Iain Banks

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Name: Iain Banks
First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports
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Frugal Readers Can Access Free Sample iBooks On The iPhone And iPad [iOS Tips]

With iBooks on your iPhone or iPad (or iPad mini, my favorite reading device), you can download electronic books from the convenient privacy of your very own iOS device. You never need to enter a bookstore again (sorry, Barnes & Noble!), making purchases ... [Published Cult of Mac - 15 hours ago]
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First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Iain Banks doesn't write sf for the money

SF/thriller writer Iain Banks has weighed in to quash a rumor that he only wrote his amazing SF novels to pay the bills because the ( also amazing ) high-brow literary thrillers didn't bring in enough: I wish I did have the time to reply to everybody ... [Published Boing Boing - May 22 2013]
Entities: Iain Banks, Quash, Rumours
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Iain Banks buys luxury sports car

Terminally-ill author IAIN BANKS has treated himself to a luxury sports car so he can indulge his love of driving in the Scottish Highlands. ... [Published Star Magazine - May 22 2013]
Entities: Iain Banks, Luxury
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Iain Banks Responds To Fans

Novelist$ Iain M. Banks$ $ with fans this week. The novelist recently revealed that he$ $ with doctors predicting he has$ ?several months? to live. He has worked to write admiring letters to his favorite writers, including$ $ and$ Alasdair Gray. He a ... [Published Media Bistro - May 22 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Cancer allows author Banks to ditch his carbon concerns

six years ago self-confessed "petrol head" Iain Banks turned his back on the cars he loved in a bid to do his bit for the planet.Now with the forthright humour shown since telling the world in April he is dying of cancer, the author has revealed that ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 22 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Iain Banks: I may reject chemotherapy

AUTHOR Iain Banks has revealed he could undergo chemotherapy within weeks in an effort to prolong his life - but said he will stop the treatment if its side-effects are too debilitating.He is to have a scan later this month, which will reveal whether ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 22 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Cars and cancer treatment pre-occupy terminally ill Iain Banks

By Li-mei HoangLONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Terminally ill Scottish author Iain Banks has been talking online about cars, carbon footprints and chemotherapy for treating his cancer in a new update to fans.The novelist, who recently enjoyed a short holiday ... [Published London South East - May 21 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Iain Banks updates fans in new blog

AUTHOR Iain Banks has revealed his latest medical news, as well as his progress through the thousands of messages of support he has received and his purchase of a high-powered sports car, in his latest blog post.In the latest post on his ‘Banksophilia’ ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 21 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Iain Banks: I'm ready for chemo

Scottish novelist Iain Banks has said that he is ready to try chemotherapy if it is an option in his battle with cancer.The acclaimed writer of The Wasp Factory and The Crow Road revealed last month that he has cancer in his gall bladder, liver, lymph ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 21 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Iain Banks To Publish ‘The Quarry’ in June

Hachette Book Group?s new Redhook imprint will release$ Iain Banks? The Quarry on June 25, the publishing dates set quickly after$ Hachette?s Orbit imprint has published science fiction novels written by Banks. Here?s more about The Quarry:Kit doesn’t ... [Published Media Bistro - May 06 2013]
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Banks 'touched' by messages of support

WEST FIFE author Iain Banks has been left stunned by messages of support by fans since announcing he has cancer.If you are already registered, you can log in below. ... [Published Dunfermline Press - Apr 30 2013]
Entities: Iain Banks, Cancer
First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Novelist Banks "stunned" by fan support over terminal cancer

By Li-mei HoangLONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Scottish author Iain Banks, who announced this month he was suffering from terminal cancer, said he was "stunned" by the messages of support he has received from his fans.The "Wasp Factory" author said he was ... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Apr 25 2013]

