Delivering this year's Orwell Memorial Lecture to a packed house at Birkbeck College, Hilary Mantel understandably chose to talk about Thomas Crom-well, the hero of her Man Booker-winning novel Wolf Hall. Full Article at The Independent

The body of a Lynnfield mother of two lies in limbo while her family - troubled by her husband’s claim she hanged herself in their U.S. Virgin Islands hotel room one month after confronting him about an alleged affair - implores a judge to bar her... Full Article at Boston Herald

One of the joys of having a job like mine is that not only do I get to read lots of books for "work", I also get the chance to meet and interview most of the authors who are doing the rounds with their latest tomes. Full Article at Irish Independent

Now Alan Whicker, a true national treasure, has retraced his past journeys and reflects on then and now. Full Article at Daily Express

INTERVIEW: On tour for his novel set during the Roman empire, former political journalist and best-selling author Robert Harris talks frankly about Tony Blair, almost draws a complete blank on Brian Cowen and defends his old friend Roman Polanski,... Full Article at Irish Times

The historical novel has never been so popular. Full Article at The National Newspaper

1. What spooky coinage was the work of the philosopher Gilbert Ryle in his 1949 book The Concept of Mind? 2. In Robert Harris's The Ghost, what is the name of the character widely regarded as modelled on Tony Blair? 3. Full Article at The Independent

I’m currently reading Imperium, by Robert Harris, on my Kindle and so I tried it out on that. It found the book available on 14 different sites ranging in price from $8.87 to $16.99. Full Article at TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home

A novel development – one of Robert Harris’ – the column puts a tentative toe into Lustrum Beck. Full Article at The Northern Echo

ALMOST one in five cancer patients is living in fuel poverty, research reveals today. Macmillan Cancer Support says cancer patients are twice as likely to fall into fuel poverty as the general population. Full Article at Wales Online

For a man who erupted in anger and flipped a heavy table in a courtroom more than a year ago, injuring a Clark County deputy prosecutor, Gerard Gray was the soul of politeness at his sentencing Monday. Full Article at The Columbian

THE HERO of the second novel in Robert Harris’s Roman trilogy is Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), statesman, orator, lawyer, poet, philosopher, jurist, teacher, master-of-slaves, husband and father. Full Article at Irish Times

There's a combo platter this weekend at the Orlando Science Center -- and it comes at a reduced price. Get a sampling of smooth jazz plus the Florida Renewable Energy Expo this Saturday and Sunday for a $7 admission. The expo runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Full Article at Orlando Sentinel

I had a terrific time reading and reviewing Robert Harris' latest novel, Lustrum, for Saturday's Review section. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

BERLIN -- A Swiss court Tuesday denied bail to Roman Polanski, meaning the 76-year-old director will remain in custody while he awaits a ruling on his extradition to the United States for having unlawful sex with a minor back in 1977. Full Article at Hollywood Reporter

Too many people in Wales are having to choose this winter between heating and eating A charter aimed at ridding Wales of fuel poverty by 2018 is being launched by charities and consumer groups. Full Article at Earthwire.org

Whether the film can rise above the circumstances in which the director now finds himself I don't know Filmmaker Roman Polanski is finishing his latest movie The Ghost from behind bars, according to his friend Robert Harris. Full Article at Female First

Published online 10/17/2009 10:15 PM Coming up with a business name can be a tedious project. Finding a name that is catchy, clear and also represents exactly what the business is all about can be tough. Full Article at HutchNews.com

Thank goodness Robert Harris is only 52. He plans to write novels for at least another 20 years, and if he keeps up his current output of three every two years, we've got another 30 volumes of unbridled pleasure to come. Full Article at The Independent