JK is richest author

| Forbes magazine declared Harry Potter writer JK Rowling the world’s best-paid author.

'Sex & City' prequels come

| 'Sex and the City' author Candace Bushnell said she will be writing two prequels to the book.

New 'Hitchhiker's Guide'

| Eoin Colfer is writing a new instalment of Douglas Adams' 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.

Booker shortlist revealed

| Indian, British and Australian authors were among the six shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Grisham just keeps going

| Despite writing 21 books in 20 years, John Grisham has no fear of running out of ideas.

Author Solzhenitsyn dies

| The Russian writer and dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who shone a light on the inhuman world of the Soviet gulags, died late on Sunday at his Moscow home aged 89.

New JK book in December

| A new book from J.K. Rowling will go on sale to the public in December.

'Last Lecture' author dies

| Randy Pausch, who shot to global fame because of the inspirational 'Last Lecture' died on Friday.