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Obituary: Randy Pausch, author of The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch, co-author of The Last Lecture, which became a bestseller after being published by Hyperion in April, died last Friday. He was 47 and had been battling pancreatic cancer.
The Namesake released
This coming Friday, March 9, the movie based on Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake opens.
Acclaimed writer Sidney Sheldon dies
Sidney Sheldon, who won awards in three careers — Broadway theater, movies and television — then at age 50 turned to writing best-selling novels about stalwart women who triumph in a hostile world of ruthless men, has died. He was 89.
Court denies permission to Kolkata book fair
Kolkata: Taking note of environmental considerations, the Calcutta High Court Monday refused permission to the Publishers and Booksellers' Guild to hold the 32nd Kolkata Book Fair at the Maidan grounds.