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- The Night Gwen Stacy Died
When a stranger turns up at her gas station, promising escape from Iowa and a chance at a new identity, Sheila Gower is only too happy to jump and run.
- Reader recommendation: The Smartest Guys in the Room
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- 'Harry Potter' fans share many political views, says survey
A new book by a University of Vermont professor found that 'Harry Potter' fans have similar views on political topics – with a large majority in opposition to the George W. Bush administration.
- Shailene Woodley donates hair to charity, encourages others to do the same
Shailene Woodley will star in the film adaptation of John Green's movie 'The Fault in Our Stars.'
- Haruki Murakami's new novel will be translated into English in 2014
Murakami's novel 'Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and the Year of His Pilgrimage' is already a bestseller in Japan.
- Young adults books quiz: Can you match the quote to the book?
Can you match these quotes to the well known young adult books they come from?
- Ready for a Brand New Beat
It was 1964. Our soldiers went to Vietnam, the Beatles came to the US, and Martha Reeves sang 'Dancing in the Street' – never expecting the response that the song would generate.
- Reader recommendation: You Are the Adventure
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- How well do you know your literary zombies? Take a quick quiz and find out.
From Armageddon to World War Z, there are a lot of zombie types and apocalyptic instigators to choose from. Can you match these zombies to their books?
- Movie 'How I Live Now,' based on a YA novel set during World War III, gets a trailer
'How I Live Now' is being adapted into a film starring 'The Host' actress Saoirse Ronan.
- Are Shakespeare's fingerprints all over this – or not?
University of Texas professor Douglas Bruster is claiming lines of 'The Spanish Tragedy' by Thomas Kyd were written by the Bard.
- Harlequin moves further into the digital marketplace
Harlequin announces an e-book-only imprint, in addition to planning for many e-book originals through other imprints.
- Let Freedom Ring
Photos by Look staffer Stanley Tretick and accompanying text by Kitty Kelley vividly evoke a time when the US was pregnant with both conflict and promise.
- Reader recommendation: Zealot
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- Bestselling books the week of 8/15/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America
- Ron Burgundy will write a memoir
Ron Burgundy will be the name behind a book titled 'Let Me Off at the Top: My Classy Life and Other Musings.' Ron Burgundy is Will Ferrell's alter ego in the 2004 film 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.'
- 'The Wizard of Oz' as ... a TV medical drama?
CBS is reportedly developing L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz' as a medical drama set in New York.