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Rush Limbaugh wins Children's Choice Book Awards Author of the Year prizeAfter Rush Limbaugh's name appeared on the list of nominees for the prize, the Children's Book Council released a statement explaining that nominees were selected based only on their sales numbers.
Booksellers express support for Hachette Book Group against AmazonSome Hachette titles are currently listed on the Amazon website as taking multiple weeks to ship, but Hachette says the company is 'satisfying all Amazon's orders promptly' and that the company is delaying some of their books 'for reasons of their own.'
Organization creates books that can be used as water filtersThe group WaterIsLife has created 'drinkable books' – the text tells readers about water safety and the pages function as water filters.
Can books help to redeem prisoners?Italy follows Brazil in offering a chance for prisoners to reduce their sentences by reading.
'Harry Potter' spin-off film gets a release date, Universal ride details revealedA release date for the 'Harry Potter' spin-off film, 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' has been announced and new details have been revealed about the upcoming roller coaster that will debut at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park.
Trio of authors recall how they investigated dark family secretsThree writers – Emma Brockes, author of 'She Left Me the Gun'; David Berg, author of 'Run Brother Run'; and Michael Hainey, author of 'After Visiting Friends' – all investigated dark areas from their families' pasts.
'The Red Tent' will reportedly become a Lifetime miniseries'The Red Tent' by Anita Diamant is a novel based on the Old Testament figures of Leah and Jacob.
'Wild' movie adaptation gets a release date, more cast membersThe film based on Cheryl Strayed's bestselling memoir is scheduled for release on Dec. 5.
Is Hillary Clinton hinting at her future in memoir excerpt?The section of Clinton's memoir, which was released on Mother's Day, discusses her relationship with her own mother, Dorothy Howell Rodham, and may offer a rationale for a 2016 presidential run.
'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day' movie gets a trailer'Alexander' stars Ed Oxenbould, Steve Carell, and Jennifer Garner.
BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Tudor novels will include Damian Lewis, Mark RylanceThe BBC adaptation of Mantel's novels 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies' will reportedly air sometime next year.
Graduation gifts: One is still making a difference in the life of a journalistOne writer is still encouraged by the handsome deluxe edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novels he received as a graduation present.
Hachette Book Group says Amazon is deliberately delaying shipments of their titlesNew titles that Hachette says should be available are listed as taking as long as five weeks to be delivered to customers by Amazon. Amazon declined to comment.
Hemingway biopic 'Papa' brings Hollywood back to Cuba'Papa' is reportedly the first full-length feature Hollywood movie to film in Cuba since 1959.
New York Public Library cancels renovation plansIn a move that was called 'remarkable,' the NYPL decided against its planned revamp, which would have sent 1.5 million books to a storage facility in New Jersey.
Walter Kirn's con man tale 'Blood Will Out' could come to TV'Blood Will Out' has been put in development as a limited series.
Author provides a glimpse into a North Korean bookstoreWriter Jose Luis Peixoto's latest installment about his travels in North Korea include a description of a North Korean bookstore and its wares.
Queen Latifah will reportedly star as singer Bessie Smith in HBO filmQueen Latifah will play the blues singer in a movie titled 'Bessie' which will be based on the biography of the same name by Chris Albertson.
Parent arrested after protesting Jodi Picoult novel being read in schoolsA New Hampshire parent was arrested when he overshot his allotted time during a debate over the assignment of Jodi Picoult's novel 'Nineteen Minutes' to ninth-grade readers.
Lack of diversity in book world continues to stir debateWhen Book Expo America Bookcon announced its panel lineup, critics cried foul that all 30 authors were white.
