to unravel the secrets of Shakespeare, I hope it's as good as it sounds. (link via The Independent) http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/comments?id=645 http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/archive/644.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:26:20 GMT Competition to see Potter author's handmade book (link via guardian.co.uk) Win a weekend (in London) with J.K. Rowling's, The Tales of Beedle the Bard: Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest (link via amazon.co.uk) http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/comments?id=644 http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/archive/643.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:58:59 GMT A police officer has quit his job after landing a £800,000 publishing deal to write crime thrillers. (link via bbc news) http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/comments?id=643 http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/archive/642.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:35:32 GMT Shortlist for Orange Award for new female authors announced (link via inthenews.co.uk) Orange Broadband Award for New Writers Shortlist 2008 http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/comments?id=642 http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/archive/641.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:39:42 GMT Publisher Dorling Kindersley claims to have printed the most environmentally conscious series of books in the world. (link via BBC News) Dorling Kindersley Made with Care books http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/comments?id=641 http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/archive/640.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:20:04 GMT 110 best books: The perfect library (link via telegraph.co.uk) http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/comments?id=640 http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/archive/639.html Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:42:59 GMT The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is on BBC1 at 9pm tonight. It's the last programme directed by the late Anthony Minghella. I haven't read the books ( a series of eight novels by Alexander McCall Smith but I've heard good things about them and the show looks like it will be worth watching, especially since it was shot entirely on location in Botswana. I was reading an article in the latest issue of the BBC magazine, RadioTimes and was pleased to see they have provided a link to download the story, The Daddy from The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency audio book for FREE! http://bookglutton.blogdrive.com/comments?id=639