February 15 - Author Michael Crichton signed a new two book deal with HarperCollins Publishers reportedly earning $40 million for the two books.
July 20 - London, England: After being found guilty of two counts of perjury and two of perverting the course of justice, a shackled Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare is taken to Belmarsh jail in a van, seated next to a convicted knife murderer.
Back When We Were Grownups - Anne TylerAnne Tyler is an American novelist. Tyler was born in 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated from Duke University and completed graduate work in Russian studies at Columbia University in New York City. Her fi
BaudolinoBaudolino is a 2000 novel by Umberto Eco about Baudolino's adventures in the known Christian world of the 12th century. In the year of 1204, Baudolino of Alessandria enters Constantinople, unaware of the Fourth Crusade that has thrown the city into chaos. - Umberto EcoUmberto Eco (born January 5, 1932) is an Italian novelist and philosopher, best known for his novels and essays. Biography and opus Eco was born in Alessandria, in the Italian province of Piedmont. He is an author and semiotician. He works as a professor
Black House - Stephen KingThis page is about Stephen Edwin King, the writer. There is also Stephen King, a convicted British paedophile. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is a prolific American author best known for his horror novels. King's books have been extremely po
The Bonesetter's DaughterThe Bonesetter's Daughter is Amy Tan's fourth novel. Its protagonist is Ruth Luyi Young, the daughter of Liu LuLing (her mother) and Pan Kai Jing (her scientist father who died in World War II in China). The novel's main themes are the clash of American a - Amy TanAmy Tan ( Chinese: ; pinyin: Tan Enmei) (born February 19, 1952) is a Chinese American author. Born in Oakland, California to John (a Baptist minister) and Daisy ( Shanghai nurse), she was 14 when her father and elder brother died of brain tumours. With h