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John Waters Hitchhiking for a Book

John Waters Hitchhiking for a Book Need good fodder for a book? Then maybe you should hitchhike across the country like John Waters, the writer and director of Hairspray.

New Biography on President Obama

New Biography on President Obama Journalist David Maraniss has penned a new book on President Barack Obama, which will come out mid June. Maraniss, a serial biograher has written on the lives of Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Roberto Clemente to name a few.

Watch These Funny Readings of 50 Shades of Gray

Fifty Shades of Gray has led to some very funny readings. We keep seeing unabashed reading of the grossly popular erotic book, "Fifty Shades of Gray.

Adopted Daughter from China Inspires Children's Book

Adopted Daughter from China Inspires Children's Book In today's Kiddy Corner, we have the "ABC's of China," an adorable children's book written by Robyn Chance.

World's Capital of Second Hand Bookstores

Hay-on-Wye, a small town in Wales is the world's capital of second-hand bookstores. Time for a confession. We're not sure what you'll think of us when we admit this.

Madrid Book Fair Opens May 25 to June 10

The Madrid Book Fair will open today for the 71st time in history. The event will bring 272 publishers, bookstores and distributors to the 15-day fair.

Hay Book Festival Marks 25th At "Woodstock of the Mind"

The Hay Book Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, bringing Nobel Prize-winning writers, philosophers, politicians and musicians to Hay-on-Wye to showcase their work and exchange ideas with an audience from all over Britain and beyond.

Lit-quake to Lit-crawl NYC

San Francisco literary festival taking over NYC Last Saturday, Brooklyn enjoyed its first ever Lit-crawl. What's a lit-crawl, you ask. Lit-crawl NYC is the predecessor of San francisco's Lit-quake, which debuted in 2002 as a festival of all things books and booze (can't go wrong with that combo).

Can't spell because of spell-check?

British study finds that we've become bad spellers. Ok no drum roll please. According to the British research group, Mencap, thanks to spell-check, predictive text and all the wonderful accouterments of modern life, we are becoming bad spellers.

A Social Club for Writers and Artists in Queens (Love it!)

A Queens literary salon offers a communal gathering place for writers and artists. If you love books, you probably love writers (and possibly artists) and you may fashion yourself as a writer or you hope that one day all the stories running around in your head will become a book.

New Yorker Relaunches Its Book Blog "Page-Turner"

Relaunched book blog for the New Yorker. We weren't there but our sources tell us that the New Yorker had a party last week to celebrate the relaunch of Book Bench, its book blog, to the now aptly named Page-Turner.

Get on the Book Blogging Bandwagon

Blogging about books has really taken off since then and now boasts a large network of bookworm bloggers from around the world.

Adventure Time with Finn and Jake coming to a bookstore near you (or Amazon)

Penguin Young Readers Group will publish a book version of the popular Cartoon Network show, "Adventure Time"

Comic Book "X-Men" plan same-sex superhero wedding

Marvel comic book crime fighters X-Men have put down their weapons and picked up wedding rings for the first same-sex marriage in the superhero world, set for June.

Apple Inc. Says E-book Lawsuit Fundamentally Flawed

In a filing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan late Tuesday, Apple said it has not conspired with anyone or fixed prices for e-books in an effort to thwart Amazon.com Inc's dominance of that fast-growing market.

Book reading flash mob in Siberia

Bookworms gathered during a flash mob called "Reading Bridges" in Siberia. Thanks to a reading flash mob in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk in Russia, we now know that yesterday was the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture.

Elizabeth Glasband's "Are You Kidding Me?" might be the next "Sex in the City"

First time author Elizabeth Glasband's "Are You Kidding Me?" chronicles the all-too-familiar dating disasters of single woman with humor.

Nominate your favorite 2012 new author for the Guardian first book award

"Guardian first book award", an annual competition founded by the media company in 1965 for best new writing in fiction and non fiction is still going strong. Winners of the award include writers such as Suketu Mehta, author of "Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found," Yiyun Li, author of "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers", and Amy Waldman who was one of the winners last year for her book "The Submission." The competition is now taking nominations.

Neil Gaiman, author of "The Sandman" and "Coraline" gives inspiring commencement speech

Neil Gaiman inspires thousands with a speech gone viral. Neil Gaiman who is best known for penning the comic books "The Sandman" and "Coraline" gave a touching speech during last week's graduation ceremony at Philadelphia's University of Arts.

Author of Six Weeks to OMG gets lucrative deal with publishers

Venice A Fulton, the self-published author of the diet book "Six Weeks to OMG" is about to become a rich man after securing two seven figure deals with U.S. and British book publishers. Grand Central Publishing in New York City and Penguin UK won the rights to the book after a multi-day auction. Publishers were vying for the rights because Fulton's book has become a word-of-mouth hit in the U.K. and many in the publishing industry predict similar success on this side of the Atlantic.

Sissy Spacek on a "fulfilling" career and her new memoir

Spacek, whose credits also include "The Help," "Crimes of the Heart," and "Carrie," reflects on her childhood and movie roles in "My Extraordinary Ordinary Life."

Kerouac's "On the Road" hits screen in Cannes debut

The Bible of the Beat Generation, "On the Road" premiered at Cannes on Wednesday, taking more than five decades for the frenetic tale of liberation, masculinity and post-War America to play out its journey from novel to the big screen.

"Hunger Games" North Carolina Village Up for $1.2 Million Auction

The North Carolina town that became District 12 in the blockbuster film is up for auction in July for $1.2 million, the Profiles in Hollywood auction house said on Monday.

'Snow White & the Huntsman' Cast Read 'Fifty Shades of Grey'

The star-studded cast of "Snow White and the Huntsman" get down and dirty for "Fifty Shades of Grey".

The Directors of 'Bel Ami' Perfect to Direct 'Fifty Shades of Grey'

The world is just about ready for some BDSM filled bed action. Given that Robert Pattinson's film "Bel Ami" is close to complete erotica, the directors might just be the perfect pair to direct E.L. James' novel "Fifty Shades of Grey".

Carol Burnett Book: Comedian To Publish Memoir On Late Daughter, Titled ‘Carrie And Me’

Comedian Carol Burnett is coming out with a memoir about her late daughter, Carrie Hamilton. Comedian Carol Burnett is coming out with a memoir about her late daughter, Carrie Hamilton.

Who Should Play Christian Grey in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’: Ian Somerhalder VS Chris Hemsworth

With the hype still up and continuing to rise up the charts, who should play the dapper, Christian Grey? Ian Somerhalder of "The Vampire Diaries" had expressed interest over the role in his first interview with Ryan Seacrest. Even now Ian Somerhalder says there would be no better person than him to play the role.

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