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'A Tasty Cocktail Of High Culture And Low Thrills': Reaction To Dan Brown's 'Inferno'

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK
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Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown delivered his latest opus – "Inferno" – on Tuesday. Brown, whose novels have sold 200 million copies worldwide,...

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A Class of its Own - Lessons From British Society

June Sun | Posted 17.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education
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Before the UK, I had no idea that supermarkets could be ranked posh. I thought organic olives and manchgo cheese were for hungry people worried about chemicals, not a consumer choice that could be linked to a double-barrelled surname.

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Can Rowling Bring Some More Screen Magic?

PA | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK Entertainment
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JK Rowling's first novel for adults, 'The Casual Vacancy', is being adapted into a BBC One drama. Published in September, the novel opens with the ...

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Why Fifty Shades of Grey Didn't Make the Bad Sex in Fiction Award Shortlist

Frank Brinkley | Posted 28.01.2013 | Home
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In short: Fifty Shades of Grey is erotica and thus disqualified from the Bad Sex in Fiction Award 2012 (or indeed in any other year). Phew.

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Rowling Won't Swap Broomstick For Shuttle

PA | Posted 30.09.2012 | Home
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JK Rowling has claimed that she created a cosmic vacancy when she turned down a trip on a spaceship. The Harry Potter author, whose first novel for...

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Huffington Post Picture Desk Live: 28th September 2012

Posted 27.11.2012 | UK
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Scroll down for some of the best news, entertainment, culture and sports pictures from around the world, brought to you by The Huffington Post's Pictu...

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'I Wish Barry Didn't Rhyme With Harry'

PA | Posted 27.09.2012 | Home
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Harry Potter author JK Rowling said she stopped writing another children's book in order to pen her first work for adults. Bookshops opened their d...

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LOOK: First Page Of JK Rowling's 'The Casual Vacancy'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.09.2012 | UK Comedy
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(Extract and book cover by David Schneider and Chigwiri.com). More TOPICALOLs: 'Adopt A Rebekah Brooks' Charity Campaign BBC Apolog...

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10 Things You Didn't Know About JK Rowling

Posted 26.11.2012 | Home
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Today JK Rowling embarks on an exciting new career as a proper serious grown up writer with the release of The Casual Vacancy. Details of the book ...

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Who Said It: Dumbledore Or JK Rowling? QUIZ

The Huffington Post UK | Alice E. Vincent | Posted 27.09.2012 | Home
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Today is the day that JK Rowling releases The Casual Vacancy, marking a break away from the Harry Potter books that made her name. It's a book written...

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Huffington Post Picture Desk Live: 27th September 2012

Posted 26.11.2012 | UK
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Scroll down for some of the best news and sports pictures from around the world, brought to you by The Huffington Post's Picture Editors Elliot Waglan...

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What Have The Critics Had To Say About JK Rowling's First Adult Book?

Posted 26.11.2012 | Home
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JK Rowling's first foray into adult fiction has arrived, and the nation's critics have all raced out of the block to cast their verdict on the most an...

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Are You Excited About JK Rowling's First Book For Adults?

PA | Posted 27.09.2012 | Home
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Bookshops are opening their doors early on Thursday morning as readers line up to get their hands on JK Rowling's first novel for adults. The Casua...

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JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy: The World Waits

PA/Huffington Post | Posted 27.09.2012 | Home
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The publishing world is gearing up for its biggest event of the year so far - when Harry Potter author JK Rowling unveils her first ever novel for adu...

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WIN: 20 Of Autumn's Best New Books, Including JK Rowling, Ian McEwan And Jamie Oliver

Posted 25.09.2012 | Home
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Question: what do JK Rowling, Ian McEwan, Sophie Kinsella, Jamie Oliver, Anthony Horowitz and Tom Clancy have in common? Answer: they all have new ...

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Who Wants To See The New JK Rowling Book Cover?

The Huffington Post UK | Alice E. Vincent | Posted 03.07.2012 | Home
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Fancy seeing The Casual Vacancy book cover? Hands up, who wants to? Well, don't say we never treat you. Here is the bold, brand new cover of J.K R...

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