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Google and Barnes & Noble come together to offer same-day shippingCustomers in certain areas of New York City and Los Angeles can now get same-day shipping on Barnes & Noble products. Will it help the book retailer?
'A Wrinkle in Time' will reportedly be adapted for Disney by 'Frozen' director Jennifer LeeLee co-directed and co-wrote the 2013 animated hit 'Frozen.'
Rick Perlstein of 'The Invisible Bridge' faces plagiarism charges from another Reagan biographerAuthor Craig Shirley of 'Reagan's Revolution' is accusing Perlstein of using the same language in 'The Invisible Bridge' as in 'Reagan's Revolution' and in using Shirley's findings without properly citing them.
'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' movie adaptation lurches forward'Zombies' will now reportedly star 'Downton Abbey' actress Lily James as Elizabeth Bennet and Sam Riley of 'On the Road' as Mr. Darcy.
Gun debate comes to children's booksThe book 'My Parents Open Carry' is by the co-founders of the pro-gun organization Michigan Open Carry, Brian Jeffs and Nathan Nephew, who said they 'looked for pro-gun children's books and couldn't find any.'
'Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin's children's book will be republished this fallThe book, 'The Ice Dragon,' appears to be set in the 'Game of Thrones' fictional universe.
Andy Weir's sci-fi novel 'The Martian' will reportedly be adapted as a movieWeir's book is said to be starring 'Edge of Tomorrow' actor Matt Damon, with legendary sci-fi director Ridley Scott at the helm.
Inspired by John Green, bookstores celebrate Esther DayEsther Day is celebrated on Aug. 3, the birthday of teenager Esther Earl, with whom 'The Fault in Our Stars' author Green became acquainted before she died in 2010. Earl suggested the holiday center on 'the kinds of love that are too often overlooked in our culture: love among friends and family,' said Green.
'Lucky Us': Has Amy Bloom written this summer's biggest novel?'Lucky Us,' which was released on July 29 and follows two half-sisters in the 1940s on a journey through the US, is piling up positive reviews.
Are anti-Clinton books a good sign for Hillary?Books like 'Blood Feud' by Edward Klein and 'The Real Benghazi Story' by Aaron Klein may actually demonstrate that Clinton has returned to political power.
David Sedaris's name is now on a garbage truckAs thanks for his efforts picking up trash, the council for the UK area in which Sedaris lives has named a garbage truck after him.
'Agent Storm' is planned as a movieThe memoir of an Al Qaeda double agent will be released this August and 'Captain Phillips' helmer Paul Greengrass could direct the film adaptation.
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Joseph Luzzi, author of 'My Two Italies,' talks about Italy's profound north-south divideJoseph Luzzi came from a family steeped in the Italy of the south, but found himself drawn toward the cultural riches of the north.
New 'Harry Potter' covers will be released in the UK this September – see them hereThe new 'Potter' covers are illustrated by Jonny Duddle.
Poet Frank Bidart, journalist James Wolcott take PEN Literary AwardsBidart, Wolcott, and playwright David Rabe are among the recipients of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards.
John Green's novels will stay in Wisconsin, Florida schoolsParents complained about Green's books 'Looking for Alaska' and 'Paper Towns,' but a school committee in Wisconsin decided not to remove 'Alaska.' Meanwhile, 'Towns' was taken off a reading list in Florida, then restored.
Amazon to Hachette: Lower e-book prices and we won't ask for more of the revenuesAmazon recently extended a public challenge to Hachette, saying that if the publisher will lower e-book prices to $9.99, the company won't ask for a larger share of the revenues. This is the first time Amazon has publicly shared details of the dispute between the two companies.
What are the 100 books that your child should not miss?Amazon has just released a children's version of its list of '100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.'
John W. Dean: shocked by 'blatant dishonesty, duplicity, and criminality' of Nixon tapes'This presidency failed because Nixon’s worst got the better of him,' says John W. Dean, Nixon's former counsel and author of 'The Nixon Defense.'
'Ulysses' will be adapted as a virtual reality video gameFilmmaker Eoghan Kidney says he hopes his video game will allow users to gain a new appreciation of the James Joyce novel.
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