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- Barnes & Noble will close one-third of its locations over next decadeThe chain recently experienced disappointing numbers over the holiday season.
- 'Games Without Rules' dominate Afghanistan's tangled historyAfghan-American author Tamim Ansary tracks the past of his native country
- Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies' come to the stageMantel's novels will be performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Lance Armstrong: sued for fraud by two readersLance Armstrong is being sued in federal court by two readers who allege that Armstrong and his publishers committed fraud by stating that Armstrong's memoirs were fact.
- Local bookstore asks teens: Which books do you like?Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, N.J., is establishing a teen advisory council, asking young readers to review books with their peers.
- 'Tuck Everlasting' is adapted into a musical'Tuck Everlasting' will premiere in Boston in July, directed by one of the Tony-winning directors of 'The Book of Mormon.'
- 'Game of Thrones' behind-the-scenes video gives a glimpse of season 3Cast members Peter Dinklage, Emilia Clarke, and others speak about the upcoming season of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' which will premiere March 31.
- Libraries are still vibrant, say Americans 鈥 but need to keep upLibraries are 'important' to their communities, say 91 percent of Americans in a Pew survey, but they need more e-books and more programs for children.
- San Antonio plans one of the nation's first bookless librariesThe $1.5-million San Antonio library 鈥 which will have computers, tablets, and e-readers, but no paper books 鈥 will be like 'an Apple store.'
- Whole Foods' John Mackey speaks out against Obamacare while promoting his new bookMackey's book, 'Conscious Capitalism,' discusses how he practices responsible business with Whole Foods.
- 'A Memory of Light' tops bestseller lists despite e-book furorFans angry over a delayed e-book release for the finale in Robert Jordan's 'Wheel of Time' series have given the book one-star ratings on Amazon.
- Kobo doubles sales in a crowded e-reader marketKobo reported that its sales for e-readers doubled from 2011 to 2012, with gains of almost 150 percent in December.
- New book 'Unhitched' puts writer Christopher Hitchens on trialThe book by political activist and writer Richard Seymour was released today.
- An unexpected discovery yields a charming children's bookHow two gallery owners found 'Rhoda's Ocean' 鈥 an unpublished children's book hiding under a pile of laundry.
- "A Memory of Light": A longtime fan remembers the journeyThe two decades-long wait is over: The final installment of Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" series hit bookstores this week.
- Anne Hathaway will star in a film version of 'Taming of the Shrew'According to The Wrap, the 'Les Mis' star will next star in a modern-day retelling of Shakespeare's comedy.
- Dan Brown's new novel 'Inferno' links Langdon to DanteDan Brown's new book, 'Inferno,' will be released by Doubleday May 14.
- 'Fifty Shades of Grey' will be released in hardcover editionsThe 'Fifty Shades of Grey' trilogy has bucked the usual publishing trend by being released in paperback first and is only now being converted into a hardcover format.
- Amazon kicks off its Breakthrough Novel contestAmazon's annual competition comes with some changes this year as the company plans to publish the winner and adds new genres for the contest.
- Trips to heaven top bestseller listsBooks like 'Proof of Heaven' by Eben Alexander are experiencing blockbuster sales with no signs of slowing down.