British author Chris Cleave says he is pleased his novel about seeking asylum, The Other Hand, is getting attention from the likes of actress Nicole Kidman. The London writer said he is surprised Kidman is seeking to star in a movie adaptation of his 2008 book since it deals with the weighty political

By Doug Riggs British writer Christopher Cleave is coming to America -- to the University of Rhode Island, to be exact, where he will be writer in residence and deliver two public lectures this coming week.

By Jeffrey Goldfarb and Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - After a grim convergence of fiction and fact, a publisher has removed adverts for a novel about a fictional suicide bombing in London that hit the shelves the same day 52 people died in bomb attacks on the capital.