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| Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:05 PM PST NEW YORK, Jan 16 – Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown's new novel will be published on May 14, his publisher Doubleday said yesterday after a social media puzzle worthy of the writer helped reveal the title.
"Although I studied Dante's Inferno as a student, it wasn't until recently, while researching in Florence, that I came to appreciate the enduring influence of Dante's work on the modern world," Brown said on his website. "With this new novel, I am excited to take readers on a journey deep into this mysterious realm ... a landscape of codes, symbols, and more than a few secret passageways," he added. Brown's religion-themed mystery novel The Da Vinci Code, riddled with codes, keys, conspiracies and other puzzling symbols, was published in 2003 and was made into a hit film starring Tom Hanks. It spent more than a year atop the New York Times bestseller list. The Lost Symbol, his next book, followed in 2009. In keeping with Brown's love of puzzles, the book's title was revealed on his website as fans and others posted items on social media which linked to a mosaic on the site. As posts were made, pieces of the mosaic were revealed, eventually uncovering the title. Inferno will be published in Britain on the same date by Transworld Publishers, a division of The Random House Group. – Reuters |
| Cult retro dating book ‘The Rules’ gets an update Posted: 15 Jan 2013 03:29 PM PST LONDON, Jan 16 – Perhaps if you were single in the 1990s you'll remember all the fuss over The Rules, the cult phenomenon and dating bible that was referenced in "Sex in the City." The premise: play hard to get to achieve your happily-ever-after matrimony. Now authors Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider are giving their tome a fresh revision for the digital era. Out this month internationally, The New Rules: The dating dos and don'ts for the digital generation, extends the retro mantra to the cyberworld with 31 new rules, to help gals remain mysterious on social media, navigate the world of texting, and keep a man at an arm's distance even while emailing.
Wait at least four hours to reply to a man's text, and never after midnight. Avoid all texting, messaging, email, and social media updates between the hours of 6pm on Friday and 6pm on Sunday. This apparently will drive the boys wild. "For the rest of us, it's a welcome return to anonymity, to relinquishing the constant anxiety over whether you should be publicising how cool you are by tweeting your global positioning reference every time you enter a cool new bar or restaurant," writes The Independent in the UK. For those needing a primer as to how to become a "Rules Girl," here the basics: 1. Don't talk to a man first 2. Don't stare or look at men, and don't talk too much 3. Never spend your own money on a date, and let him travel to meet you 4. Don't call him, ever, and only rarely return his calls 5. Never accept a date on Saturday night if he asked you after Wednesday 6. Always end the date first 7. Stop dating him if he doesn't buy you presents (you, however, shouldn't buy him anything) 8. Only agree to see him once or twice a week . While The Rules has legions of fans, and even Blake Lively and Beyonce reportedly tried them (on Leonardo DiCaprio and Jay-Z respectively), others find them plain ol' sexist. "The writers of The Rules are charlatans attempting to con women into believing that it's empowering to give up all their power," writes blog Jezebel. Jezebel's rules: 1. Be a person with a life. 2. Respect other people and their lives. 3. Be patient. 4. Don't be desperate. – AFP-Relaxnews |
Inferno features the return of renowned Harvard symbologist and Da Vinci Code protagonist Dr Robert Langdon, and is set in Italy, centering on the literary masterpiece Dante's Inferno, Doubleday said. It will have a first printing of 4 million copies.
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