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Bloomsday 2014 celebrations bring 'Ulysses' into the age of TwitterJames Joyce fans celebrate 'Bloomsday' on June 16, when Joyce's novel 'Ulysses' takes place. This year, some are tweeting out images that recreate a line from 'Ulysses.'
'Mudbloods,' a documentary about college Quidditch, will be released this fallThe documentary will center on the UCLA Quidditch team and its path to the championships.
Stephen Colbert has a new way to 'really show Amazon'When Colbert asked viewers to pre-order Hachette author Edan Lepucki's upcoming novel 'California,' the book shot to the top of independent bookstore Powell's sales list. Now Colbert asks fans to help him get the book on The New York Times bestseller list.
Diana Gabaldon's newest 'Outlander' book, 'Written in My Own Heart's Blood,' is released'Blood' hit bookstore shelves on June 10.
'The Origin of Satan' author Elaine Pagels discusses the religious figure's modern conceptionPope Francis recently advised members of the Catholic Church not to dismiss fearing the Devil as 'old-fashioned.' Pagels discusses how the view of Satan has changed over the centuries.
Chicago will be home to an Independent Bookstore DayNine indie stores so far have teamed up to hold a Chicago Independent Bookstore Day this July.
'Game of Thrones': Two fans' charity donations earn them the honor of being killed off in the 'Thrones' books'A Song of Ice and Fire' author George R.R. Martin offered the chance to be a character in his books and (naturally) for the character to be killed off in the 'Fire' series and fans quickly took him up on his offer.
Florida high school cancels Cory Doctorow reading programThe book is still an option for eleventh-grade summer reading, but Doctorow's publisher Tor Books is sending 200 copies of Doctorow's novel 'Little Brother' to the school.
Hillary Clinton's 'Hard Choices': Here's what the reviews are sayingHillary Clinton's memoir 'Hard Choices' was released on June 10. What are critics saying about the book?
One writer goes old-school with his promotion techniques – stickersAn author harkens back to his days in a band and enlists friends and family to put stickers of his book's cover in as many places as possible.
Hillary Clinton's book 'Hard Choices' arrives and Clinton hits the roadClinton's book 'Hard Choices' was released on June 10.
Daniel Handler creates Lemony Snicket Prize for librariansHandler's award, known as the Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced With Adversity, was recently given out for the first time to New Orleans librarian Laurence Copel.
Bryan Cranston could produce a TV version of 'The Dangerous Book for Boys'Cranston played a TV dad on the show 'Malcolm in the Middle' from 2000 to 2006.
Should adults be embarrassed to be reading young adult books?Those in the literary community are weighing in on both sides of the debate, with some saying young adult books aren't sophisticated and others saying they should be able to read whatever they like without being ashamed.
Tony Awards 2014: 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder' and other literary adaptations take home prizesTony Awards: Various literary adaptations, including the musical 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder,' won prizes during the recent telecast. The Tony Awards were held on June 8.
Lupita Nyong'o to star in, produce a movie adaptation of 'Americanah'Nyong'o said the book is 'full of love, humor, and heart.'
'The Fault in Our Stars': What are critics saying about the movie adaptation?'Fault' is based on the bestselling young adult novel by John Green.
Middle Eastern online bookseller plans to create a banned books sectionAla Alsallal, founder of the website Jamalon, says there will be an entire section on the website devoted to selling banned books. Alsallal hopes to make banning books so pointless that governments stop doing so.
What was America thinking during the final year of the Civil War?Aaron Sheehan-Dean, editor of 'The Civil War,' says of the final months of the conflict that there was a 'sense of insecurity and not knowing what will happen.'
Margaret Atwood's 'MaddAddam' series is in development at HBOAtwood's acclaimed 'MaddAddam' series will reportedly be the basis for a series of the same name produced by HBO.
