Tell-all book censored

UNION boss Paul Howes was forced to pull two sections of his tell-all book documenting his role as one of the "faceless men" who knifed Kevin Rudd after he was warned the content was defamatory.

Bambert's Book Of Missing Stories

BAMBERT'S BOOK OF MISSING STORIES Reinhardt Jung, ills. Emma Chichester Clark Egmont, $24.95

Author's Life Was An Open Book

Owen Richardson finds that what Oscar Wilde read provides another way of looking at him.

Revoke The Rules And Help Book Pirates

It is one of the mysteries of the book publishing world that the market in India is so small. Even in gross terms, let alone per capita, fewer Indians buy fiction and nonfiction than Australians, despite India's high literacy rate, strong education system, growing middle class and a 50-fold population. parallel importation,

The Return Of The Bard Seed As Cave Pens Another Book

The dark prophet Nick has written his second book in 20 years - an experience he found less tortuous this time around, writes Bernard Zuel.

First Public Show For Lindsay Watercolours With Strings Attached

A PUPPET maker whose work enchanted children all over Australia knew magical writing when he saw it - and Peter Scriven's all-time favourite was The Magic Pudding, the classic children's book by Norman Lindsay that he adapted for his Tintookie puppets.

Exploring Architects' Hunter Joy

A UNIQUE glimpse at the origins of some of the region's most prominent buildings has been provided by a new book that celebrates the region's built environment.

This Book Has Issues: Adventures In Popular Psychology

This Book Has Issues: Adventures in Popular Psychology Christian Jarrett and Joannah Ginsburg Allen & Unwin, $19.95

Volunteers March Into Book History

AFTER three years of research and editing, a book documenting 150 years of Hunter volunteers in the Citizen Defence Force and Defence Reserve is now available.

Positive Story Time For City's Libraries

BE it to borrow a book, take part in story time or read the paper, Novocastrians love their libraries.

The Little Book

The Little Book Selden Edwards Abacus, $32.99

Longing For Fluency Of Yesteryear

BOOK OF LONGING State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre, October 15-17 Running time: 95 minutes

Cracker Of A Read

CRIME writer John Suter Linton was at Newcastle Regional Library last night to share insight into his latest book, Murder at Anna Bay, which details the investigation into the 2000 murder of mother of three Judith Brown.

Book Thief Author Steals Top 10 Spot

HE HAS topped The New York Times bestseller list and now author Markus Zusak has made his debut in an Australian top 10.

Rural Women Celebrated

AFTER writing a book about the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio in the Northern Territory, author Sue Williams was relieved that her next outback assignment was on a much brighter topic.

Cook Beat French By A Nose

THE French came within a sniff of beating Captain James Cook to discovering the east coast of Australia, a new book by historian Geoffrey Blainey says.

Beauty In Bloom Book Launch

The Society, Paddington

Pmp Takes A Bet On Books

A $21 MILLION expansion into book distribution will help cushion printing company PMP from any weakness in the magazine market, chief executive Brian Evans believes.

Holden History Prize For Driven Dads

DRIVE has a copy of John Wright's book SPECIAL: The Untold Story of Australia's Holden to give away for Father's Day.

Spanish Conquistador

In the introduction to his 2007 book MoVida - Spanish Culinary Adventures, Frank Camorra explains the term "Movida" - the urban cultural movement of Spain that followed Franco's death in 1975, the "reawakening of the spirit of youth".