Erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey, by previously unknown British author EL James, has topped the New York Times best-seller list. A limited print run of the book, the first of a trilogy, has sold out while the majority of sales were of e-books. James, a TV executive and mother-of-two from west London, has now signed a book deal in the US with Random House. Her agent, Val Hoskins, said Jame
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