Book club focuses on female authors Oct 25, 2009
It was a step outside the literary box for Donna Steiner, of Evans, who usually reads murder mysteries and suspenseful tales by authors such as Dan Brown. "It's a challenge," said Wilma Wade, of Evans. (The Augusta Chronicle)
'Lost' & found Oct 25, 2009
Astronomy meets D.C. monuments in Dan Brown doc ... The power of Dan Brown s novels to send readers stampeding into bookstores continues with his latest blockbuster, The Lost Symbol ... Dan Brown touched on a theme so huge in this country conspiracy, and ideas that are hidden from us, Ziskin says. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Pop Culture: Seacoast N.H. Culture and Entertainment Blog Oct 24, 2009
In a miracle of Angels & Demons proportions, local author Dan Brown APPEARS TO HAVE CHANGED OUTFITS.. He wore a suit looked dark blue or black with a blue button-up shirt, complete with a yellow and brown-checkered tie while being interviewed by new BFF Matt Lauer for a Dateline NBC special on The Lost Symbol. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Video Pirates' New Adversary: Chinese Web Sites Oct 23, 2009
Dan Brown, author of. The Da Vinci Code. (BusinessWeek)
Writers on a New England Stage presents Isabel Allende Oct 21, 2009
" About the author: Isabel Allende Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of nine novels, including Ins of My Soul, Daughter of Fortune, and Portrait in Sepia, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. She has also written a collection of stories, four memoirs, and a trilogy of children's novels. Allende left her native Chile for Venezuela after the overthrow and assassination in 1973 of her uncle, Salvador Allende, president of Chile. In her exile, she emerged as a... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
German Publishers Recoil from E-Books Oct 20, 2009
Of course, this includes "The Lost Symbol," the latest thriller by Dan Brown, a somewhat long-winded thriller involving the secret power and cryptic symbols of the Freemasons ... While people in the US can purchase Dan Brown's book online and in the blink of an eye for less than $10 dollars, Germans have to fork over 26 ($39) for it and only in bookstores. (BusinessWeek)
Are we due a wave of book piracy? Oct 20, 2009
Even without the proliferation of the e-reader there has been piracy of authors such as JK Rowling, James Patterson and Dan Brown. "It took three days for the latest Dan Brown to be widely available illegally," says Alicia Wise, digital consultant to the Publishers Association ... " And apart from the free e-books that Mr Pack has at his imprint, the paid-for ones sell for only 2.99, less than even the cheapest Amazon e-book. The likes of Dan Brown are regularly pirated Amazon's titles will... (BBC News -- UK)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Oct 20, 2009
Cryptic clues in palace's hidden cavity, worthy of a Dan Brown novel. Cheryl Cole and Whitney Houston help draw audience of 15 million. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Capital come-ons: Shine and substance add allure to the Capitol, National Museum of American History, Ford’s Theatre Oct 18, 2009
Good thing, considering that Dan Brown s latest potboiler, The Lost Symbol, kicks into gear in Statuary Hall. National Museum of American History A poignant reminder of Lincoln s legacy is a lunch counter from a Woolworth s store in Greensboro, N.C., where in 1960 four black men were refused service because it was whites only. (Boston Globe)
* Are books as we know them about to disappear? Who cares? Oct 18, 2009
The answer will probably be 12, or none X that is, unless you happen to be friendly with J.K. Rowling or Dan Brown. Their books fly from the shelves. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Gasp! Has Dan Brown stopped wearing tweed??? Oct 18, 2009
Has Dan Brown stopped wearing tweed ... In a miracle of "Angels & Demons" proportions, local author Dan Brown APPEARS TO HAVE CHANGED OUTFITS.. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Brown's book is no surprise Oct 16, 2009
After the publication of his latest book, The Lost Symbol, the phrase "Dan Brown has done it again," may require further clarification. Brown retains his recurrent protagonist, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, and sends him on an enigmatic journey, during which he must decipher clues, save a friend, and work with a brainy female sidekick -- sound familiar. (Daily Collegian, PA)
