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- Bob Woodward will release book on Obama and the economyBob Woodward's new title, 'The Price of Politics,' will arrive in bookstores next month.
- Pop-up record store will promote Michael Chabon's new novelDiesel, a bookstore in Oakland, Calif., will be transformed into the fictional Brokeland Records for one week.
- Helen Gurley Brown shook up the gender roles, revolutionized CosmopolitanLongtime Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown shocked some Americans with her views on the single woman.
- A new Amazon tablet on its way?As Amazon puts its older tablets on sale, rumors swirl that a new model is coming soon.
- 'The Jefferson Lies' is recalled by publisher Thomas Nelson'The Jefferson Lies' by David Barton was intended as a myth-busting biography of Thomas Jefferson, but publisher Thomas Nelson says it has received numerous reports of factual errors in the book.
- Spy author Charles Cumming discusses his new title 'A Foreign Country'Cumming talks about missing out on that M16 job and the role of gender in the world of spies.
- Asking 'Where's Waldo' helps increase local bookstore businessThe 'Find Waldo Local' campaign, held nationwide for the month of July, had customers hunting for Waldo in independent bookstores and businesses.
- Attention booklovers: Tokyo and Paris are your citiesThe World Cities Cultural Report reports that Tokyo has a staggering number of bookstores while Paris made it to number one for the most libraries.
- 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is bestselling book ever in Britain'Fifty Shades of Grey' has passed the 'Harry Potter' books and 'The Da Vinci Code' to become the country's bestselling book.
- College textbooks: how to spend less this yearCollege students looking to save money on textbook costs now have a bevy of options, including a new rental program from Amazon.
- Joan Rivers protests Costco ban of her new bookComedian Joan Rivers handcuffed herself to a shopping cart and compared Costco to "Nazi Germany" because the giant retailer refuses to carry her book.
- Google Books case tests the limits of copyright lawThe Authors Guild is seeking more than $2 billion in damages from Google Books 鈥 which may make this one of the most expensive copyright damages cases in litigation history.
- David Sedaris essay will become a filmThe film adaptation of the David Sedaris essay 'C.O.G.' is slated to start production this October.
- 'Great Gatsby' movie is pushed to summer 2013'The Great Gatsby' 鈥 the latest film version of the novel, directed by Baz Luhrmann 鈥 had originally been slated for a Christmas Day 2012 release.
- 'Why Nations Fail': Will this be China's century?MIT economist Daron Acemoglu analyzes the Chinese system and the challenges the country may face.
- 'Why Nations Fail': Is Egypt's new democracy real or a sham?'Why Nations Fail' author Daron Acemoglu advises looking to Turkey's history for a hint.
- 'Why Nations Fail': Can the eurozone hang together?'Why Nations Fail' author Daron Acemoglu compares the EU to the 13 American states pre-Constitution.
- 'Why Nations Fail': Can elites choke American prosperity?Writer Daron Acemoglu says ancient Venice could teach the US a historical lesson.
- 'Why Nations Fail': co-author Daron Acemoglu offers a comprehensive theory'Why Nations Fail' co-author Daron Acemoglu suggests that centralized power, rule of law, and open competition are the keys to national success.
- Why is Paulo Coelho slamming James Joyce?Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho says of Joyce's book 'Ulysses,' 'There is nothing there.'