A forensic mindINTERVIEW: Patricia Cornwell, who has just released the 17th novel in her massively popular Kay Scarpetta series, had a circuitous route to success, rising from poverty to practically invent the forensic fiction genre via crime journalism and a medical examiner’s office.HILARY FANNIN met her in London
Irish livesThomas Dudley (Bang Bang) (1907-1981): THOMAS Dudley (“Bang Bang”), eccentric, was born in the Rotunda hospital, Dublin.
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Poetry and prints royalA limited-edition book of 12 poems is being hand made using traditional printing methods and materials. Already 67 copies have been sold at €1,000 each, writesROSITA BOLAND
Roman's soldierINTERVIEW: 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, writesROSITA BOLAND
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Loose leavesBookshop bravery : In these days of discount mania in chainstores, the rise of the e-reader and the prevalence of online retailing – all set against a background of recession – it’s exciting to think that some intrepid souls have picked this moment to open new, small, independent bookshops.
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A literary roundup
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- Myths of global warming skilfully debunked
HENRY KELLY reviewsThe Real Global Warming Disaster By Christopher Booker Continuum, 368pp, €20.50
- Absorbing account of how a 16th-century cartographer put America on the map
BOOK OF THE DAY: The Fourth Part of the World: The Epic Story of History's Greatest Map By Toby Lester Profile, 464pp, £25