This week's best sellers from Publishers Weekly Oct 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009. Posted on: Thursday, October 15, 2009. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Bestselling Authors Come From Diverse Backgrounds Oct 16, 2009
Nora Roberts was a housewife and Dan Brown was a musician and an English Teacher. So how do you make the transition. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Nothing 'Wimpy' about local author's success Oct 13, 2009
He's also the same author who's been nominated for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards three times, and whose biggest competitors are "Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown and "Twilight" series author Stephenie Meyer. He's also the same Jeff Kinney who will be featured on ABC's "The View" on Wednesday. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Kindle opens a new chapter in publishing Oct 13, 2009
"So if you try to buy The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown for the Kindle edition from the Amazon.com website, it's not available to an Australian customer. "So they're not actually servicing the Australian market, they're just making the Kindle available to Australia and some of their titles are available as well. " The availability of e-books here has always been a problem. At the mom 00004000 ent, there are hundreds of out-of-copyright books you can legally download from sites such as Gutenberg.org... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
The wildness within Oct 11, 2009
The real question, when it comes to literature, is whether a particular author is interested in hustling us through a breakneck plot (a la Dan Brown) or investigating the internal lives of his or her creations. The best books - and I happily include The Wild Things on this list - manage to do both. (Boston Globe)
Romance fiction deserves respect Oct 10, 2009
Dan Brown: everybody's doing it. But romance. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
UP FOR AIR: Parting thoughts for a pair of snowbirds Oct 9, 2009
If you haven t read Dan Brown s latest tome, The Lost Symbol, get in line. I very nearly got mugged when I was carrying a borrowed copy from Rocky s to the car after coffee earlier this week. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Library corner 10-10 Oct 9, 2009
For adults: ;The Last Song; by Nicholas Sparks; ;Have a Little Faith; by Mitch Albom; ;The Lost Symbol; by Dan Brown; ;Sydney Sheldon;s Mistress of the Game; by Tilly Bagshawe; ;Alex Cross;s Trail; by James Patterson; ;South of Bend; by Pat Conroy; and ;That Old Cape Magic; by Richard Russo. For children: ;Silly Street; by Jeff Foxworthy; ;A Season of Gifts; by Richard Peck; ;The Seer of Shadows; by Avi; ;Before Columbus: The Americas Before 1942; by Charles C. Mann; ;The Sorcerer of the North;... (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Sept. 18: Travel Briefs Oct 9, 2009
Washington tourism launches Lost Symbol Web site for Dan Brown book. WASHINGTON Washington is anticipating a flurry of visits from fans of Dan Brown s new thriller, The Lost Symbol. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Book buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing Oct 8, 2009
Dan Brown's latest thriller featuring Robert Langdon, professor of religious symbology at Harvard, is No. 1 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list ... The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown 2 ... But despite impressive opening-week sales, Albom didn't come close to overtaking Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, at No. 1 for a third week. (USA Today -- Life)
Father of Palin's grandson to pose for Playgirl Oct 8, 2009
Move over, Dan Brown. Sarah Palin is on top of the charts. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
FYI, the latest in As the Birthers Turn Oct 6, 2009
If you are into Mason lore and conspiracy theories read Dan Brown s new book. It s pretty entertaining. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
In a zombie nation, 'secret' history sells Oct 6, 2009
But even before "The Da Vinci Code" and "The Lost Symbol" turned author Dan Brown into our highest-paid high priest of paranoid pulp, we were already a nation of Gnostics ... A few weeks ago, Fox News host Glenn Beck explained the "true meaning" of the architecture of New York's Rockefeller Center in a way that was far more Gnostic than anything Dan Brown ever came up with. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Speed reader Oct 6, 2009
