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'The Giving Tree' celebrates its 50th anniversary'The Giving Tree' centers on the relationship between a boy and a very generous tree.
'Gone Girl': Parts of the 'Amazing Amy' books from the novel are available as a sampleIn 'Gone Girl,' character Amy's parents write a book series titled 'Amazing Amy.' Fans can now download a preview of the book 'The Complete Amazing Amy' on iTunes.
With new book, Leon Panetta joins group of top cabinet officials turning their backs on ObamaIn Panetta's new book 'Worthy Fights,' he says the president has 'lost his way' on foreign policy.
Print books are outselling digital by a healthy marginIn the first half of 2014, according to a Nielsen Books & Consumer survey, print book sales were more than twice those of digital.
Jenny Nordberg, author of 'The Underground Girls of Kabul,' talks about Afghan girls who pose as boysThese girls are known as bacha posh. Nordberg calls the practice of hiding one's sexual identity a 'form of subversion' created to help cope with 'impossible circumstances.'
'Olive Kitteridge': Check out the new trailer for the miniseries'Olive Kitteridge' is being adapted as an HBO miniseries that will air this November.
New way to love a bookstore: sponsor a shelfReaders eager to support their local bookstores might want to consider paying to sponsor a bookshelf.
Want to work at a bookstore in Scotland? This residency may be for youThrough the Open Book Residency, members of the public are invited to come work in a bookstore in Wigtown, Scotland, for several weeks.
Anthony Horowitz will write a new James Bond novelThe new book, which will reportedly be set in the world of Formula One racing, is approved by the Ian Fleming estate.
A short story by Haruki Murakami is published in the New YorkerMurakami's work, titled 'Scheherazade,' centers on a man named Habara who is visited by a woman who tells him stories.
Authors ask the government to investigate AmazonThe Authors Guild met with Justice Department officials to ask the agency to launch an investigation into Amazon, expressing concern that the retail giant might be violating antitrust law in its fight with Hachette over e-book terms.
Pizza Hut celebrates 30th anniversary of BOOK IT! programThrough BOOK IT!, young readers receive a free pizza in exchange for reading a certain number of books.
Nicholas Sparks is accused of homophobia, racismThe former headmaster of a school founded by Sparks and his wife filed a lawsuit alleging that the author 'endorse[s] ... discriminatory views about African-Americans, "LGBT" individuals, and individuals of non-Christian faiths.'
'Counting by 7s' could come to the screen starring Quvenzhane WallisWallis is starring in the upcoming remake of 'Annie' and is currently the youngest person to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
National Book Foundation selects '5 Under 35'Authors such as Phil Klay and Valeria Luiselli were selected by past National Book Award winners as rising stars in the literary world.
'A Brief History of Seven Killings' is praised for its epic historyThe book by Marlon James about Jamaica and its culture, which was released today, is being called 'mythic' and 'fascinating.'
Kirkus Prize: The nominees for the first-ever awards have been announcedThe book review journal Kirkus Reviews is awarding prizes for the best fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' books for the first time this year. Here's the full list of nominees.
'The Rosie Project': Screenwriters, directors could be set for movie adaptationFor the movie version of Graeme Simsion's novel, the writers behind 'The Fault in Our Stars' are reportedly on board and the directors of 'The Lego Movie' could helm the adaptation.
More 'Twilight' movies are coming ... kind ofFive female directors will be making short movies based on the 'Twilight' universe, but the original actors aren't expected to return.
L. Frank Baum biopic is in the worksNew Line Cinema has reportedly purchased the rights to a script about the life of the 'Wizard of Oz' author.
