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- Neil Gaiman's video game will be released this fall
Author Neil Gaiman is behind a video game titled 'Wayward Manor' which follows a ghost as he tries to expel unwelcome visitors from his home.
- Obama's embrace of Amazon dismays many booksellers
President Obama will highlight Amazon as 'a perfect example of the company that is investing in American workers and creating good, high-wage jobs,' according to the White House. Independent booksellers aren't pleased.
- Are Overstock.com and Amazon in a price war?
Overstock.com is offering 'tens of thousands' of books at '10 percent off Amazon's book prices.' Now Amazon has reduced the prices of many of its bestsellers by as much as 50 to 65 percent.
- Will actress Rosamund Pike star in 'Gone Girl'?
The Hollywood Reporter says Pike 'has been offered and is expected to accept' the role of Amy Dunne, a woman who goes missing on her fifth wedding anniversary.
- 'Parapalooza' YouTube channel features people reading from their favorite titles
The new YouTube channel encourages readers to upload a video of themselves sharing a paragraph from a favorite book.
- 'Blood and Beauty' brings readers more of the Borgias
Sarah Dunant's new book on the Borgias family of Italy has gotten good reviews. It's one of several works in pop culture to take a fresh look at the infamous family.
- Could Hannah Arendt’s 1963 book influence the Boston Marathon bombing trial and coverage?
In 'Eichmann in Jerusalem,' Hannah Arendt portrayed the SS officer as a self-deluded functionary whose mindset allowed him to facilitate murders on a massive scale. Would anyone argue the same for those who murder in the name of jihad?
- Jane Austen will be the face of the 10-pound note in the UK
New governor Mark Carney recently confirmed that Austen would appear on the 10-pound note, most likely beginning in 2017.
- J.K. Rowling reveals more about her reasons for writing with a pseudonym for 'Cuckoo's Calling'
Rowling recently discussed her reasons for making her literary alter ego a military man and why she chose to write a mystery on Robert Galbraith's author website.
- Amazon's Kindle Singles will include interviews with 'iconic figures'
Amazon's Kindle Singles will feature interviews with some of the world's biggest names as part of their Kindle Singles store.
- 'Heaven Is For Real' is adapted into a film starring Greg Kinnear
'Heaven Is For Real' was written by pastor Todd Burpo whose son told him he traveled to heaven during an operation.
- Goodreads doubles membership despite Amazon controversy
The social media reading website Goodreads angered many earlier this year when they became affiliated with Amazon, but the company recently announced they doubled their membership in 11 months.
- Chuck Palahniuk will release a sequel to his novel 'Fight Club'
Palahniuk also has other upcoming works such as novels titled 'Doomed' and 'Beautiful You.'
- Man Booker Prize long list includes writers Colum McCann, Tash Aw
While some books on this year's Man Booker prize long list have gotten buzz here in the US, none of them compare (so far) with the success of last year's winner, Hilary Mantel's 'Bring Up the Bodies.'
- Looking for literary love in London?
Book review website the Omnivore has created a dating feature that matches participants based on answers to questions like 'What are you currently reading?' and 'What author do you have a crush on?'
- 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' trailer is revealed
A trailer for 'Catching Fire' includes a glimpse of the new contestants in the second installment of 'The 'Hunger Games,' plus scenes of rebellion.
- J.K. Rowling's 'The Cuckoo's Calling': What are reviewers saying now that the secret's out?
Many publications are reviewing 'The Cuckoo's Calling' now that it's public knowledge that the mystery was written by J.K. Rowling. Most reviews are positive but NPR's critic says she's 'read better.'
- 'Ender's Game' director and star discuss the proposed boycott of the film
The website Geeks Out has proposed a boycott against the movie version of 'Ender's Game' because of author Orson Scott Card's views against gay marriage.
- Comic-Con 2013: A look at past comic books and a glimpse of the genre's future
Gerard Jones, author of 'Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book,' explains the origins of comic books, the hardships they went through, and where they are apt to go next.
- The person who leaked J.K. Rowling's pen name is revealed
Rowling was recently discovered to be the author behind the novel 'The Cuckoo's Calling,' which was billed as written by Robert Galbraith. Rowling's law firm Russells confessed that one of its partners told someone else, according to Reuters, who then tweeted the news to the British newspaper the Sunday Times.