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'Fifty Shades of Grey' inspires 鈥� baby names?The website BabyCenter is reporting spikes in the popularity of names Anastasia and Grey.
'The Casual Vacancy' and 'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell' adaptations will air on the BBC'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell' episodes will air in 2013, while 'The Casual Vacancy' series is expected in 2014.
More sad news on 'Three Cups of Tea' with death of co-author David Oliver RelinDavid Oliver Relin's family said that Relin was hurt, emotionally and financially, by the controversy over fabrications in 'Three Cups of Tea,' the book he聽 co-authored with Greg Mortenson.
E L James as 'Publishing Person of the Year' draws outcry from literary worldPublishers Weekly faces controversy after naming 'Fifty Shades of Grey' author E L James 'Publishing Person of the Year' for 2012.
Philip Roth's retirement from writing is mourned by a former studentA former Iowa Writers Fiction Workshop participant who studied under Roth wonders how a teacher who instilled in him a deep love of fiction can be throwing in the towel.
'Hunger Games' author Suzanne Collins will release a picture bookCollins' book, which will be based around her own experiences with a father in the military, will be released this fall.
Should books be a part of emergency relief efforts?A petition titled The Urgency of Reading states that reading and writing are 'essential to healing and reconstruction' after disasters, and the document has been signed by more than 100 writers, literary groups and others.
Weird science: 'This Is Improbable' chronicles the world's strange experimentsWriter Marc Abrahams discusses some of the world's oddest scientific innovations in his book 'This Is Improbable.'
Simon & Schuster will enter the self-publishing worldThe publishing giant is teaming up with Author Solutions Inc. to create Archway Publishing, a publishing house which will focus on self-published works.
'Hobbit' premiere draws thousands in New ZealandThe premiere of the first film in the 'Hobbit' series, 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,' took place in Wellington, New Zealand and was attended by director Peter Jackson and actors Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, and Cate Blanchett, among others.
Herta Muller calls Mo Yan's Nobel win 'a catastrophe'Nobel Prize laureate Herta Muller accuses Mo Yan of praising his country's censorship laws and calls his win 'a slap in the face for all those working for democracy and human rights.'
Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day is celebrated at stores around the worldFounded by a writer and mother, Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day is set for Dec. 1 this year.
Obama shops local again on Small Business SaturdayAfter visiting a Washington bookstore last year in support of shopping local, Obama and his daughters headed to an indie bookstore in Virginia this past Saturday to continue to promote the message.
As 'The Hobbit' premiere nears, the movie team works around the clockThe film production team is in the home stretch working to get the first 'Hobbit' film finished, as seen in director Peter Jackson's new video.
Make like Obama and shop 'Small Business Saturday' this weekendSaturday will see the launch of 'Thanks for Shopping Indie,' an independent booksellier promotion which includes discounts on 66 'Indie Next List' titles.
'Kite Runner' author Khaled Hosseini: building a bridge between Afghanistan and the West'Kite Runner' author Khaled Hosseini says there are misconceptions on both sides of the relationship between Afghanistan and the West and that he is embracing his role as cultural emissary.
UK booksellers lash out at Amazon: 'We pay our taxes'Booksellers across the UK have put up signs in their windows reading 'We pay our taxes' in response to a hearing by the Public Accounts Committee on Amazon's business practices.
Apple owns a patent for page-turning 鈥� kind ofApple now holds the patent for the appearance of their animation which makes it look as if the reader of an e-book is turning a physical page.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos as 'Businessperson of the Year': Can the book world learn from him?Fortune Magazine awarded Bezos the title of 'business mind of 2012.'
'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones': an action-packed trailer'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones' is based on the first novel in writer Cassandra Clare's series.
