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- New novel for 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' seriesSwedish writer David Lagercrantz will pen a fourth installment in the 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' series originally written by Stieg Larsson, according to Larsson's publisher. It will be released in August 2015.
- HavishamRonald Frame imagines the past of an iconic Dickens character 鈥 the jilted and vengeful Miss Havisham.
- 5 best short stories about the holidays Here are some of the very best stories about one of the most magical times of the year.
- Bestselling books the week of 12/19/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- Will Lindsay Lohan release a book?Lindsay Lohan reportedly has a literary agent and may have a pending book deal.
- Amazon's bestselling titles of 2013 include Dan Brown, Khaled HosseiniAmazon's 2013 list of bestselling adult titles includes Brown's 'Inferno' and Hosseini's 'And the Mountains Echoed,' while Veronica Roth's 'Allegiant' tops the children's bestseller list.
- Neil Gaiman dresses as Charles Dickens to read 'A Christmas Carol'At the New York Public Library, Gaiman read an edition of 'A Christmas Carol' that Dickens himself had edited for live readings.
- The New Countess'The New Countess,' the final book in Fay Weldon's trilogy set in the Edwardian era, showcases Weldon's deep knowledge of both the era and human nature.
- 4 fabulous picture books for the young readers on your listTop off your last-minute holiday shopping list with these four fabulous picture books for young readers.
- Independent bookstores capture headlines in 2013Many were sounding the death knell for independent bookstores as first Barnes & Noble and then Amazon rose to prominence. But indie stores have surprised the naysayers.
- Jason Segel will portray David Foster Wallace in the film 'The End of the Tour'According to TheWrap, Segel will star as Wallace in the film and actor Jesse Eisenberg will portray author David Lipsky.
- Independent bookstores and self-published authors are increasingly teaming upPreviously, independent bookstores tended to stay away from marketing self-published authors, but in the age of Amazon, some are embracing local authors no matter how they released their work.
- Doctors: James Bond's job performance would suffer if he really drank that muchThe doctors who conducted the study by reading Ian Fleming's 'James Bond' novels noted that if the spy had drunk as much as Fleming said he did, Bond would have been ill-suited for car chases and shooting a gun.
- The Hunter and Other StoriesA new collection of Dashiell Hammett's works includes some crime stories but also shows Hammett's exploration of other genres.
- Reader recommendation: MicrotrendsMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Texas senator Ted Cruz is the star of a bestselling coloring bookThe company Really Big Coloring Books Inc. says the book is already on its third printing.
- Is the letter 'e' in danger of extinction?The website Wired.com recently published an obituary for the letter 'e,' citing its absence from words such as Flickr and Tumblr, but linguist David Crystal says the letter isn't going anywhere.
- Norway's entire National Library will soon be be stored onlineOnce the library is digitized, the books in the National Library will all be available for searching and reading online, though copyrighted works will only be available to Norwegian residents.
- Old Man RiverMagazine writer and author Paul Schneider offers an engaging exploration of the history of the Mississippi River and its impact on American life.
- Reader recommendation: The Best Advice I Ever GotMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.