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- More 'Twilight' movies are coming ... kind ofFive female directors will be making short movies based on the 'Twilight' universe, but the original actors aren't expected to return.
- 'Our Lady of the Nile,' a novel set in Rwanda before the 1994 genocide, has an air of foreboding and urgencyAuthor Scholastique聽Mukasonga is a gifted storyteller with a sure sense of plot construction, and an aptitude for crafting piquant descriptions.
- 'George Frideric Handel: A Life With Friends' weaves an unusual tapestry from the music and friendships of a great composerEllen T. Harris uses Handel's music to analyze and contextualize his life and times, concentrating on the composer's interesting, albeit 'less famous' friends.
- L. Frank Baum biopic is in the worksNew Line Cinema has reportedly purchased the rights to a script about the life of the 'Wizard of Oz' author.
- Japanese bookstore invites customers to stay overnightA Junkudo location in Tokyo is inviting six guests to sleep over at their store.聽
- 'Agent Storm' recounts the journey from radical Islam to informantBurly, red-headed, and Danish, Morten Storm was an unlikely double agent in the war on transnational terrorism.
- Stage adaptations of 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies' reportedly coming to BroadwayThe productions received mainly positive reviews in London and some cast members from those stagings will be in the Broadway version as well.
- Will author Thomas Pynchon make a cameo in the movie 'Inherent Vice'?Pynchon's novel 'Vice' is the basis for the upcoming movie of the same name.
- 'The Glass Cage' asks: Will automation rob us of our skills?Nicholas Carr wonders how human beings will learn to enjoy technology 鈥 without losing the edge that comes from striving.
- 'Outlander': Here's when the show will air more new episodesThe show airs its mid-season finale on Sept. 27 and there are eight episodes remaining in its first season.
- 'The Maze Runner': A new prequel to the book series will be released'Maze' author James Dashner says a new book will be published in 2016.
- 'Florence Gordon' may be the most magnificent fictional character you will meet this yearFlorence Gordon is the grouchy old feminist that no reader will be able to resist.
- Bestselling books the week of 9/25/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- How United Flight 232 passengers were saved by ordinary peopleIn his book 'Flight 232,' writer Laurence Gonzales tells the story of how regular citizens made a huge difference when a plane en route from Denver to Chicago ran into trouble.
- Amtrak announces its writers' residency participantsAfter a writer floated the idea of an authors' residency program on trains, Amtrak has invited 24 writers to ride the rails.
- Lena Dunham's upcoming memoir: What are reviews saying?Dunham's book 'Not That Kind of Girl' is being praised for its voice and humor, though some critics note her show 'Girls' isn't mentioned much.
- 'Thirteen Days in September' is a great, readable account of the Camp David Accords'The Looming Tower' author Lawrence Wright delivers what will likely be one of the best accounts of the talks between then-President Jimmy Carter, Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in 1978.
- William Faulkner: 10 quotes for his birthday To celebrate his birthday, here are 10 profound, unique, and inspiring quotes from William Faulkner, one of the greatest American writers of all time.
- 'Game of Thrones' actors Lena Headey, Charles Dance cast in 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'Charles Dance and Lena Headey portray father and daughter Tywin and Cersei Lannister on the HBO fantasy series 'Game of Thrones.'
- Why 'The Paying Guests' by Sarah Walters draws critical acclaim'The Paying Guests,' which centers on a mother and daughter forced to take in boarders after World War I, is becoming one of the best-reviewed novels of the fall.