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- Jane Austen will be the face of the 10-pound note in the UK
New governor Mark Carney recently confirmed that Austen would appear on the 10-pound note, most likely beginning in 2017.
- Reader recommendation: Opening the Doors
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- J.K. Rowling reveals more about her reasons for writing with a pseudonym for 'Cuckoo's Calling'
Rowling recently discussed her reasons for making her literary alter ego a military man and why she chose to write a mystery on Robert Galbraith's author website.
- Amazon's Kindle Singles will include interviews with 'iconic figures'
Amazon's Kindle Singles will feature interviews with some of the world's biggest names as part of their Kindle Singles store.
- Blue Plate Special
Author Kate Christensen tells her own story of a lifetime of love, loss, and great meals.
- Bestselling books the week of 7/25/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America
- 'Heaven Is For Real' is adapted into a film starring Greg Kinnear
'Heaven Is For Real' was written by pastor Todd Burpo whose son told him he traveled to heaven during an operation.
- Goodreads doubles membership despite Amazon controversy
The social media reading website Goodreads angered many earlier this year when they became affiliated with Amazon, but the company recently announced they doubled their membership in 11 months.
- Chuck Palahniuk will release a sequel to his novel 'Fight Club'
Palahniuk also has other upcoming works such as novels titled 'Doomed' and 'Beautiful You.'
- & Sons
Is A.N. Dyer, the reclusive novelist at the center of David Gilbert's new novel & Sons, meant to evoke J.D. Salinger? Perhaps, but that's not really the point in this sharp, funny, knowing send-up of New York's Upper East Side literary scene.
- Reader recommendation: Global Crisis
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- Shirley Jones on her racy new autobiography
Shirley Jones paints a different portrait of herself in her new autobiography, "Shirley Jones." The actress, who played a mother on "The Partridge Family," offers a racy view of her private life.