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Leonardo DiCaprio may star in a film adaptation of upcoming Jo Nesbø novelJo Nesbø's novel 'Blood on Snow' is set to be published next fall.
Authors, illustrators to Obama: standardized tests turn kids off to readingMore than 100 authors and illustrators signed a letter to the president stating that testing has a 'negative impact. .. on children's love of reading.'
Should authors allow their books to be censored for publication in China?As China becomes a more and more lucrative market, authors are forced to decide whether to allow cuts in their work so it can be sold there.
Veronica Roth's 'Divergent' finale, 'Allegiant,' is releasedThe final book in Roth's trilogy was released today.
Philip Marlowe novels are being developed for TV'Castle' creator Andrew Marlowe is working with ABC to create a TV adaptation based on the character by Raymond Chandler.
John Grisham's new novel, Broadway play open the same weekThe Broadway adaptation of Grisham's 'A Time to Kill' opened this week as the author's sequel to 'Time,' 'Sycamore Grove,' was released.
Fiction versus nonfiction: Which is better?The age-old fiction-versus-nonfiction debate resurfaces, with a rock musician taking one side and a Supreme Court Justice the other.
Salman Rushdie: The trouble with first personBestselling author Salman Rushdie shares his thoughts on writing, living in hiding, and the subjectivity of freedom.
Lemony Snicket will release a short story collectionThe collection, titled 'File Under 13,' is scheduled to be released this April.
Lance Armstrong book set to become a filmDavid Walsh's book 'Seven Deadly Virtues' chronicles the reporter's attempts to discover the true story behind Armstrong's athletic feats.
In Australia, a drone will deliver – books? Yes, reallyThe drone will be used to rush textbooks to students in delivery times as short as two to three minutes.
Readers rally to protest online censorship of erotic booksOnline booksellers like Amazon and Kobo have begun banning self-published titles featuring themes like incest and bestiality. But now, some readers complain, other erotic titles are disappearing as well.
Almost 300 authors sign up to participate in 'Indies First' effortWriter Sherman Alexie asked other authors to work at an indie bookstore on Small Business Saturday this year and hundreds of other writers have already pledged their support.
Harper Lee is back in court – this time suing her own hometown'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee alleges that her hometown is exploiting her trademark and personality rights.
What Louisa May Alcott's 'Hospital Sketches' reminds us about military hospitalsAlcott's account of her time working as a nurse during the US Civil War would be good reading for hospital administrators and politicians who are dealing with health care issues for veterans.
Neil Gaiman's 'Neverwhere' temporarily banned at a New Mexico high schoolThe novel has been taken out of the library and will not be used in classrooms while the school reviews the book's content.
'The Rosie Project' is optioned by Sony PicturesSony Pictures has optioned the screen rights for Graeme Simsion's novel 'The Rosie Project'.
'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' trailer shows Ben Stiller's daydreams'Walter Mitty' is based on the James Thurber short story of the same name.
Thomas Pynchon, George Packer and others are finalists for National Book AwardThe contenders for the fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature prizes are now narrowed down to five.
Man Booker Prize winner: 5 surprising things about Eleanor Catton's victoryWriter Eleanor Catton took the Man Booker Prize for her novel 'The Luminaries.'
