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'Les Miserables': Is the story of Jean Valjean a model for newly released inmates today?I should have tried to get Jean Valjean into a couple of local prisons.
DOJ reaches settlement with Penguin over e-book price fixingIf the settlement is approved, Macmillan and Apple will be the lone defendants in the government’s suit.
A book critic's literary tour of ManhattanNew York Times critic Dwight Garner stopped at book-centered destinations throughout the Big Apple. 'I was smitten all over again,' Garner wrote after his excursion.
'The Hobbit': Try a Tolkien breakfast at ... Denny's?The chain restaurant is serving a promotional 'Hobbit' menu with items like Gandalf's Gobble Melt.
Amazon wins an e-book fight in EuropeEuropean Union regulators ended an antitrust probe into e-book prices after Apple and other publishers offered to abandon the possibility of pricing agreements that would have hindered Amazon selling e-books more cheaply than their rivals.
Never-before-seen Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale surfacesThe story, 'The Tallow Candle,' was discovered by a historian in the private archives of a Danish family.
Anarchy for children? A pro-anarchy kids' book angers the Tea Party'A Rule is to Break: A Child's Guide to Anarchy,' by John Seven and Jana Christy, was called 'downright shocking' by a Tea Party publication and received a blurb from activist Bill Ayers.
Mo Yan's Nobel acceptance speech draws ire from criticsChinese writer Mo Yan's comments on censorship and his unwillingness to sign a petition for the release of Noblist Liu Xiaobo have angered some fellow writers.
Lena Dunham's legal representative asks that leaked book proposal be taken downLena Dunham's proposal for her advice book, 'Not That Kind of Girl,' leaked online and was posted in full on the website Gawker.
Is a new 'Harry Potter' short film in the works?'Harry Potter' cast members are reportedly filming a short movie that will be screened at the franchise's theme parks. What will the new film show?
'Game Change' sequel will come next fall'Double Down: Game Change 2012' will follow the 2012 presidential election and the figures involved.
'Downton Abbey' insider Jessica Fellowes shares her behind-the-scenes takeFellowes, author of 'The World of Downton Abbey' and 'The Chronicles of Downton Abbey' and niece of 'Downton' creator Julian Fellowes, discusses how the sets keep master and servants separated, why American and British audiences aren't that different, and more.
An unusually candid picture of Sonia Sotomayor is reported to emerge from her memoirSonia Sotomayor's memoir "My Beloved World," scheduled for release in January, tells her rags-to-riches stories in more personal detail than might be expected from a Supreme Court justice.
'Girls' creator Lena Dunham's book proposal leaks onlineLena Dunham's 66-page book proposal earned her $3.7 million in her deal with Random House.
Writer David Nasaw discusses the turbulent life of Joseph P. KennedyFrom his role as a father to powerful politicians to his job as a movie industry mogul, Nasaw says that 'unlike other outsiders who fight to get inside... once [Kennedy] gets inside, he refuses to play by the rules.'
E-readers and e-book platforms track users' activity, says a new studyA new study shows that many major e-readers and e-book platforms track book searches, monitor what readers download, and can share information without a customer agreeing first. Is this the next step in satisfying consumers, or a little too Big Brother?
'The Hobbit': How to throw your very own Shire-style partyGetting excited about the release of the first 'Hobbit' movie? Celebrate Middle-earth style!
Oprah Winfrey selects 'The Twelve Tribes of Hattie' as the next title for her book club'The Twelve Tribes of Hattie,' a first novel for author Ayana Mathis, has become the latest book chosen for Oprah Winfrey's Book Club 2.0.
Amazon tweaks its Breakthrough Novel Award Contest and drops former partner PenguinAmazon, which formerly collaborated with Penguin to publish the winners of its Breakthrough Novel Award Contest, touts the advantages of working as its own publisher.
Booksellers wait on Supreme Court decision: Could selling a used book become illegal?A ruling on John Wiley & Sons Inc. v. Kirtsaeng – a case expected to come before the Supreme Court early next year – could make it illegal for non-profits and businesses to resell copyrighted works produced abroad.
