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- 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies': Check out the new trailer
'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' director Peter Jackson recently revealed a new trailer for the film. 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' is set to be released this December.
- 'Outlander' trailer gives more of a peek into the upcoming TV show
'Outlander' is based on the bestselling series of novels by Diana Gabaldon and premieres on Starz on Aug. 9.
- 'Sons of Anarchy' novel will be released this November
The final season of 'Sons of Anarchy' will begin airing this September.
- 'Horns' finds Daniel Radcliffe with (more) supernatural powers
Radcliffe stars in the film adaptation of Joe Hill's novel.
- Deborah Harkness's 'The Book of Life' is selling well – what are critics saying?
Harkness's book is the third in a planned supernatural trilogy.
- Man Booker Prize longlist is released with Americans eligible for the first time
Four American authors made the cut, including Joshua Ferris and Karen Joy Fowler.
- 'Of Mice and Men,' with James Franco and Chris O'Dowd, will be broadcast all over the world
'Of Mice and Men' will be filmed by National Theatre Live.
- Kindle Unlimited: Who will it work for?
There are some pretty big gaps in Amazon's new Kindle Unlimited e-book subscription service. But for some customers it will have appeal.
- J.D. Salinger: Three early short stories are released by Devault-Graves Agency
Three stories by Salinger printed in 1940s magazines have now been collected into print, e-book, and audio format. Devault-Graves Agency co-founder Tom Graves says it's the first time a Salinger work has legally appeared in electronic format.
- Author Chuck Palahniuk reveals more details about his 'Fight Club' sequel
Palahniuk is writing a sequel to his 1996 novel that will be in graphic novel form and released in 10 parts.
- Did Ernest Hemingway tell the truth about the Spanish Civil War?
'Hotel Florida' writer Amanda Vaill discusses how those involved in the Spanish War, like journalists Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn and photographers Robert Capa and Gerta Taro, struggled with how to portray the conflict to the outside world.
- 'Unbroken' movie trailer shows more of the story of Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini
'Unbroken' is based on the book of the same name by Laura Hillenbrand.
- Waterstones 'local' bookstore meets opposition from residents
UK bookstore chain Waterstones recently opened a location in Southwold, Suffolk titled Southwold Books. Some residents say it's hiding the fact that it's not independently owned.
- A prequel to 'The Shining' will reportedly be the subject of a film
A prequel originally written by Stephen King for his novel 'The Shining' will be the basis for a new film.
- 'The Magicians' may become a TV series from Syfy
Syfy is moving forward with a pilot based on Lev Grossman's novel.
- Pulitzer Prize-winning biography 'Lindbergh' will be the subject of a new miniseries
The miniseries, based on the book by A. Scott Berg, will be written by Oscar-winning 'Milk' screenwriter Dustin Lance Black.
- 'Orphan Train' makes a splash in 2014
'Orphan Train,' a novel about the friendship between an elderly woman who was sent West in her youth and a contemporary teenager, has dominated paperback bestseller lists.
- 'The Skeleton Crew' author Deborah Halber explains how ordinary citizens are helping solve murders
'I've been really blown away by the power of the compassion of strangers,' Halber said of learning about the amateur detectives who are solving old mysteries.
- Biopic will reportedly center on the friendship between writers J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
'Tolkien & Lewis' would chronicle the relationship between 'Lord of the Rings' writer Tolkien and 'The Chronicles of Narnia' author Lewis.
- Will Amazon offer an unlimited e-book and audiobook service?
Some Amazon users spotted an ad for a Kindle Unlimited service, which would let users access as many e-book and audio titles as they wanted (within a certain library) for $9.99 a month.