Book gives up-close look at Graham Greene's political writing

MIAMI (Reuters) - In 1965 British author Graham Greene arrived in the Dominican Republic fresh from neighboring Haiti where he witnessed first hand the "unique evil" of Haiti's brutal dictator, Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier.Greene was met at the airport by an enterprising New Zealand-born journalist, Bernard Diederich, whom he had befriended in Haiti on previous trips a few years earlier."As I watched...

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Simon & Schuster launches self-publishing division

(Reuters) - Simon & Schuster launched a self-publishing division for writers on Tuesday, tapping into the growing market that has produced a handful of best-sellers outside of traditional publishing.Simon & Schuster's new Archway Publishing division will let writers self-publish printed books and e-books for a fee. In return, the publisher will arrange for distribution and marketing and give...

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Book Talk: Do you really know who lives next door?

TOKYO (Reuters) - Andrew, in a daring leap to freedom from an overbearing mother, moves in with a friend whose ramshackle house is the one blight on a gorgeous neighborhood - and promptly is attracted to his next door neighbor, the friendly Harlow.Welcomed by a plate of homemade cookies and admiring of the picture-perfect home where she lives with her husband, Red, it is a while before Andrew starts...

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Co-author of "Three Cups of Tea" commits suicide in Oregon

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Journalist David Oliver Relin, co-author of the controversial best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea," took his own life last month in the Columbia River town of Corbett, Oregon, east of Portland, authorities disclosed on Monday.The cause of Relin's death on November 15 was listed as suicide by blunt force head injury, said Tom Chappelle, Multnomah County deputy medical...

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Book Talk: At base camp on the climb to conquer corruption

LONDON (Reuters) - Frank Vogl, who co-founded the anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI) in 1993, believes campaigners have reached base camp in their fight to end the abuse of public office for private gain.TI has offices in more than 100 countries and its annual rankings of clean government are widely used by investment analysts to help gauge political risk.But the almost daily disclosures...

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