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Novelist Dan Brown in Helsinki

Novelist Dan Brown in Helsinki

American best-selling author Dan Brown is visiting Helsinki to promote his new book " The Secret of Secrets" on September 29th,2025 . LEHTIKUVA / MARKK ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markk Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Novelist Dan Brown in Helsinki

Novelist Dan Brown in Helsinki

American best-selling author Dan Brown is visiting Helsinki to promote his new book " The Secret of Secrets" on September 29th,2025 . LEHTIKUVA / MARKK ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markk Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Novelist Dan Brown in Helsinki

Novelist Dan Brown in Helsinki

American best-selling author Dan Brown is visiting Helsinki to promote his new book " The Secret of Secrets" on September 29th,2025 . LEHTIKUVA / MARKK ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markk Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Novelist Dan Brown In Helsinki

Novelist Dan Brown In Helsinki

American best-selling author Dan Brown is visiting Helsinki to promote his new book " The Secret of Secrets" on September 29th,2025 . LEHTIKUVA / MARKK ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markk Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Novelist Dan Brown in Helsinki

Novelist Dan Brown in Helsinki

American best-selling author Dan Brown is visiting Helsinki to promote his new book " The Secret of Secrets" on September 29th,2025 . LEHTIKUVA / MARKK ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markk Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Novelist Dan Brown in Helsinki

Novelist Dan Brown in Helsinki

American best-selling author Dan Brown is visiting Helsinki to promote his new book " The Secret of Secrets" on September 29th,2025 . LEHTIKUVA / MARKK ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markk Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Novelist Dan Brown in Helsinki

Novelist Dan Brown in Helsinki

American best-selling author Dan Brown is visiting Helsinki to promote his new book " The Secret of Secrets" on September 29th,2025 . LEHTIKUVA / MARKK ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markk Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Portrait of Riad Sattouf during signing session. Riad Sattouf, Franco-Syrian comic book author, signed his latest album at BDNet Bastille in Paris. Several hundred fans of all ages were waiting their turn to meet the author. His new album: “Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)” (Me, Fadi, the stolen brother - Volume 1 (1986-1992)), a spin-off of the ‘Arab from the Future’ series, is already in the top 10 of the best-selling books. Paris, France on October 30, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Riad Sattouf, Franco-Syrian comic book author, signed his latest album at BDNet Bastille in Paris. Several hundred fans of all ages were waiting their turn to meet the author. His new album: “Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)” (Me, Fadi, the stolen brother - Volume 1 (1986-1992)), a spin-off of the ‘Arab from the Future’ series, is already in the top 10 of the best-selling books. Paris, France on October 30, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Fans in Front of BDNet Bastille in Paris. Riad Sattouf, Franco-Syrian comic book author, signed his latest album at BDNet Bastille in Paris. Several hundred fans of all ages were waiting their turn to meet the author. His new album: “Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)” (Me, Fadi, the stolen brother - Volume 1 (1986-1992)), a spin-off of the ‘Arab from the Future’ series, is already in the top 10 of the best-selling books. Paris, France on October 30, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Portrait of Riad Sattouf during signing session. Riad Sattouf, Franco-Syrian comic book author, signed his latest album at BDNet Bastille in Paris. Several hundred fans of all ages were waiting their turn to meet the author. His new album: “Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)” (Me, Fadi, the stolen brother - Volume 1 (1986-1992)), a spin-off of the ‘Arab from the Future’ series, is already in the top 10 of the best-selling books. Paris, France on October 30, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Fans in Front of BDNet Bastille in Paris. Riad Sattouf, Franco-Syrian comic book author, signed his latest album at BDNet Bastille in Paris. Several hundred fans of all ages were waiting their turn to meet the author. His new album: “Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)” (Me, Fadi, the stolen brother - Volume 1 (1986-1992)), a spin-off of the ‘Arab from the Future’ series, is already in the top 10 of the best-selling books. Paris, France on October 30, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Riad Sattouf, Franco-Syrian comic book author, signed his latest album at BDNet Bastille in Paris. Several hundred fans of all ages were waiting their turn to meet the author. His new album: “Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)” (Me, Fadi, the stolen brother - Volume 1 (1986-1992)), a spin-off of the ‘Arab from the Future’ series, is already in the top 10 of the best-selling books. Paris, France on October 30, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Fans in Front of BDNet Bastille in Paris. Riad Sattouf, Franco-Syrian comic book author, signed his latest album at BDNet Bastille in Paris. Several hundred fans of all ages were waiting their turn to meet the author. His new album: “Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)” (Me, Fadi, the stolen brother - Volume 1 (1986-1992)), a spin-off of the ‘Arab from the Future’ series, is already in the top 10 of the best-selling books. Paris, France on October 30, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Portrait of Riad Sattouf during signing session. Riad Sattouf, Franco-Syrian comic book author, signed his latest album at BDNet Bastille in Paris. Several hundred fans of all ages were waiting their turn to meet the author. His new album: “Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)” (Me, Fadi, the stolen brother - Volume 1 (1986-1992)), a spin-off of the ‘Arab from the Future’ series, is already in the top 10 of the best-selling books. Paris, France on October 30, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Riad Sattouf signs "Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)" - "Me, Fadi, the stolen brother" - Paris