I've never read a Dan Brown novel so I'd be quite intrigued ... Someone gives you the new Dan Brown novel for your birthday - what do you do with it ... I've never read a Dan Brown novel so I'd be quite intrigued. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Happiness expert among Town Hall lecturers Oct 6, 2009
"The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (Doubleday). 2. (Fresno Bee)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers Oct 1 / Oct 5, 2009
THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown (Doubleday; 509 pages; $29 ... THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Palin book part of conservative boom Oct 5, 2009
In a feat usually reserved for the likes of J.K. Rowling and Dan Brown, Palin's book was No. 1 on Amazon. com and Barnes. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
* Will books be Napsterized? Oct 5, 2009
You can buy The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown, as an e-book for US$9. 99 at Amazon. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Science Fiction Author Robert J. Sa... Oct 5, 2009
Indeed, it s that, not the silly chases, that made Dan Brown s The Da Vinci Code the success it was, and FlashForward in both the novel and TV versions is interesting because it grapples with the question of fate vs. free will. What will you be doing on. (Suite101.com)
Festive prophecy fulfilled … guess who's coming to dinner? Oct 4, 2009
The painting's colourful history extends long before author Dan Brown included it as evidence in The Da Vinci Code that Jesus was married (the figure at Jesus' right hand was not the apostle John but Jesus' bride, Mary Magdalene, the book explained). Because of the technique Da Vinci used to paint it, The Last Supper started flaking within 20 years of its completion and by 1556 was described as being ruined. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Palin's book already a best-seller before release Oct 4, 2009
NEW YORK - Move over, Dan Brown. Sarah Palin is on top of the charts. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Jones River Writers: Joan Lyons Oct 3, 2009
She has many favorite authors including Herman Melville, Dan Brown, and a treasured local author, Doris Johnson. Loading commenting interface. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Palin's book already on bestseller list Oct 3, 2009
NEW YORK - Move over, Dan Brown ... NEW YORK - Move over, Dan Brown. (Juneau Empire)
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Top-selling Dan Brown book keeps Norpac plant buzzing ... The latest tome from Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, has sold millions already after its hard-cover release this month. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Top-selling Dan Brown book keeps Norpac plant buzzing Oct 2, 2009
The latest tome from Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, has sold millions already after its hard-cover release this month. That s good news for Norpac, which in recent years has faced declining demand for newsprint, its major product. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Libraries struggle to buy new books Oct 2, 2009
"This will affect best-sellers, whether we have as many of the books that people want. We're still going to buy the Dan Brown ("The Lost Symbol"), but we might not buy as many copies, and someone else's favorite author might not be something we pick up.". The irony in the recent state cuts in library funding and the relative freeze in county funding is that library use in Barrow and Jackson counties is at an all- time high. (Athens Banner-Herald)
UP FOR AIR: Unimpressed with latest in underwear technology Oct 2, 2009
He has read neither any Harry Potter or any of the Dan Brown books ... Charlie, it s time you discovered Harry Potter, then you ll be grown up enough for Dan Brown. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
'Super Thursday' Oct 2, 2009
Last month, Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code sequel The Lost Symbol sold more copies in its first 36 hours of UK release than any previous adult hardback novel ... "Dan Brown is the obvious favourite, but by Christmas week most of those desperate to read the book might already have bought it," says William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Advance sales push Palin book top Oct 2, 2009
Among the books she is outselling on the basis of advance orders are Senator Ted Kennedy's True Compass and the new novel by Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol. HarperCollins says it has ordered an initial printing run of 1. (BBC News -- Americas)
