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E-book price fixing: As the trial begins, here's what you need to knowTthe US Department of Justice's suit against Apple alleging e-book price-fixing goes to trial on June 3 in Manhattan.
Diana Gabaldon's 'Outlander' series is coming to televisionStarz recently gave a series order to an adaptation of 'Outlander,' which will reportedly begin filming this October.
Philippa Gregory's 'Cousins' War' series will become a Starz TV showThe series, titled 'The White Queen' after one of the novels in the trilogy, will run for 10 episodes.
BEA panel asks: Do book critics need an ethics code?The National Book Critics Circle recently surveyed reviewers about whether ethics guidelines are necessary for the industry.
Neil Gaiman's new novel = boffo sales in CambridgePorter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass. was one of two booksellers given permission by Gaiman to pre-sell signed copies of his forthcoming book 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane.' 'We’ve never sold that many copies of any book in any place I’ve ever worked,' said the store's co-owner.
Stephen King: his childhood, his family, what scares himStephen King's new book, 'Joyland,' hits bookstores June 4.
Rudyard Kipling: plagiarist?Rudyard Kipling wrote in a letter now up for sale that 'it is extremely possible that I have helped myself promiscuously but at present cannot remember from whose stories I have stolen.' Kipling is most famous for his 1894 work 'The Jungle Book.'
Amazon's Kindle Worlds fan fiction publisher draws mixed reactionsSome see Amazon's Kindle Worlds fan fiction publishing platform as a great marketing move, while others are wary of Amazon's ownership of ideas.
'Behind the Candelabra': Before the HBO movie, what did America think of Liberace?Liberace biographer Darden Asbury Pyron discusses the entertainer's legend.
'Glee' star Lea Michele will author a combination memoir/ how-to bookLea Michele has appeared in several Broadway productions and stars on the Fox musical series 'Glee.'
Life without Amazon? Barefoot Books is the David that cut ties to GoliathMassachusetts-based publisher Barefoot Books had previously cut ties with Barnes & Noble and Borders.
Penguin Books settles with 33 states, consumers in e-book price-fixing suitPenguin Books settled their charges for $75 million, bringing the funds that will reimburse consumers to $165 million.
Lydia Davis wins 2013 Man Booker International PrizeLydia Davis is best-known for her very brief short stories and work as a translator.
Amazon's Kindle Worlds will allow writers to sell fan fictionThe digital publishing platform will let fans write, publish, and sell the stories they've written based on popular books, TV shows, and more.
Never-before-seen Pearl S. Buck novel will be released this fallAn unpublished manuscript by Pearl S. Buck titled 'The Eternal Wonder' was discovered last winter in a storage unit in Texas.
J.K. Rowling's 'Potter' first edition raises $228,000 for charityThe auction benefiting the organization English PEN sold a first-edition copy of Rowling's 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' as well as works by Roald Dahl, Hilary Mantel, and Ian McEwan.
Carol Burnett will receive the 2013 Mark Twain Prize for American HumorCarol Burnett, best known for her long-running variety show, will be honored this October at the Kennedy Center in Washington.
Does a new J.D. Salinger documentary contain 'revelations' about the author?Harvey Weinstein, whose company is distributing the documentary 'Salinger,' hinted at great secrets in the new movie, but Salinger's son Matthew is disparaging of the film.
Bernard Waber, author of 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,' dies at 91Bernard Waber enjoyed a long career in children's books. His works included 'The House on East 88 Street' and 'Courage.'
Khaled Hosseini's 'And the Mountains Echoed' garners rave reviews'And the Mountains Echoed,' Hosseini's third novel, is racking up huge pre-sale numbers. The book will be released tomorrow.