Portrait of Riad Sattouf during signing session. Riad Sattouf, Franco-Syrian comic book author, signed his latest album at BDNet Bastille in Paris. Several hundred fans of all ages were waiting their turn to meet the author. His new album: “Moi, Fadi, le frère volé - Tome 1 (1986-1992)” (Me, Fadi, the stolen brother - Volume 1 (1986-1992)), a spin-off of the ‘Arab from the Future’ series, is already in the top 10 of the best-selling books. Paris, France on October 30, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1,150 Chinese books on display at Paris Book Festival 2024

STORY: 1,150 Chinese books on display at Paris Book Festival 2024 SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Paris Book Festival 2024 2. various of the Chinese Pavilion 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CARLA, French visitor 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI TIANSHU, Deputy editor-in-chief, Beijing Children's and Teenagers' Publishing House, Beijing Publishing Group Co., Ltd. 5. various of the Paris Book Festival 2024 STORYLINE: The three-day Paris Book Festival 2024 opened Friday with 1,150 Chinese books on display and sale and more than 40 percent of them in French version. Up to 59 Chinese publishers from Beijing, Shanghai, Hebei, Zhejiang and other places are present in the festival, exhibiting and selling books on such subjects as literature, traditional Chinese culture, and children's books. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CARLA, French visitor "This book is very good, I think it is exceptionally well presented, the writing is clea

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

(230813) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Readers visit the 23rd Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 12, 2023. The festival is an annual literary event that brings together best-selling authors, author talks, panel discussions, book signings and other activities. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

(230813) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Readers visit the 23rd Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 12, 2023. The festival is an annual literary event that brings together best-selling authors, author talks, panel discussions, book signings and other activities. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

(230813) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Readers visit the 23rd Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 12, 2023. The festival is an annual literary event that brings together best-selling authors, author talks, panel discussions, book signings and other activities. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

(230813) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Readers visit the 23rd Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 12, 2023. The festival is an annual literary event that brings together best-selling authors, author talks, panel discussions, book signings and other activities. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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80-year-old Lebanese sells old books on street to help people read amid crisis

STORY: 80-year-old Lebanese sells old books on street to help people read amid crisis DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passers-by checking books of Abdel Jalil Daher 2. various of a client paying for a book 3. various of people looking at books displayed by Daher 4. various of Daher sitting near his books 5. various of Daher holding a collection of books 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDEL JALIL DAHER, Book seller 7. various of books 8. various of people checking books 9. various of books 10. various of people checking books 11. various of a young man reading a book 12. various of Daher holding books 13. various of Daher putting books on the floor 14. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HASSAN WEHBE, Customer 15. various of people checking books 16. various of books displayed by Daher STORYLINE: Lebanon's economic crisis forced its citizens to find new means to earn money and make a living. For Abdel Jalil Daher, selling old books earns him some money to bu

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Chinese version of Japanese children's tale published

Chinese version of Japanese children's tale published

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuyuki Shiraishi, head of Japanese publisher Kodansha Ltd.'s subsidiary in Beijing, speaks during an event in the Chinese capital on Jan. 10, 2015, to release the Chinese translation of "The Little Girl at the Window," a best-selling children's book written by Japanese TV personality Tetsuko Kuroyanagi.

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Russian writer Oster

Russian writer Oster

TOKYO, Japan - Russian children's book writer Grigory Oster gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2013 during his first visit to Japan. The eminent writer's biggest selling publication "Bad Advice" was also released in Japan under the title "Waruiko no Susume" in January 2014.

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Books on Constitution selling well

Books on Constitution selling well

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Shimamoto holds copies of Shogakukan Inc.'s long-selling book "The Constitution of Japan" on June 27, 2013 at the publishing company in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. The book, first released in 1982, was the brainchild of Shimamoto, conceived when he was in his 30s on extended sick leave as an editor at publisher Shogakukan.

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Renowned Singaporean photographer arrested

Renowned Singaporean photographer arrested

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a book of photos taken by Leslie Kee, a renowned Singaporean photographer, that contains images of male genitals. Tokyo police arrested Kee on Feb. 4, 2013, on suspicion of distributing obscene documents by selling the book. Kee is known for his works featuring music stars such as Lady Gaga and Yumi Matsutoya.

