LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" was No. 1 in U.S. theaters for the third straight weekend, estimated ticket sales showed Sunday.

LONDON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Anne Enright's novel "The Gathering" has earned the Irish author the prestigious Man Booker prize.

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DORCHESTER, England, April 3 (UPI) -- A British author who admitted to taking pebbles from a South Coast beach could face a fine of nearly $4,000.

LONDON, June 8 (UPI) -- "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling has been named the greatest living British writer in a poll conducted by The Book Magazine.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 1 (UPI) -- "Saturday," a novel by Ian McEwan, has been selected as a finalist for Britain's oldest literary award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.

LONDON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Britain's Men's Health magazine's list of the Top 10 Men of the Decade includes U.S. cartoon dad Homer Simpson and Blur's Damon Albarn.

LONDON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Authors Julian Barnes, Zadie Smith, Kazuo Ishiguro and Ali Smith are on the shortlist to win Britain's Booker Prize, it was announced Thursday. Also on the list are Sebastian Barry and John Banville.

LONDON, June 2 (UPI) -- Albanian writer Ismail Kadare Thursday became the first winner of the Man Booker International Prize, beating out such authors as Ian McEwan for the title.