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Rick Riordan's 'The Lightning Thief' is adapted as a musicalRiordan's book 'The Lightning Thief' is reported to be the basis for a show that will be part of New York's Free Summer Theatre Program.
'Game of Thrones' and 'Hunger Games' names seem popular for babiesAccording to the website Nameberry, names like Khaleesi from 'Game of Thrones' and Katniss from 'Hunger Games' are getting lots of page views.
Harper Lee says she didn't cooperate with new book 'The Mockingbird Next Door'Lee says that 'as long as I am alive any book purporting to be with my cooperation is a falsehood,' while author Marja Mills tells the Monitor, 'Nelle Harper Lee and Alice F. Lee were aware I was writing this book.'
'American Psycho' musical is reportedly coming to off-BroadwayA London production of the show, starring 'Doctor Who' actor Matt Smith, received mixed reviews.
Chicago Independent Bookstore Day draws indie store fansOne participating bookstore reported a 300 percent increase in sales.
'My Salinger Year' author Joanna Rakoff talks about her professional friendship with J.D. SalingerJoanna Rakoff, author of ‘My Salinger Year,’ says her contact with J.D. Salinger left her feeling that 'he was very different from this popular portrayal of him.'
'The Mockingbird Next Door,' a portrait of author Harper Lee, garners critical praiseThe story of how journalist Marja Mills came to know the 'To Kill A Mockingbird' writer Lee is being called 'witty' and 'charming.'
'Wild' movie adaptation gets a new trailer'Wild' stars Reese Witherspoon as memoir author Cheryl Strayed, who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail after experiencing various personal crises.
Nadine Gordimer, Nobel Prize-winning writer and critic of South African apartheid, diesGordimer wrote about the oppression of the South African apartheid regime and was behind such works as 'Burger's Daughter' and 'The Conservationist.'
'Downton Abbey' + 'Game of Thrones' = 'The Last Kingdom'?The producers of 'Downton Abbey' – hoping to speak to a 'Game of Thrones' audience – are beginning production on 'The Last Kingdom,' a new historical drama set in medieval times.
Lev Grossman's book trailer stars readers and fellow authorsAuthor Lev Grossman got fans and fellow writers involved for the creation of the book trailer for his upcoming work 'The Magician's Land.'
The 'Maximum Ride' books by James Patterson will be adapted as a YouTube seriesCollective Digital Studio will be creating the series, which will reportedly consist of six to 10 episodes, each between 10 and 15 minutes long.
Costco removes, then puts back, the book 'America' by conservative writer Dinesh D'SouzaThe book accompanies a documentary of the same name, titled 'America: Imagine A World Without Her,' which was recently released in theaters.
Gillian Flynn's 'Sharp Objects' will reportedly be adapted as a TV seriesGillian Flynn is also the author of 'Gone Girl' and 'Dark Places.'
Amazon offers 100 percent of e-book profits to Hachette authors as dispute rages onAmazon recently offered Hachette writers 100 percent of e-book profits until the dispute between the publisher and the bookselling giant is resolved. The move prompted criticism from Hachette.
Which are the most unread books of 2014?Jordan Ellenberg, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently designed the Hawking Index, named after Stephen Hawking's book 'A Brief History of Time' (often called 'the most unread book of all time'), to calculate which books are put down the most often.
'Gone Girl' trailer delves more into the mystery of Gillian Flynn's novel'Gone Girl' stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.
J.K. Rowling pens a new 'Harry Potter' story and 'Potter' theme park opensJ.K. Rowling recently released a short story about the futures of such characters as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, while the new section of Universal Studios titled The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley just opened to the public. J.K. Rowling also recently published the mystery 'The Silkworm' under the pen name Robert Galbraith.
Young adult books: 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' author James Thurber picks the best YA titlesBeyond John Green and Veronica Roth: James Thurber compiled his own list of books that he thought young adults might enjoy, and his picks still hold up today.
Uzodinma Iweala’s novel 'Beasts of No Nation' will reportedly be adapted as a film'True Detective' helmer Cary Fukunaga is said to be on board to direct with actor Idris Elba expected to star in the film.
