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James Patterson's Novel "Alex Cross, Run" Tops Publishers Weekly's Bestseller List For Fourth Week

James Patterson's novel "Alex Cross, Run" holds on to the No. 1 spot for the fourth week in a row on Publishers Weekly's best-seller list, which was released Thursday.

Lynne Olson's New Book Spotlights the National Debate over Whether to Go to War in Europe during WW ll

Lynne Olson's new book "Those Angry Days" spotlights the national debate over whether to go to war in Europe.

EL James's FiFty Shades Trilogy Helps Random House Post Record Profits

Publishing house Random House shared its annual revenue and profits records revealing EL James's Fifty Shades trilogy was instrumental in the publishing house's record breaking numbers.

Douglas Rushkoff Questions Why People Have Become Slaves To Their Phone and Computers in New Novel

Douglas Rushkoff questions why people have become slaves to their phone and computers in his new novel "Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now."

Ty Burr Looks into Relationship between Movie Stars and their Fans in New Book

Ty Burr looks into the relationship that a movie star shares with his or her fans in his new book "Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Fame".

National Geography Announces Production of Billy O'Reilly's 'Killing Jesus'

National Geography has announced that it will be collaborating once again with Billy O'Reilly to produce his new novel "Killing Jesus".

Philip Pullman to Succeed PD James as President of Society of Authors

Author Philip Pullman will succeed PD James as the president of the Society of Authors - the "ultimate honor" awarded by the British writer's body.

Barnes & Noble Gives Away Free E-Reader with Its Nook HD+ Tablet

Barnes & Noble announced last week its one-week deal, which offers a free Nook Simple Touch reader with every Nook HD+ Tablet purchased.

Author Therese Anne Fowler Fictionalizes Zelda Fitzgerald's Life in New Novel

Author Therese Anne Fowler fictionalizes the life of Zelda Fitzgerald in her new novel "Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald".

Tom Dunkel Tells Story of First Integrated Baseball Team in New Book

Author Tom Dunkel brings to life the first integrated team stocked with legends, both black and white, in his new book "Color Blind."

Nathan Englander Writes about Family, the Holocaust and what it is Like to be Jewish

Author Nathan Englander's new collection of short stories is based largely on his experiences growing up as a modern Orthodox Jew with an overprotective mother.

Nigerian Author Chinua Achebe Dies at the Age of 82

Nigerian author Chinua Achebe died at the age of 82 in Boston where he was working as a professor. The cause of death has been reported as an illness for which the author had been earlier admitted to a Boston hospital.

Stephen King and Wife to Donate $3M for Bangor Public Library Refurbishment

Author Stephen King and his wife will reportedly donate $3 million for the refurbishment of their local Bangor Public Library.

Junot Díaz Wins Sunday Times Short Story Award for 'Miss Lora'

Junot Díaz took home the Sunday Times Short Story Award, which is known to be the world's richest short story prize.

Charles Fernyhough Calls a Person's Memory Less Reliable than Believed in New Book

Charles Fernyhough says that a person's memory is not as reliable as a person believes it to be and has written about his thoughts in his new book.

Anat Admati Shares Concerns about Overly Large Banks in New Book

Anat Admati shares her concerns about overly large banks and how hard it is to go after big bank executives in her new book "The Banker's New Clothes".

'Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop' Wins Oddest Book Title of the Year Award

"Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop" by Reginald Bakeley and Clint Marsh has won this year's Oddest Book Title of the Year award.

Amazon Tax Petition Receives Close to 100,000 Signatures

A petition launched by owners of an independent book store asking retail giants "to pay their fair share of tax" has received nearly 100,000 signatures from people supporting it.

Exiled Poet Dunya Mikhail Revisits Iraq through Her Poetry

Poet Dunya Mikhail, who fled from Iraq after the end of the Gulf war, revisits the country through the lines of her poetry.

Author Shereen El Feki Explores Private Sex Lives of the Arab World in New Book

Author Shereen El Feki has based her new novel "Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World" on the sex lives of people living in the Arab region.

Author James Herbert Dies at 69, Literary World Pays Him Tribute

Author James Herbert who was 69 years old passed away at his home in Sussex March 20, 2013. The literary world paid him tribute with their kind words.

Lesser Emotions Expressed in Books Of 20th Century, Study Finds

According to a new study, researchers have found that authors of the 20th century tend to express emotions far lesser than books written in previous centuries.

Emily Rapp Details Discovery of Son's Fatal Disease in New Memoir

In her new memoir, Emily Rapp describes how she and her husband discovered that their 9-month-old son was about to die in a couple of years, and how she continues to nurse her dying son.

Veterans Still Waiting for Disability and Other Benefits, Says Journalist Aaron Glantz

Journalist Aaron Glantz has written several articles about how veterans from the Iraq War are still waiting for their disability and other benefits to begin.

Ben Affleck to Direct Movie Based on Nathaniel Philbrick Novel 'Bunker Hill'

Ben Affleck will reportedly continue his career in direction with a movie based on Nathaniel Philbrick's historical book "Bunker Hill."

Newly Discovered Robert Louis Stevenson Essay Offers Advice to Writers

A newly discovered essay, written by Robert Louis Stevenson is full of advice for authors of today. The essay was written around 1881.

Philip Treacy's Hats Become Subject of Photographer Kevin Davies' New Book

Photographer Kevin Davies has written a new book about Irish milliner Philip Treacy and his hats, and has titled the book after him.

Kathryn Miles Tells Tale of People Fleeing Europe During the Famine in New Book

Author Kathryn Miles tells the tale about people fleeing Europe when it was hit by the Irish potato famine in her new novel 'All Standing: The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, The Legendary Irish Famine Ship".