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Rakuten to begin selling Kobo Touch e-book readers

Rakuten to begin selling Kobo Touch e-book readers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Kobo Touch, an electronic book reader made by Canadian e-book marketer Kobo Inc. Rakuten Inc., a major online shopping mall operator which acquired the Canadian firm in January, will begin selling the electronic book reader in late July 2012, sources familiar with the matter said June 21.

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'1Q84' arrives in New York

'1Q84' arrives in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Joie Reinstein, a 30-year-old fashion editor, buys an English translation of Haruki Murakami's latest novel ''1Q84'' at Kinokuniya bookstore in New York on Oct. 25, 2011. The book hit New York bookstore shelves that day two years after the best-selling novel was released in Japanese.

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Calculators with 'anime,' 'manga' characters

Calculators with 'anime,' 'manga' characters

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows calculators with designs of popular characters from Japanese animation and comic book series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (L), ''Keion!!'' (C) and ''President Shima Kosaku.'' Sharp Corp. and Bandi Co. said on Feb. 17, 2011, they will begin selling the calculators in March 2011.

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Murakami novel becomes No. 1 best seller in Austria

Murakami novel becomes No. 1 best seller in Austria

VIENNA, Austria - A customer looks at a copy of the German translation of ''Kafka on the Shore,'' a novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, at a Vienna bookshop. The translated book has become the No. 1 selling book in Austria, according to the country's best-seller list released April 22.

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Disabled best-selling author gets driver's license

Disabled best-selling author gets driver's license

TOKYO, Japan - Hirotada Ototake, a 26-year-old author of a best-selling book about life without normal limbs, shows a driver's license in Tokyo on Sept. 9. Ototake, who wrote the autobiographical ''Gotai Fumanzoku'' (No One's Perfect), was issued the license last month.

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Children's books selling briskly in U.S.: report

Children's books selling briskly in U.S.: report

NEW YORK, United States - Children's books have been selling briskly over the past year in the United States, thanks to the blockbuster ''Harry Potter'' series and other bestsellers such as ''Pokemon'' and ''Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace,'' according to a new study. Sales of children's books jumped by more than 15% last year, to $1.72 billion, according to ''Book Industry Trends 2000,'' an annual survey commissioned by the Book Industry Study Group Inc.

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Demand for books on China keeps growing in Iraq

STORY: Demand for books on China keeps growing in Iraq DATELINE: Dec. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street "al-Mutanabi" 2. various of book stores 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SALAM RAHMAN, Owner of a bookstore in al-Mutanabi Street in Baghdad 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AQEEL AL-RUBAIE, Professor in politics at the Baghdad-based Imam Jaafar al-Sadiq University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMED JAMIL, Professor of anthropology and sociology at Baghdad-based al-Mustansiriyah University STORYLINE: The bustling street "al-Mutanabi" in downtown Baghdad, a unique cultural area and a bookselling center, has witnessed a growing demand for books on China over the years. Nowadays, writings on China are among the top-selling items. Many Iraqi people attribute the increasing interest in China to the deepening bilateral ties, especially the growing cooperation within the Belt and Road framework. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SALAM RAHMAN, Owner of a bookstore in al-Mutan

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Reading room commemorating Iris Chang opens at San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall

STORY: Reading room commemorating Iris Chang opens at San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:44 LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the opening ceremony, visitors in the reading room 2. Iris Chang's mother Zhang Yingying in the reading room 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JENNIFER CHEUNG, President of Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WWII in Asia STORYLINE: The San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall has set up a reading room to commemorate the late Chinese-American writer Iris Chang, renowned for her books on history, including Japan's invasion of China. Chang, whose Chinese name was Zhang Chunru, was the author of "The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II," a best-selling book published in 1997. With the book, she brought to light the horrifying atrocities known as "the Nanjing Massacre," committed by invading Japanese troops in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing in 1937. More than 3

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-WWII-MEMORIAL HALL-READING ROOM-IRIS CHANG

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-WWII-MEMORIAL HALL-READING ROOM-IRIS CHANG

(220822) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Iris Chang's mother Zhang Yingying is seen in a reading room commemorating the late Chinese-American writer Iris Chang at the San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall in San Francisco, the United States, Aug. 20, 2022. The San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall has set up a reading room to commemorate the late Chinese-American writer Iris Chang, renowned for her books on history, including Japan's invasion of China. Chang, whose Chinese name was Zhang Chunru, was the author of "The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II," a best-selling book published in 1997. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reading room commemorating Iris Chang opens at San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall" (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-WWII-MEMORIAL HALL-READING ROOM-IRIS CHANG

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-WWII-MEMORIAL HALL-READING ROOM-IRIS CHANG

(220822) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man walks into the San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall in San Francisco, the United States, Aug. 20, 2022. The San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall has set up a reading room to commemorate the late Chinese-American writer Iris Chang, renowned for her books on history, including Japan's invasion of China. Chang, whose Chinese name was Zhang Chunru, was the author of "The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II," a best-selling book published in 1997. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reading room commemorating Iris Chang opens at San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall" (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-WWII-MEMORIAL HALL-READING ROOM-IRIS CHANG

