Author Melodie Rakes talks about her new book
Local author Melodie Rakes' new book "Woman of Fairville" is due out soon. Local author Melodie Rakes' new book "Woman of Fairville" is due out soon. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:48:53 -0800

Giffords book co-author killed in crash
DETROIT - Jeffrey Zaslow, the West Bloomfield, Mich.-based author who wrote best-sellers such as "The Last Lecture," about a professor dying of pancreatic cancer, and a recent book on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords ' recovery from a gunshot wound to the head, was killed Friday in a car accident in northern Michigan. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:17:18 -0800

Giffords book author Jeffrey Zaslow killed in car crash
Jeffrey Zaslow lost control of his car and was killed in a crash in Mich., police say. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:07:54 -0800

'Last Lecture' Author Jeffrey Zaslow Dies
'The Last Lecture' author Jeffrey Zaslow killed in car accident on snowy Michigan road Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:52:22 -0800

Detroit-area author Zaslow killed in car accident
Best-selling author Jeffrey Zaslow was killed Friday when he lost control of his car on a snowy road after promoting his latest book in northern Michigan. He was 53. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:28:22 -0800

Columnist, author Zaslow dies in car crash
DETROIT (Reuters) - Jeffrey Zaslow, co-author of the best-seller "The Last Lecture" and an award-winning Wall Street Journal columnist, was killed on Friday in a car crash in Michigan, the newspaper said. Zaslow, 53, who was married to Detroit news anchor Sherry Margolis, had been in Petoskey, Michigan, on Thursday night for a book promotion and was driving back toward the Detroit-area when the ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:29 -0800

Author Jeffrey Zaslow dies in car accident
Jeffrey Zaslow, best known as co-author of the book "The Last Lecture," was killed Friday in an automobile accident near Detroit. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:51:50 -0800

Glastonbury, Rockville Author Nationally Recognized For Book About Smith Sisters
Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Glastonbury Facebook Page A book about the Smith sisters by local author Iris Van Rynbach and Rockville author Pegi Deitz Shea has won a prestigious award from the American Library Association. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:40:24 -0800

Awards shortlist for Cumbrian author's book about Muncle Trogg
A children's author from north Cumbria is in the running to scoop a major literary award. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:22:51 -0800

Author Solutions dances into the DIY e-book market with Booktango
Author Solutions recently launched Booktango, a new DIY e-book publishing platform. (Credit: Booktango) With the boom in e-readers, self-publishing has become big business, and Author Solutions , one of the largest self-publishers in the U.S., has entered the DIY e-book market in a big way with Booktango . Whether Booktango should be called an "e-book generating app" or "self-publishing platform ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:59:38 -0800