I was in Poundland a couple of weeks ago picking up some essentials. Hair Wax, that kind of thing. I was passing through the isle with the books in it and out of the corner of my eye I saw the unmistakable image of a blank Facebook Profile picture. The white head on the blue background with the nice quiff of hair. The book was called The Facebook Effect. It [...]

I visited a book store recently. I noticed that 50 Shades of Grey was for sale, and then I noticed that a large number of other books with the same text style, images and dark themed covers were also for sale. Lots of them, all published after 50 Shades of Grey. These are called Ripoff Books. Emma Brockes makes this pretty clear on Guardian. She knows that this is one [...]

The Richard Burton Diaries are now available for purchase on Amazon. This book has become a huge trend over the past few days, and has made searches for Richard Burton and also Elizabeth Taylor skyrocket. The biggest well known search is for pictures of Richard and Elizabeth together, as their love for one another is what made the fame after they both had their solo appearances. This book is set to [...]