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10 most popular 2013 'Stories of the Week' from Library of AmericaThe Library of America sends a Story of the Week to its e-mail subscribers. The most popular story of 2013 was Hawthorne's 'John Englefield's Thanksgiving,' a story in which an unexpected guest gives a blacksmith a surprising holiday.
'Mortdecai' trilogy film adaptation will now reportedly include Jeff Goldblum, Aubrey PlazaThe film will be based on the books by author Kyril Bonfiglioli.
Hilary Mantel's new work will feature Margaret ThatcherMantel's short story collection, reportedly titled 'The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher,' follows her critically acclaimed historical novels 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies.'
Pop culture meets the classicsNorwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø and “Downton Abbey” star Dan Stevens are featured in new releases of old literary classics.
Oscar nominations: Many films came from the pageMany of this year's Oscar-nominated films – including '12 Years a Slave' and 'Philomena' – have literary origins.
Patrick Carman's 'Half Nelson' proposal: for each Amazon purchase, buy a book at an independent bookstore'39 Clues' author Patrick Carman says he knows Amazon is a convenient option, but suggests buying a book from an independent bookstore each time you buy from Amazon.
Michael Lewis's new book about Wall Street will be released this MarchMichael Lewis is the author of such works as 'Moneyball' and 'The Blind Side.'
'Game of Thrones': Town temporarily renames itself King's LandingThe town of Kings Langsley in the UK will rename itself King's Landing, the capital city in 'Thrones of Thrones,' for a week to celebrate the release of the show's latest season on DVD.
Donna Tartt’s ‘The Goldfinch’ helps to draw big crowds to a smaller NY museum‘The Goldfinch,’ the 1654 painting by Carel Fabritius, appears on the cover of Donna Tartt’s new novel.
Twitter fiction festival: an innovative showcase for storytellingThe second Twitter fiction festival will be held between March 12 and 16, 2014.
'Outlander' TV series gets a new trailerThe 'Outlander' historical novels are by Diana Gabaldon.
'Gone Girl' film is reported to have 'a whole new third act'The ending of the film version of ' Gone Girl' is reported to be different from the final pages of the novel, which created controversy among readers. What will the change be?
'Game of Thrones' trailer: HBO releases a new preview for season 4A new 'Game of Thrones' trailer gives fans a glimpse at what to expect in the new season.
'Lean In' will be released in a new edition for college gradsA new version of Sheryl Sandberg's 'Lean In' with extra chapters geared towards graduates will be released this April.
Poet Amiri Baraka, founder of the Black Arts movement, dies at 79Amiri Baraka, onetime poet laureate of the state of New Jersey, was one of the most important and controversial African American literary voices.
Want your novel to succeed? Make it more complexMembers of the computer science department at Stony Brook University in New York say their computer model can determine whether a novel will be successful. Some of their findings were surprising.
Small presses release some of the best books aroundIn 2014, as in years past, it looks as if some of the best new releases will be coming from America's smaller publishers.
Lifetime develops TV adaptation of 'Flowers in the Attic' sequel 'Petals on the Wind'Lifetime's remake of 'Flowers' has yet to air, but the network announced it's already developing an adaptation of the second novel in 'Flowers' author V.C. Andrews' series.
Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ tops ebook salesThe Nazi dictator’s controversial manifesto is among the bestselling political books on Amazon and iTunes.
Professor discovers previously unpublished Mary Shelley lettersIn the letters, 'Frankenstein' author Mary Shelley discusses her son, among other subjects.