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-WWII-MEMORIAL HALL-READING ROOM-IRIS CHANG

(220822) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Two books of Iris Chang's "The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II" are displayed at a reading room of the San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall in San Francisco, the United States, Aug. 20, 2022. The San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall has set up a reading room to commemorate the late Chinese-American writer Iris Chang, renowned for her books on history, including Japan's invasion of China. Chang, whose Chinese name was Zhang Chunru, was the author of "The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II," a best-selling book published in 1997. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reading room commemorating Iris Chang opens at San Francisco WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall" (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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Murakami novel becomes No. 1 best seller in Austria

Murakami novel becomes No. 1 best seller in Austria

VIENNA, Austria - A customer looks at a copy of the German translation of ''Kafka on the Shore,'' a novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, at a Vienna bookshop. The translated book has become the No. 1 selling book in Austria, according to the country's best-seller list released April 22. (Kyodo)

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Would-be LDP candidate admits to extramarital affairs

Would-be LDP candidate admits to extramarital affairs

Photo shows Hirotada Ototake, who was born without arms and legs and is known for a best-selling book about his physical handicap. The would-be candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the House of Councillors election in summer apologized on March 24, 2016, on his official site for having extramarital affairs in the wake of a reporting on them by a weekly magazine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese organizing icon hits No. 1 on USA Today's books list

Japanese organizing icon hits No. 1 on USA Today's books list

Undated photo shows Japanese author Marie Kondo, known for her widely popular de-cluttering book. "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing" has reached the top of USA Today's best-selling books list for the first time ever, the newspaper said on Jan. 14, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Longtime fan builds fire engine from popular picture book

Longtime fan builds fire engine from popular picture book

Yasuyuki Suzuki, who recreated the main fire engine character in the long selling picture book "Jeeper the Fire Engine," poses for photos in the vehicle in the town of Onjuku, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on July 6, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Longtime fan builds fire engine from popular picture book

Longtime fan builds fire engine from popular picture book

Yasuyuki Suzuki holds "Shobojidosha Jiputa" (Jeeper the Fire Engine), a long-selling picture book for children. Suzuki, a huge fan of the book, spent about two years in recreating the book's main character which has been on display at his museum in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Long-selling picture book revised for 1st time since 1962 publication

Long-selling picture book revised for 1st time since 1962 publication

Makoto Manabe, head of the Division of Biotic Evolution at the National Museum of Nature and Science, holds a revised version of the long-selling picture book "History of Life" at the museum in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2015. Manabe supervised the book's first revision since its publication in 1962. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese book carrying French satirical cartoons not on sale

Japanese book carrying French satirical cartoons not on sale

Hussain Khan (C), head of an association of Pakistanis living in Japan, and others tell the press in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2015, that they did not find any Japanese bookstores selling a book featuring satirical cartoons of Islam from French magazine Charlie Hebdo on Feb. 10 when the book was released by Tokyo publisher Daisan Shokan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thomas Piketty in Tokyo

Thomas Piketty in Tokyo

French economist Thomas Piketty, the author of the best-selling book "Capital in the Twenty-First Century," holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Calculators with 'anime,' 'manga' characters

Calculators with 'anime,' 'manga' characters

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows calculators with designs of popular characters from Japanese animation and comic book series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (L), ''Keion!!'' (C) and ''President Shima Kosaku.'' Sharp Corp. and Bandi Co. said on Feb. 17, 2011, they will begin selling the calculators in March 2011. (Kyodo)

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'1Q84' arrives in New York

'1Q84' arrives in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Joie Reinstein, a 30-year-old fashion editor, buys an English translation of Haruki Murakami's latest novel ''1Q84'' at Kinokuniya bookstore in New York on Oct. 25, 2011. The book hit New York bookstore shelves that day two years after the best-selling novel was released in Japanese. (Kyodo)

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Bernard Minier

Bernard Minier

Master of the crime novelists, the internationally best-selling French author Bernard Minier, left, attends a writer-reader meeting within the 25th International Book Fair and Literary Festival Book World Prague 2019, Czech Republic, May 11, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Bernard Minier

Bernard Minier

Master of the crime novelists, the internationally best-selling French author Bernard Minier, left, attends a writer-reader meeting within the 25th International Book Fair and Literary Festival Book World Prague 2019, Czech Republic, May 11, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Bernard Minier

Bernard Minier

Master of the crime novelists, the internationally best-selling French author Bernard Minier, left, attends a writer-reader meeting within the 25th International Book Fair and Literary Festival Book World Prague 2019, Czech Republic, May 11, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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