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Carlos Acosta, Ballet Star debuts as Novelist

Carlos Acosta, an award-winning ballet star attracted the Waterstone with his first novel, Pig's Foot. The British bookseller announced eleven books as this year's most promising fictions, which were chosen from 100 authors from around the world.
By Emily Green

  • Violin Found in Trash Appraised at $35,000

    A 1922 Giuseppe Pedrazzini Violin appeared on PBS's Antiques Roadshow. The owner of the violin revealed that he and his wife picked up the instrument in a trash near a military footlocker on the way back home in San Antonio, Texas.
    By Emily Green

  • Piano maker Steinway takes down "for sale" sign

    Steinway Musical Instruments Inc, the famous manufacturer of pianos, saxophones and trumpets, said on Wednesday it had decided not to sell itself following a 17-month-long exploration of strategic alternatives.
    By Reuters