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'Hunger Games' team become the next to tackle Homer's 'Odyssey'Lionsgate has announced it will adapt Homer's 'The Odyssey' for the big screen.
Is an upcoming book by Cheney and daughter aimed at 2016 elections?Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz Cheney plan to publish "Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America" on Sept. 1.
In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks, the French are searching books on IslamBooks on Islam are reported to be selling out in France after the January 7 Charlie Hebdo shootings.
Shakespeare's sonnets serve as the basis for short filmsThe Sonnet Project, created by the New York Shakespeare Exchange, finds 154 of the Bard's sonnets inspiring movies.
World War II novels 'All the Light We Cannot See' and 'The Nightingale' stay strong on bestseller listsBoth novels were well-reviewed and center on characters in occupied France.
Is Disney adapting 'Winnie the Pooh' as a live-action film?The studio has recently adapted its animated films 'Cinderella' and 'Sleeping Beauty' as live-action movies.
George R.R. Martin posts new excerpt from 'The Winds of Winter''Winds' is the upcoming book in the 'Song of Ice and Fire' series on which the HBO TV series 'Game of Thrones' is based. Check out which character the excerpt focuses on.
Amy Poehler's 'Yes Please' continues to thrive on bestseller lists'Yes' was released almost six months ago but it's still holding steady on multiple bestseller lists. Poehler starred on the NBC sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' as well as 'Saturday Night Live' and films such as 'Anchorman 2' and 'The Secret World of Arrietty.'
Steven Spielberg will reportedly direct a movie adaptation of 'Ready Player One'Ernest Cline's book 'Ready,' which centers on a virtual experience, was released in 2011.
New Yorker copy editor Mary Norris's 'Between You and Me' has 'wit, sass, and smarts'Already half-asleep when you hear about a guide to grammar and punctuation? Reviewers say Norris's book is 'sprightly' and 'laugh-out-loud' funny.
'Station Eleven' wins another prize: Tournament of Books championEvery year, The Morning News hosts a March Madness-style face-off of works of fiction. This year, Emily St. John Mandel's novel emerged as the winner.
Spring cleaning: Can you narrow your book collection down to 30 titles?'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up' author Marie Kondo says she keeps about 30 books in her house at one time. Here are the titles this reader would keep if he followed Kondo's advice.
What's hotter than a sequel to 'Mockingbird'? A coloring book for grownupsJohanna Basford's 'Secret Garden' coloring book shot to the top of Amazon’s bestseller list this month, overtaking books by authors like Anthony Doerr, Paula Hawkins, and Harper Lee.
Cassandra Clare's 'Mortal Instruments' is coming to ABC FamilyThe TV series 'Shadowhunters' will reportedly be based on the 'Mortal Instruments' series by Cassandra Clare. Clare's new series, 'The Dark Artifices,' will debut in 2016.
'Wolf Hall' stage and TV adaptations both arrive in April 2015The miniseries adaptation of 'Wolf Hall' debuts on PBS on April 5, while the Broadway version of the story officially opens on April 9.
'The Emperor of All Maladies' comes to TVThe book 'The Emperor of All Maladies' won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in the nonfiction category. The TV adaptation of the award-winning book debuts on PBS on March 31.
David Levithan brings a 'Will Grayson, Will Grayson' character to life via a musical novelAny 'Will Grayson, Will Grayson' reader will remember the character Tiny Johnson. Levithan has penned a musical-as-novel centering on Tiny's life that comes complete with stage directions.
'Diary of a Wimpy Kid': A new book is coming next fallThe newest book in the series will be the tenth. It 'gives me a chance to reset the series,' author Jeff Kinney said of the upcoming title.
'Mosquitoland,' a new YA book, gets rave reviews'Mosquitoland' is the debut work by writer David Arnold.
J.K. Rowling stays positive in her Twitter discussion with a fanWhen a fan questioned Rowling's statement that she envisioned 'Harry Potter' character Dumbledore as gay, the author replied that 'gay people just look like ... people.' 'Amazing answer,' the fan replied.