'I have healing hands' Oct 1, 2009
Candace Whitehead takes a long, hard look at the new Dan Brown novel and asks: is it any good. I have healing hands. (iAfrica.com)
Move over, Dan Brown: Sarah Palin's book a best-seller before release Oct 1, 2009
" She would not give her name but referred a reporter to her boss, Borders district manager Grant Larsen, who said interest had been strong both in Wasilla and Anchorage."We're very excited about it and already have several signed up," he said. "We're expecting that to be massive. "A lot of people are coming into the store and asking to reserve a copy, Larsen said. Borders booksellers also are asking customers if they want to reserve one. The more people reserve copies, he said, the more copies... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
NY publisher releases Deveraux novel as video book Oct 1, 2009
New Dan Brown novel tops 2 million mark. Dan Brown's new novel has passed the 2 million mark and bested Bill Clinton's "My Life" in the record books. (Fresno Bee -- State)
"The Lost Symbol" Sep 26, 2009
Many others seemed to enjoy its puzzles, history, and the new perspectives author Dan Brown penned ... MarCHIE wrote on Sep 17, 2009 11:30 PM:" dan brown really did a great job, putting into writting all that complicated and entertaining ideas, aside from the action, intensity and impact of the revelations of the book you cannot deny that there is this certain substance that had caught all the reader's attention and thirst for more, more revelations and exciting features. you ROCK Dan!!! and so... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
'Da Vinci Code' Publisher Resigning Sep 26, 2009
Stephen Rubin, a publishing executive since 1984 whose authors have included Dan Brown, John Grisham and Pat Conroy, said Thursday that he was stepping down as executive vice president and publisher-at-large of Random House Inc., effective Oct. 2. Rubin, 67, had headed the Doubleday Broadway Group before his division was dispersed last December in a corporate consolidation. (Newsmax)
Churches get to work on building Sep 26, 2009
"We've got roof issues. We've got heating and air conditioning issues," the Rev. Dan Brown said. "We need more space.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
The Nabokov Code Sep 25, 2009
One must enter the lobby of the Random House building (currently adorned with promotional cards for Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol) and ascend to the 21st floor, where, in an unused office, the only copy shown to outsiders reposes on a table ... If Dan Brown's latest is , you might say Nabokov's Laura is The Last Symbols: his final written words, the draft he wanted burned if he died before completing it ... Get Dan Brown on the case, stat: The April Apparitions. (Slate)
New Dan Brown novel tops 2 million mark Sep 24, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Dan Brown's new novel has passed the 2 million mark and bested Bill Clinton's "My Life" in the record books. Doubleday announced Tuesday that hardcover, audio and e-book sales for "The Lost Symbol" topped 2 million copies for its first week of release in the United States, Britain and Canada. (FOX 11, AZ)
Lost in 'Brown' bomber Sep 24, 2009
And Dan Brown uses simile to describe the place - by describing it as being like a dead-end. Dan Brown, it isn't like a dark dead-end ... Annoying misunderstanding of simile aside, the latest installment of Professor Langdon's adventures, The Lost Symbol (Doubleday, 2009), takes place shortly after The Da Vinci Code ends and is the usual fast-paced mystery-adventure novel that Dan Brown fans are now accustomed to. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
Five Quality of Life games Sep 24, 2009
Ralph Frigidaire: Maybe I should ve hired Dan Brown. he s great at deception. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
EVERYDAY MARVILLS: The un-secret society Sep 24, 2009
The buzz surrounding best-selling novelist Dan Brown s latest release, The Lost Symbol is timely for the Philanthropic Lodge in Marblehead. The third oldest lodge in Massachusetts is preparing to celebrate its 250-year anniversary and pay tribute to the 2,500 members who have come through its doors since 1760. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Dan Browns Lost Symbol tops 2M mark Sep 23, 2009
Dan Browns Lost Symbol tops 2M mark - TODAY: Book news ... Dan Browns Lost Symbol tops 2M mark ... 15: TODAYs Matt Lauer speaks exclusively with author Dan Brown about his rise to fame and his highly anticipated new novel, The Lost Symbol. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Publisher suing Apple Sep 23, 2009
