ZED SOUNDS

Keith Richards Signs Book Deal Keith Richards, of the Rolling Stones, is getting $7 million to write his memoirs. It should come as no surprise since he has had a very interesting life, lets just hope he doesn't leave out the good bits. Click here for more

Charles Simic named as 15th U.S. poet laureate
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The Rum Diary Hunter S. Thompson's autobiographical novel "The Rum Diary" is being made into a movie with Johnny Depp.
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Commuter writes novel on the Way to Work Robert Bernocco has wriiten a science fiction novel on his cell phone. Bernocco used his time commuting to work to write the book by saving paragraphs on his phone and editing them later at home. The book can be found at lulu.com for $17.95. (I don't know whether to be inspired by this.)
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In case you hadn't heard by now...
Sales of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" reached 11.5 million copies in the U.S. in its first 10 days and "The Simpsons Movie" is leading the pack at the box office.