Lucky Bay Area shoppers: C&T Publishing, an industry leader in the publishing of books and products for quilters and fiber arts markets worldwide, has its headquarters and distribution center in Concord. On Saturday, it will open its warehouse for its annual...

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C&T Publishing sale in Concord

NEW YORK - Earlier this summer, Michael Ian Black took to his blog to defend himself against those appalled that the comedian was - gasp! - inserting rare advertisements to his popular Twitter feed.Black explained that occasionally...

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Tweeting comedians - being funny in 140 characters or less

A RARE poster proclaiming Nelson's historic victory at Trafalgar is expected to fetch more than £10,000 at auction next week after being discovered in the attic of a home

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Discovered in a New Town attic, the 205-year-old news of Nelson's victory

Mark Schatzker, a lifelong steak lover, was disappointed in the steaks he was eating -- they simply didn't taste as good as he remembered.

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Where's The Beef? One Man's Search For 'Steak'

The battle for the digital books market intensified on Tuesday, as office supplies retailer Staples Inc said it would start selling Amazon.com Inc's Kindle, and bookseller Borders Group Inc said it was cutting its prices on some e-readers.

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Staples to sell Kindle, Borders cuts reader prices

Seattle author Jayne Ann Krentz's latest "Arcane Society" novel leads off this week's list of titles of local interest.

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Local books: A Seattle environmental-activism history, a study of 'design thinking' and a paranormal romance or two

[ITHACA, NY] National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, held an August 29th auction with a Civil War-themed catalog that also featured another round of Maurice Sendak signed books, artwork and posters as well as a rare collection of FOC Darley original illustrations.

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National Book Auctions Late Summer Auction Held

U.S. biotech group Genzyme rejected an $18.5 billion takeover proposal by French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis on Monday, setting up what could be a protracted battle.

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Genzyme rejects Sanofi offer, long battle looms

U.S. biotech Genzyme broke its five-week silence to reject an $18.5 billion takeover proposal by French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis on Monday, dismissing it as opportunistic and too low.

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Genzyme breaks silence to rebuff Sanofi

It's one of those rare books that needs no introduction. Harper Lee didn't want it to have one, either. In writing the foreword to her Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee noted:

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Annette John-Hall: 'Mockingbird' still sings