Symbol sales surge Doubleday announced yesterday that hardcover, audio, and e-book sales for Dan Brown s The Lost Symbol topped 2 million copies for its first week of release in the United States, Britain, and Canada. Obsession "I'm fascinated. That's all I care about." -- John Stamos, talking about how Gina Gershon, his costar in the Broadway revival of "Bye Bye Birdie," appeared in the trash 1995 movie "Showgirls". (Boston Globe)
Priest & stripper's baby Sep 21, 2009
Is Ms. Swan Catholic, or does she have any understanding of theology or the Catholic faith, outside the cheap Dan Brown Da Vinci Code novels (which are fictional and there only for entertainment, I might add. . (The Palm Beach Post)
The week's winners and losers Sep 20, 2009
Last Updated: 1:33 AM, September 20, 2009. Posted: 1:26 AM, September 20, 2009. (New York Post -- Business)
Oprah Winfrey chooses short story collection Sep 20, 2009
Friday s announcement caps one of publishing s most memorable weeks, beginning with the release of the late Ted Kennedy s True Compass and continuing with Dan Brown s The Lost Symbol and Jon Krakauer s Where Men Will Win Glory. Bookmark/Share. (KHOU.com, TX)
Washington tourism launches ‘Lost Symbol' Web site for Dan Brown book Sep 20, 2009
Washington tourism launches Lost Symbol' Web site for Dan Brown book ... WASHINGTON (AP) Washington is anticipating a flurry of visits from fans of Dan Brown's new thriller, "The Lost Symbol." Fans of "The Da Vinci Code" novelist flocked to the Louvre in Paris and other sites in Europe that were featured in that book. (Montana Standard, MT)
'The Lost Symbol' is a roaring ride Sep 20, 2009
95), by Dan Brown: Could 1514 A.D. be just an important date in the age of Leonardo, Machiavelli and Copernicus ... Neither are what they seem in Dan Brown's new thriller, "The Lost Symbol," released Tuesday, a roaring ride filled with the hairpin plot turns and twisty roads that made "The Da Vinci Code" one of the most popular books of all time. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Freemasonary opens its doors to outside world Sep 19, 2009
While the members have not yet forgiven Dan Brown for his bestseller da Vinci Code, they are happy that the author has made amends in his latest novel The Lost Symbol ... "There are many misunderstandings about us and our practices since we don't reveal how we operate. Author Dan Brown also misrepresented the facts about Freemason in his earlier book da Vinci Code. However, I just started reading his new book and found that he has showcased us in the right perspective," Indian Grand Master... (India Times)
Dan Browns worst sentences (or at least twenty of them) Sep 19, 2009
The Lost Symbol and The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown's 20 worst sentences - Telegraph ... The Lost Symbol and The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown's 20 worst sentences ... The Lost Symbol, the latest novel by The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown, has gone on sale. (Harper's Magazine)
One million copies of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol sold in one day Sep 18, 2009
Cover of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol ... Dan Brown does it again ... Cover of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Quick Million For New Dan Brown Book Sep 18, 2009
Dan Brown does it again, on paper and on the screen ... Thrillers have been especially popular as e-books and no thriller writer is hotter than Dan Brown. (KCRA 3, CA)
Shimabukuro will perform at Paris club Sep 18, 2009
Dan Brown does it again, on paper and on the screen. Doubleday announced yesterday that "The Lost Symbol," Brown's first novel since "The Da Vinci Code," already has sold more than 1 million copies after being on sale for one day in the United States, Canada and Britain. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Pirates grab new Dan Brown Sep 18, 2009
People queue to buy a signed copy of the new Dan Brown novel The Lost Symbol at a bookshop in London ... Pirated copies of Dan Brown's latest tome, The Lost Symbol, can already be obtained for free from illegal download websites two days after the book went on sale around the world ... "On these big books we use the income and the revenue that we earn to reinvest in publishing and to reinvest particularly in local publishing - new authors that don't sell anywhere near the numbers of the Dan... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
