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Dan Brown, author of the best-selling "The Da Vinci Code" and "The Lost Symbol" books, has just released his latest title, and Staffordshire libraries are busy stocking book shelves for the predicted rush by borrowers.

When novelist Dan Brown published his "The Da Vinci Code" some sectors of the Catholic Church wanted him crucified for blasphemy.

Springfield, Springfield, it's a hell of a town! And it's headed to Universal Orlando Resort this summer.

Though fantasy and sci-fi have invented hundreds of new words, only a few pass muster to make it into the dictionary JK Rowling invented 'Quidditch' in her Harry Potter books, but 'muggle' once meant 'a tail resembling that of a fish'. Photograph: Jaap Buitendijk/AP Water cooler conversation at a dictionary company tends towards the odd.

It has been four years now since our last encounter with Robert Langdon, the be-tweeded hero who has Da Vinci'd and Demon-ed his way through three previous Dan Brown page-rippers. Brown's last book, "The Lost Symbol," came out in 2009, smack in the middle of Brown-mania - an era of "Da Vinci Code" European tour packages and Tom Hanks' second ... (more)

New York, May 24: Janet Jackson has now become the wealthiest in her family, after a decades long career in music, television and film.

The first edition of the first Harry Potter book, published in 1997, contains a revealing commentary by the author and 22 of her own original illustrations.

Astronomers spot 'missing link' collision creating supermassive galaxy Two hungry young galaxies that collided 11 billion years ago are rapidly forming a massive galaxy about 10 times the size of the Milky Way, astronomers have discovered.

This is because the Bible has strictly commanded the Church to reject all forms of witchcraft and many Christians feel this should include the entire fantasy genre, from major movies down to the smallest fairy tale.

The final instalment of the hugely popular vampire franchise, based on Stephenie Meyer's novels, received a total of seven nominations for the ceremony, including Choice Romance Movie, Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie, Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy for Robert Pattinson and Taylor Stewart and Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy for Kristen Stewart.

MANILA: Philippine authorities Thursday reacted angrily over 'Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown's portrayal of Manila as "the gates of hell" in his latest novel.

On a recent trip to London, my 9-year-old, Violet, wanted to visit the places that composed what she referred to as "the real Harry Potter." It turns out there is a whole industry - bus tours , cab tours, boat tours - of visiting hallowed spots in London that are featured in the books and movies and devoted to pilgrims like her, and these pilgrims ... (more)

As Derek Hough basks in the glow of having won his fourth "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy, this time with Kellie Pickler, there's a lot of backstage buzz at "DWTS" that the talented performer will again exit the show - likely this time for good.

In his most famous book, The Da Vinci Code , Dan Brown brought the renaissance artist back into fashion.

The seven Harry Potter novels have sold more than 450 million copies and are the best-selling book series in history.

Forbes has now ranked German chancellor Angela Merkel as the most powerful woman in the world seven times.

I once watched Oprah Winfrey try to explain what a meme is. When I say meme , I don't mean one of those captioned photos that people post on their Facebook feeds; I mean Richard Dawkins' notion of an idea that replicates itself and mutates the way a gene replicates itself and mutates.

While travel magazines have recently been citing the Philippines as a tropical paradise, American author Dan Brown seems to think otherwise based on his much-anticipated new novel.

One of Leonardo Da Vinci's strangest paintings, "The Adoration of the Magi" was commissioned for the altar of the monastery of San Donato a Scopeto, near Florence, in 1481.

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