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Amanda Knox's new memoir reveals a gentler side of the American studentAmanda Knox's memoir is titled 'Waiting to be Heard' and discusses her life from childhood to her time in prison in Italy.
NY governor Andrew Cuomo will write memoir for 2014Andrew Cuomo's memoir will be 'a full and frank look at his public and private life,' according to publisher HarperCollins.
Pulitzer Prize: huge sales neither required nor guaranteedAfter winning the highest honor in the literary world, the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winners have seen sales increases – but so far the numbers are pretty tiny.
'The Hunger Games' trilogy drives juvenile fiction sales up 13.1 percent for 2012According to a new report by the Association of American Publishers, children's and young adult books experienced a sales jump driven by hardcover sales of Suzanne Collins' trilogy.
Poetry Out Loud 2013 finals: students from all over the US will competePoetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest, will help to wrap up Poetry Month tonight in Washington, D.C.
'Sookie Stackhouse' series will end this MayThe 'Sookie Stackhouse' series by Charlaine Harris – the basis for HBO's 'True Blood' TV show – will wrap up with the release of the 13th book, 'Dead Ever After.'
Climate change inspires a new literary genre: cli-fiCli-fi, or 'climate fiction,' describes a dystopian present, as opposed to a dystopian future. And don't call it 'science fiction.' Cli-fi is literary fiction.
Boston marathon bombing: how it connects Tolstoy, David Foster WallaceEchoes of one of Tolstoy's great works, inspired by the conflict between Russia and Chechnya, can be found in the final novel by David Foster Wallace.
'The Great Gatsby' movie tie-in cover rankles some fansF. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' is experiencing huge sales in advance of Baz Luhrmann's cinematic take on the novel, but a cover featuring Luhrmann's leads doesn't appeal to some.
Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' gets a new trailerJoss Whedon's take on Shakespeare's classic keeps the original language but updates the plot to a modern setting.
Don DeLillo becomes first writer to receive the Library of Congress Prize for American FictionDon DeLillo, who has been called 'chief shaman of the paranoid school of American fiction,' is the author of works that include 'White Noise' and 'Underworld.'
Jason Segel will pen series for kidsThe first part of the middle-grade trilogy, titled 'Nightmares!,' will come out in fall 2014.
Margaret Thatcher authorized biography gets a US release dateThe authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher by Charles Moore will come to America next month.
'Top of the Morning': great word-of-mouth, but not such good reviewsBrian Stelter's exposé on TV's morning news shows has gotten lots of publicity.
World Book Night: the most popular books and which Broadway show is getting involvedWorld Book Night, the celebration of reading which includes the distribution of free books, has arrived.
Texas plant explosion: A deadly 1947 explosion in Texas City was also caused by ammonium nitrateBill Minutaglio, author of 'City on Fire,' discusses the 1947 explosion in Texas City of a ship full of ammonium nitrate that killed hundreds and left thousands wounded.
E.L. Konigsburg: best remembered for 'From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler'E.L Konigsburg won the Newbery Medal twice and is best known for her children's book 'From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.'
'Berenstain Bears' books come to Put Me In The Story reading appThe 'Berenstain Bears' books will now be available through the Put Me In The Story reading app, which allows parents to add a child's name to a story on an e-reader.
World Book Night US: Washington, Michigan, and New York attract the most volunteersAs World Book Night approaches again, a list of rankings shows where volunteers – who give away free books on April 23 – are most heavily clustered in the US.
Boston Marathon bombing: how it compares to the 1920 Wall Street attackThe 1920 bombing of Wall Street, which killed 38 and injured hundreds, was the deadliest terror attack on US civilians until Oklahoma City. The crime has never been solved.
