Should Asterix hang up his sword? Oct 25, 2009
Page last updated at 08:39 GMT, Thursday, 22 October 2009 09:39 UK. Should Asterix hang up his sword. (BBC News -- Europe)
Eye gene therapy boost for young Oct 25, 2009
Page last updated at 19:12 GMT, Saturday, 24 October 2009 20:12 UK. The therapy produced highly promising results in an eight-year-old. (BBC News -- Health)
Vying for votes Oct 25, 2009
Five Minutes With: Jackie Collins. Warning issued over white whale. (BBC News -- Americas)
Film immortalises Iraqi poet Oct 24, 2009
Five Minutes With: Jackie Collins. Editor's Choice. (BBC News -- Africa)
Genome analysis changes diagnosis Oct 24, 2009
Page last updated at 00:21 GMT, Saturday, 24 October 2009 01:21 UK. The gene causing the boy's problem can be traced back to our invertebrate ancestors. (BBC News -- Health)
• Gooding Public Library has new items Aug 25, 2009
"The Guardian of Lies" by Steve Martini, "Burn" by Linda Howard, "Rain Gods" by James Lee Burke, "The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling" by Neta Jackson, "Lawman" by Diana Palmer, "A Sudden Country" by Karen Fisher, "A Wanted Man" by Linda Lael Miller, "Sail" by James Patterson, "The Penny" by Joyce Meyer, "Smash Cut" by Sandra Brown, "Blood Dreams" by Kay Hooper, "Don't Look Twice" by Andrew Gross, "Take One" and "Take Two" by Karen Kingsbury, "Fire and Ice" by J.A. Jance, "The Black Death"... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Ben Mezrich defends his approach to nonfiction writing Jul 19, 2009
In a statement released last month, Facebook spokesman Elliot Schrage placed Mezrich in the category of tawdry fictioneers: Ben Mezrich clearly aspires to be the Jackie Collins or Danielle Steele of Silicon Valley. The Boston Globe, as well as Boston magazine, Gawker, The Observer, and other outlets, have more rigorously taken Mezrich to task for scenes and characters he has invent ed in earlier books, particularly in Bringing Down the House. (Boston Globe)
Author tackles Facebook in book Jul 16, 2009
Next step in human evolution'Asked to comment, Facebook spokesman Elliot Schrage said in a statement: "Ben Mezrich clearly aspires to be the Jackie Collins or Danielle Steel of Silicon Valley.". But Mezrich stands by his book. (MSNBC -- News)
New Book on Facebook: Fun Trumps Facts Jul 13, 2009
Facebook spokesman Elliot Schrage says in a statement: "Ben Mezrich clearly aspires to be the Jackie Collins or Danielle Steele of Silicon Valley. In fact, his own publisher put it best: 'The book isn't reportage. It's big juicy fun.' We particularly agree with the first part of that and think any readers will concur.". However reliable the people interviewed for the book, Mezrich clearly pored over legal documents, blog entries, e-mails, and other documented history of Facebook. (BusinessWeek)
Dave Campbell to celebrate issue No. 50 with Brenham -- Legend speaks to Banner-Press about magazine’s early days (5) Jun 6, 2009
That first edition featured the University of Texas Jackie Collins on the cover. My wife was good enough and tolerant enough to let us use her kitchen to do a lot of stuff, Campbell said. (Brenham Banner, TX)
'Maneater': A shallow plot for gold digger May 30, 2009
They give "Maneater" a more contemporary feel than a Jackie Collins novel - but nothing more. And the presence of the increasingly unrecognizable Maria Conchita Alonso and Gregory Harrison as Clarissa's battling parents is simply bizarre. (Boston Globe)
CONNIE BRISCOE PROFILE May 7, 2009
Growing up, Briscoe loved reading popular female writers, such as Jackie Collins, Danielle Steel and Judith Krantz. She admires Toni Morrison and Walker, but it was McMillan's 1987 debut novel, Mama, that inspired her to try writing fiction. (USA Today -- Life)
In pop culture, feminism is dead Apr 28, 2009
The third wave best visualized through the tantric-sex pinup girl Annie Sprinkle, the joy of sex of every type, and it is no coincidence that the smutty novels of Jackie Collins were huge during that era. As were films such as Basic Instinct, and the hilarious-yet-memorable Body of Evidence, in which Madonna, the then-torrid author of SEX, plays a woman accused of screwing her husband to death. (Globe and Mail)
Trashy book amnesty Mar 6, 2009
Page last updated at 13:54 GMT, Thursday, 5 March 2009. Read one of Katie's novels. (BBC News -- UK)
Loitering with literary intent Feb 28, 2009
On the way out I went back to the desk and asked Nigel and Jeremy if they had any Jackie Collins, just to annoy. All was not lost though. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Grammy Night: Hits And Hitting Feb 10, 2009
And then it was just lots of A list stars, from Joan Collins and Jackie Collins to Jamie Foxx, Rihanna, Rosanna Arquette, Bill Maher, Natalie Cole, Sam Moore, Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry, actor Jon Voight, Herbie Hancock, producer Richard Perry, Chris Tucker, singer Eric Benet, Chris Brown, the Black Eyed Peas, Val Kilmer, Nikki Haskell, director Brett Ratner, David Spade, singer Ryan Shaw, plus both Burt Bacharach and Hal David, movie mogul Bob Shaye, Melanie Griffith and... (Fox News)
Miri Marshall Feb 8, 2009
Favorite Author: I love Jackie Collins, Erik Jerome Dickey and Langston Hughes. Favorite Poems: One Art, Phenomenal Woman, Poor Girl, My Life had stood--a Loaded Gun. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
