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Historian Bruce Levine's The Fall of the House of Dixie Builds A New U.S.A
Historian Bruce Levine The Fall of the House of Dixie explores the destruction of the old South and the reunified country that emerged from the Civil War.
Robert Ingersoll Gives Up Politics To Preach Religion: A Story Told By Susan Jacoby
Author Susan Jacoby tells the story of a man who gave up politics to preach religion in her new novel The Great Agnostic: Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought.
Hatchet Job of the Year Award: 8 Book Critics Contend For The Awards This Year
Book critics that have been shortlisted for the "Hatchet Job of the Year Award" include some of the harshest book reviewers.
Megan Ellison, Nina Jacobson To Produce Movie Adaptation Of 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette?'
Megan Ellison and Nina Jacobson have paired up to produce the movie adaptation of Maria Semple's novel "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?"
Fifty Shades Of Grey Movie To Be Raunchy And Romantic: Matt Bomer and Ian Somerhalder Top Casting Poll
Screenwriter Kelly Marcel confirms that she's going to keep every bit of the novel alive in the movie adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey."
David Esterly's 'The Lost Carving: A Journey to the Heart of Making, Tells The Story of A Life Changing Experience for Him
In his new book "The Lost Carving: A Journey to the Heart of Making" David Esterly tells the story of how Grinling Gibbons' art of wood carving changed his life.
Despite The Drugs, Gore and Abuse, Author Lisa O'Donnell Says Her New Novel Is A Young Adult Book
Author Lisa O'Donnell's new novel "The Death of Bees" tells the story of two sisters who find their parents dead, bury them in the backyard, and how they go about living their life in their parent's absence. O'Donnell speaks to Npr.org about writing the book, her inspirations and what the book has a grim and gory first few chapters.
Wheel Of Time' Fans Gear Up For Last Book Of The Series: A Memory Of Light
After 20 years of success, the "Wheel of Time" series finally come to an end with the last book "A Memory of Light" releasing January 8.
Penguin Young Readers Group Set Up Online Campaign To Promote New Gayle Forman Novel
Penguin Young Readers Group has set up a new a multifaceted social media marketing campaign to promote Gayle Forman's new novel "Just One Day."
Doctor Who Marks 50th Anniversary with 11 Short Stories: Eoin Colfer First Among The 11 Other Authors
Doctor Who celebrated its 50th anniversary and to mark this auspicious occasion has decided to launch 11 new short stories by 11 well-known children's authors on the 23rd of every month. The books will be available in e-book forms.
Author Mark Binelli Talks About Detroit: New Novel Give Him An Opportunity To Return To Hometown
Author Mark Binelli reveals that his latest novel "Detroit City Is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis" gave him an opportunity to retunn to his hometown.
Dying Woman From Florida Decides To Spend Last Year Writing
Susan Spencer-Wendel who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease spends the last few months of her life, writing a book about her journey till death. The book is predicted to hit bestseller lists.
Elizabeth Day Talks About Bringing Reading Out Loud Back In Fashion
Thomas Yeomans experiences a storytelling session at a weekly book club where Elizabeth Day brings back reading out loud in fashion.
Frank Calabrese Jr. Talks About His Father and Reveals Family Secrets
Frank Calabrese Sr. passed away last Christmas and his son remembers his father , revealing family secrets and moments he spent with his father.
Tim Crothers Tells The Story of Phiona Mutesi's Road To Success in New Novel
In the novel "The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster," Tim Crothers tells the story of how Phiona Mutesi, teenager living in Katwe, the biggest and possibly toughest slum in Uganda's capital city becomes the queen of chess.
Jared Diamond's The World Until Yesterday: The Modern World Could Learn A Lot From Traditional Societies
Through his book "The World Until Yesterday", Jared Diamond says that the modern world could learn a thing or two from traditional societies, conflict resolution being one of them.
Laina Dawes Talks About A Black Woman's Experience In Metal Music World In Her Book What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal
Laina Dawes' "What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal" details Dawes' experiences in metal music being a black woman.
Barnes & Noble's Nook Falls Short In Holiday Sales
Barnes & Noble experience a decrease in sales figures for 2012 and the disappointing sale of their NOOK device brings down the sales figures even more.
Publisher Apologizes for Marking Israel 'Occupied Palestine' in Textbook
Reading-based Garnet Education apologizes for labeling Israel as "Occupied Palestine" in a textbook for Skills in English Writing: Level 1 as part of an exercise for a "Jordanian student at Greenhill College"
Bill O'Reilly's Novel 'Killing Kennedy' To Be Made Into Telepic By National Geographic
Bill O'Reilly's bestseller novel "Killing Kennedy" is now being made in a TV flick and will be produced by National Geographic.
Lawyer James Kimmel Jr. Writes Debut Novel About Judgment Day
Lawyer James Kimmel Jr. writes his debut novel "The Trial of Fallen Angels" after feeling torn between his job and his religious beliefs. The lawyer turned author speaks to Reuters about his new book and beliefs:
Al Roker Says He's Never Going Back To Being Overweight With His New Book 'Never Goin' Back'
TV personality Al Roker talks to USA TODAY's Craig Wilson about his new book "Never Goin Back", losing weight and shares tips about weight-loss with readers.
John Grisham's 'The Racketeer' Holds On To Top Position On Bestsellers List
John Grisham's latest novel, "The Racketeer," held on to the No. 1 spot for yet another week on Publishers Weekly's best-seller list which was released on Thursday.
John Steinbeck's Nobel Prize Win Controversy Reopened By Swedish Academy
John Steinbeck's Nobel Prize Win created quite a controversy and now the issue is being reopened by The Swedish Academy, reports The Guardian.
Formerly Banned Sex Manual At Edinburgh Auction House
An edition of Aristotle's "Compleat Master-Piece" which was banned in the 18th century will now auctioned for sale at Edinburgh auction house Lyon and Turnbull.
Fifty Shades Of Grey Casting: Krysten Ritter New Contender For Lead Actress Role
Krysten Ritter is the latest contender who is reported gunning for the lead role in the movie adaptation of E.L. James' "Fifty Shades Of Grey."
World celebrates 'The Hobbit' author J.R.R. Tolkien's 121st Birth Anniversary
January 3 marks the 121st birth anniversary of author of "The Hobbit", J.R.R. Tolkien. People around the world celebrate as the novel which has now become a movie has been named the Blockbuster of 2012.
Amazon Kindle Fire Devices Most Preferred and Purchased Device During Holiday Sales
According to research firm Gfk, Amazon's Kindle Fire Devices were the most purchased device during this year's holiday sales.
Amazon Offers $50 Student Discount On Their 8.9 Kindle Fire HD
After hefty festive discounts, Amazon is now offering a $50 discount on their 8.9 Kindle Fire HD for students that are Amazon Student Prime members.
Reader's Choice for Top 10 Fantasy and Science-fiction Literary Opening Lines Is fromThe Hobbit
According to a survey conducted by online portal Geekdad, readers have voted the opening lines of "The Hobbit" to be the top among the 10 best opening lines of Fantasy and Science-fiction Literary works of 2012.
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