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Half Price Books hosts a Tournament of Sidekicks March Madness-styleThe tournament is currently down to 16 contenders, with everyone from Ron Weasley of 'Harry Potter' fame to Winnie the Pooh's friend Piglet still in the running.
Is California overdue for a big earthquake?Was the recent earthquake in Los Angeles a warning of more to come? 'Earthquake Storms' author John Dvorak shares his thoughts.
'The Gifts of the State' collects short stories by young Afghanis'Gifts' consists of 18 short stories by young residents of Afghanistan who write about their lives – filled with tradition and warfare, on top of all the more ordinary things that young people everywhere hope and wish for.
'Gone with the Wind' prequel will focus on the character of Mammy'Rhett Butler's People' writer Donald McCaig's novel 'Ruth's Journey' will be released this October.
'Dork Diaries' series could be adapted for filmThe 'Dork Diaries' series is by Rachel Renee Russell.
'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' celebrates its 50th birthdayAnniversary celebrations by the book's publisher, Penguin for Young Readers, will include a National Golden Ticket Sweepstakes, through which five children will be able to take a behind-the-scenes tour of Dylan's Candy Bar.
'Anchorman' director Adam McKay will helm an adaptation of Michael Lewis's 'The Big Short'Lewis's book on the financial crash was first published in 2010.
Jimmy Carter's new book 'A Call to Action' receives positive reviewsIn Carter's new book, he says that he believes the biggest challenge facing our world today is the subjugation and abuse of women and girls.
'HRC' authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes share their thoughts on Hillary ClintonAuthors Allen and Parnes discuss the new information about Clinton revealed in their book and make some predictions about 2016.
Jean Craighead George's 'Ice Whale' will be posthumously released this AprilGeorge's children and editor worked together to ready the novel for publication.
John Green's 'Paper Towns' will be adapted as a filmGreen's novel 'The Fault in Our Stars' has been made into a movie starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort that will come to theaters on June 6.
Hitler parody novel will be translated into English this spring'Look Who's Back' by Timur Vermes, the novel about Adolf Hitler living in modern-day Berlin that became a hit in Germany, will become available in the UK this April.
'Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin: TV series might wrap up with a movie'Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin recently said the HBO series 'might need a feature to tie things up.' The new season of 'Game of Thrones' debuts on April 6.
Rule preventing UK prisoners from receiving books causes outcryThe rule came to public attention after Frances Crook, the chief executive of the Horward League for Penal Reform, wrote an opinion piece about it. 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time' author Mark Haddon called the rule 'not only ... small-minded but desperately counterproductive.'
Is the conservative book boom bubble about to burst?Over-saturation and fierce competition may be signaling the end of a decade-long boom in conservative books.
'The Vatican Diaries' author John Thavis looks at the Catholic Church under the leadership of Pope FrancisJohn Thavis released The Vatican Diaries' in 2013 and added a section about Pope Francis for the paperback edition. 'It has struck me how the level of enthusiasm around the world for this new Pope is definitely a notch or two above that inside the Vatican,' the author said.
'The Maze Runner' trailer shows the strange world of Jeff Dashner's booksThe movie 'The Maze Runner' is based on the first book in a series that centers on Thomas, a boy who wakes up in a meadow, surrounded by a maze from which no one has ever escaped.
'Divergent': What are movie critics saying?'Divergent' stars Shailene Woodley as teenager Tris Prior, who lives in a dystopian Chicago where people are sorted into factions based on their talents. 'Divergent' is based on the book of the same name by Veronica Roth, the first in a trilogy.
Hillary Clinton wins over crowd with humor while promoting her upcoming bookHillary Clinton spoke about her upcoming book at the Association of American Publishers' annual gathering. The work is scheduled to be released this June.
Campaign to stamp out 'books for boys,' 'books for girls' gains tractionA campaign titled Let Books Be Books has received the support of authors, a newspaper, and bookseller Waterstones, and the related petition has garnered more than 4,000 signatures.
