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CIA used 'Doctor Zhivago' as a propaganda tool in Russia, says new bookAccording to Peter Finn and Petra Couvée's new book 'The Zhivago Affair,' the CIA believed the novel could be used as propaganda. '[W]e have the opportunity to make Soviet citizens wonder what is wrong with their government,' a CIA memo stated.
Hogarth Shakespeare re-tellings project adds more authorsAuthors Margaret Atwood, Howard Jacobson, and Tracy Chevalier have come on board to retell various Shakespeare plays in novel form.
'The Leftovers' trailer offers a peek at the literary adaptation'Leftovers' is based on Tom Perrotta's novel about a Rapture-like occurrence.
Benedict Cumberbatch will star in 'Richard III' for the BBCThe actor is also starring in a theater production of 'Hamlet' in 2015.
Megan McCafferty urges readers to interact with YA authors via new web seriesMcCafferty is hosting a Google Hangout series titled 'Ask! Authors! Anything!' which finds her interacting with young adult authors like Sarah Dessen and Laurie Halse Anderson.
Meet Yahya Hassan, the Danish-Palestinian teen poet sensationHassan's poetry has brought him literary fame but also 30 death threats.
Kind of creepy: 'Game of Thrones' generator gives you a Westeros deathWith the fourth season premiere of the notoriously death-filled show close at hand, the website Vulture has created a generator that tells visitors just how they would die on the HBO drama.
'Breaking Bad' actor Bryan Cranston will write a memoirCranston said the book will detail 'the stories of my life and reveal the secrets and lies that I lived with for six years shooting "Breaking Bad."'
Ted Cruz will write a memoirCruz's advance for the book would reportedly be the largest for a conservative politician in years, surpassing Sarah Palin's.
Young adult novel 'Eleanor & Park' will become a movieThe book that Monitor young adult fiction critic Katie W. Beim-Esche called '2013's best young adult novel' is being adapted for film, with the script written by 'Eleanor' author Rainbow Rowell.
Independent bookstore workers embrace Gabrielle Zevin's 'The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry'Independent bookstore owners and their employees are promoting Zevin's new work with particular gusto.
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea will write a memoirFlea said he thinks of books as 'sacred' and that he has a desire to 'honor the form that has played such a huge part in shaping who I am.'
'Divergent' summer camp will be held in IllinoisIllinois bookstore Anderson's Bookshops is hosting three five-day sessions of a 'Divergent' camp this summer. Each day will focus on a different faction from author Veronica Roth's book series.
No time to peruse a book? Not to worry – speed-reading is backA crop of new apps – including Spritz, Velocity, AccelaReader, and Rooster – claim to help readers get through books more quickly.
Author Ryan Avery aims to set record for number of books signedAvery hopes to sign 5,000 copies of his book on April 16.
Montana bookstore owner encourages sharing of store displaysGary Robson, owner of Montana's Red Lodge Books & Tea, has created two Pinterest boards to try to encourage bookstore owners and workers all over the world to share ideas.
Michael Lewis on the dangers of high-frequency tradingMichael Lewis's new book "Flash Boys" raises red flags over the Wall Street's practice of high-frequency trading.
Nickolas Butler's debut 'Shotgun Lovesongs' impresses criticsButler's novel, released earlier this month, has won over many critics, with both Amazon and IndieBound selecting it for their best-of-the-month lists.
'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' Potter book will be a film trilogyJ.K. Rowling's book 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' a fake textbook set in the 'Harry Potter' world, will reportedly be adapted as a film trilogy.
Authors against Turkey Twitter banPEN International has rallied writers to protest Turkey's nationwide ban on Twitter
