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'Cloud Atlas': 6-minute trailer stokes excitement – and book salesAn unusually long trailer for the upcoming film version of David Mitchell novel 'Cloud Atlas' suggests an ambitious and visually stunning movie.
Casey Stengel: 12 quotes on his birthday Here are 12 quotes from baseball legend Casey Stengel to mark his birth date of July 30, 1890.
Grandad, There's a Head on the BeachSassy crime reporter Jimm Juree returns in Colin Cotterill's new mystery series set in Thailand.
Why Does the World Exist?A simple question proves thorny in Jim Holt's new book.
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'Magic Tree House': Author Mary Pope Osborne looks backThe children's series about siblings who travel through time via a magical treehouse is celebrating its twentieth anniversary.
Literary classics get the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' treatmentClassics are getting steamy makeovers, from 'Pride and Prejudice' to... 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'?
Wait – you're saying spoilers are actually good?A study carried out by the University of California San Diego found that readers enjoyed a story more when they'd already had a twist ending spoiled for them.
'Wild': 8 stories from Cheryl Strayed's bestselling memoir Author Cheryl Strayed's memoir of her hike on the Pacific Crest Trail has become one of the most popular reads of the summer. Here are 8 stories from 'Wild.'
James Lee Burke discusses 'Creole Belle' and the end of 'traditional' America'Creole Belle' author James Lee Burke talks about the inspiration for his new book and his detective protagonist Dave Robicheaux.
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10 amazing stories about the Olympics As the 2012 Olympics play out in London, David Wallechinsky’s latest book The Complete Book of the Olympics, 2012 Edition, provides some great finds about past Games.
'Columbine' author Dave Cullen examines the Aurora tragedy'Columbine' author Dave Cullen on how best to understand the Aurora shootings and the lessons that such catastrophes have taught us.
Man Booker Prize longlist is announcedTwo novels that have received praise in the US – 'Bring Up the Bodies' by Hilary Mantel and 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' by Rachel Joyce – made the cut.
George Bernard Shaw: 12 memorable quotes on his birthday July 26th is George Bernard Shaw's birthday. Here are 12 of the playwright's memorable aphorisms.
Elton John: 5 stories from his new memoir John looks back over his career and his personal involvement with the AIDS crisis in his new memoir 'Love Is the Cure.'
Where They StandWhen it comes to picking presidents, voters may do as well as academics.
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5 celebrations of summer from American writers Check out these five literary celebrations of the sunny season.
Hotel swaps the Bible for – 'Fifty Shades of Grey'?A hotel in the United Kingdom has taken Bibles out of its rooms and replaced it with E L James' erotic novel 'Fifty Shades of Grey.'