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Frugal Readers Can Access Free Sample iBooks On... [Published Cult of Mac - 15 hours ago]
Iain Banks doesn't write sf for the money [Published Boing Boing - May 22 2013]
Iain Banks buys luxury sports car [Published Star Magazine - May 22 2013]
Iain Banks Responds To Fans [Published Media Bistro - May 22 2013]
ITV Border to air Road to Referendum [Published Border Telegraph - May 22 2013]
Cancer allows author Banks to ditch his carbon ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 22 2013]
Iain Banks: I may reject chemotherapy [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 22 2013]
Cars and cancer treatment pre-occupy terminally... [Published London South East - May 21 2013]
Iain Banks updates fans in new blog [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 21 2013]
ITV Border to air referendum series [Published Galloway Gazette - May 21 2013]
Iain Banks: I'm ready for chemo [Published Herald Scotland - May 21 2013]
Israeli football, racism and politics: The ugly... [Published Boycott Israel Network - May 18 2013]
Scottish independence: divorce makes sense for ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up [Published Daily Kos - May 12 2013]
Stephen Hawking is right, it's time to end inte... [Published New Statesman - May 11 2013]
John Wight: Stephen Hawking Joins the Growing I... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 10 2013]
Locus Awards 2013 ballot announced: a guide to ... [Published Boing Boing - May 09 2013]
Speaking for the Boycotting, Divesting, and San... [Published Dissident Voice - May 07 2013]
Second Junior Cup triumph for Harps [Published Ulster Herald - May 06 2013]
Iain Banks To Publish ‘The Quarry’ in June [Published Media Bistro - May 06 2013]
Quiz crossword - Monday 6th May [Published Mirror.co.uk - May 06 2013]
A beginner’s guide to… Gothic Literature [Published So So Gay - May 04 2013]
NEILSTON'S FALLEN WAR HEROES DESERVE RECOGNITION [Published Glasgow Evening Times - May 04 2013]
Jimmy's novel is a poignant reflection on war a... [Published Paisley Daily Express - May 03 2013]
Neilston author, Jimmy Higgins, launches his fi... [Published Prlog - May 02 2013]
SFX Wins Award For Best Magazine [Published SFX - May 01 2013]
No 'silver bullet' to fix downtown Annapolis pa... [Published Maryland Gazette - Apr 30 2013]
Banks 'touched' by messages of support [Published Dunfermline Press - Apr 30 2013]
Forth Bridge name suggestions spark mixed socia... [Published Stv.tv - Apr 29 2013]
The state of flux [Published Cosmos Magazine - Apr 29 2013]
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Frugal Readers Can Access Free Sample iBooks On... [Published Cult of Mac - 15 hours ago]
With iBooks on your iPhone or iPad (or iPad mini, my favorite reading device), you can download electronic books from the convenient privacy of your very own iOS device. You never need to enter a bookstore again (sorry, Barnes & Noble!), making purchases ...
Iain Banks doesn't write sf for the money [Published Boing Boing - May 22 2013]
SF/thriller writer Iain Banks has weighed in to quash a rumor that he only wrote his amazing SF novels to pay the bills because the ( also amazing ) high-brow literary thrillers didn't bring in enough: I wish I did have the time to reply to everybody ...
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up [Published Daily Kos - May 12 2013]
Paul Krugman provides a list of good science fiction for economists, which includes some news of which I was unaware. As I see some commenters have already pointed out, the list really must include Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy; ideally the new folio ...
Locus Awards 2013 ballot announced: a guide to ... [Published Boing Boing - May 09 2013]
The 2013 Locus Awards final ballot has been announced, and as ever, it is a fabulous guide signposting some of the very best work published science fiction and fantasy in the past year -- a perfect place to start your explorations of the year's books. ...
Israeli settlement stops dumping sewage in Pale... [Published Mondoweiss - Apr 08 2013]
Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing Village of Sabastiya celebrates successful campaign against sewage dumping on their land ISM 7 Apr -- Residents of the village Sabastiya near Nablus have confirmed that the pipe which pumps ...
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VIDEO: Author Iain Banks: 'I have cancer' [Published BBC News Video - UK - Apr 03 2013]
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