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MELBOURNE, March 5 (UPI) -- Parents of Australian seventh-graders at a Melbourne school have objected to an assignment that involves a novel containing an obscenity.
LONDON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Scottish author Irvine Welsh is one of a dozen nominees whose allegedly inadequate sensual prose will be considered for the Bad Sex Award in London.
LONDON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- More than 500 British readers have chosen Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird" as the ultimate read, it was reported Thursday.
LONDON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Author J.K. Rowling, known for her children's book series, "Harry Potter," has been nominated for the first time for a British adult book prize.
