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Alison Bechdel's memoir 'Fun Home' runs into trouble with the South Carolina House of RepresentativesAfter the College of Charleston assigned the graphic memoir 'Fun Home' as summer reading, members of the South Carolina House of Representatives voted to cut funding to the school. The budget will be decided on by the general assembly in March.
'12 Years a Slave' will be distributed to schools as part of World Book NightSpecial World Book Night copies of '12 Years a Slave' will be made available to schools.
'Room 1219' author Greg Merritt discusses what really happened in the 1921 Fatty Arbuckle caseFatty Arbuckle was disgraced by allegations of manslaughter and rape, but what actually happened on Sept., 5, 1921? Merritt takes a fresh look at the case that rocked Hollywood.
John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath' wasn't so beloved by one California countyJohn Steinbeck's novel was banned by Kern County in 1939, a prohibition that would stay in place for a year and a half. Various residents called John Steinbeck's 'Wrath' a 'libel and lie' as well as 'obscene in the extreme.'
Five Came BackHow a quintet of legendary American film directors were forever changed by their service in World War II.
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Apple appeals in antitrust caseApple appeals last year's anti-trust verdict, arguing that the company 鈥渉ad no knowledge" of a conspiracy to fix prices.
'Game of Thrones' clips tease new developments on the HBO dramaThe new season of 'Thrones' debuts on April 6.
I Am AbrahamJerome Charyn channels Lincoln in a memoir imagined to have been written by America's 16th president.
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Edward Norton will reportedly star, direct in adaptation of 'Motherless Brooklyn'Ed Norton previously directed the film 'Keeping the Faith.'
Independent bookstores launch Storytime Day, set for this MayAfter the success of the Indies First movement this November, in which authors worked at independent bookstores, the newest event is called Storytime Day. Spokesperson Kate DiCamillo urges authors to read a story at their local bookstore.
The Race UndergroundBoston Globe features editor Doug Most serves up plenty of colorful drama with the story of the battle between Boston and New York to build America's first subway system.
Bestselling books the week of 02/27/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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South Carolina bookstore encourages customers to 'trust' the staffSouth Carolina bookstore Fiction Addiction recently launched a program called Trust Fall which asks customers to pre-order, sight unseen, a book specially recommended by the store's owner.
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says he will release a memoir'I want people to understand what we knew, when we knew it, how we made decisions and how we dealt with the enormous economic uncertainty,' Bernanke said of his book.
Amtrak launches writers' residency programAfter receiving requests on Twitter, Amtrak has created a program in which writers will be able to ride their trains for free or a low cost, says Amtrak social media director Julia Quinn.
The Daring Ladies of LowellIn her new novel, 'The Dressmaker' author Kate Alcott explores the ramifications of the murder of a Lowell mill girl.
