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- 'Heaven Is For Real' trailer gives insight into the film adaptation of Todd Burpo's bestseller'Heaven is For Real' tells the story of the Burpo family, whose son Colton says he traveled to heaven while in surgery.
- 'Selfie' is chosen as word of the year by the Oxford Dictionaries'Selfie,' which was chosen for inclusion in the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary this summer, was selected by the dictionary's publishers as the 2013 word of the year. 'Selfie' is a photo of a person snapped by themselves, usually using a cell phone.
- The Minor Adjustment Beauty SalonPrecious Ramotswe, as endearing as ever, works to untangle fresh mysteries in Alexander McCall Smith's latest entry in the 'No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' series.
- 'The Wizard of Oz': 10 facts about the classic movie Writers Jay Scarfone and William Stillman look back at the making of the iconic 1939 film 'Wizard of Oz' in their book 'The Wizard of Oz: The Official 75th Anniversary Companion.' Here are some stories from the production.
- Louisiana residents choose libraries over jail to receive fundsResidents of Lafourche Parish in Louisiana recently voted down a proposal that would have used money currently going to local libraries to build a new prison.
- Robert K. Massie's 'Catherine the Great' could become an ABC TV showRobert K. Massie's biography 'Catherine the Great' is reported to be in the process of being adapted into a limited series for ABC.
- Nobel prize-winner Doris Lessing diesWinner of the Nobel Literature prize and author of more than 55 works of fiction, opera, nonfiction, and poetry, including 'The Golden Notebook,' British author Doris Lessing died Sunday at her home in London.
- The Hired ManIn Aminatta Forna's astonishing new novel, a survivor of the Yugoslav wars keeps watch over the small Croatian town he calls home.
- New Italian TV show is 'American Idol' for authors'Masterpiece,' which fuses reality TV with the intimate art of writing, may come to other markets if it succeeds in Italy.
- 'The Nazi and the Psychiatrist' author Jack El-Hai discusses a fascinating and appalling 'meeting of minds'El-Hai's book centers on Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, an American psychiatrist, and Nazi leader Hermann G枚ring. As the Nuremberg Trials loomed, Kelley tried to understand what had made G枚ring who he was.
- Indies First movement turns hundreds of authors into booksellersTo support Indies First, scores of authors will be working in indie bookstores on Small Business Saturday.
- 'Fifty Shades of Grey' author E.L. James 'terrified' of the movie'Fifty Shades of Grey' author E.L. James also says that she has written a new book but doesn't know when it will be published.
- American MirrorDeborah Solomon's biography portrays Norman Rockwell as an unhappy loner, sadly distant from the idealized scenes of his art.
- Google Books case: digitizing 'snippets' of text is ruled 'fair use'US Circuit Judge Denny Chin says Google Books falls under fair use, while the Authors Guild calls it copyright infringement.
- JFK assassination: 10 'where I was' stories "November 22, 1963" gathers dozens of "where I was" stories from the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
- Neil Gaiman's 'Neverwhere' is restored to New Mexico high schoolNeil Gaiman's 'Neverwhere' was temporarily taken out of classrooms and the school's library while staff decided whether it was appropriate for students.
- New 'Divergent' trailer shows more action, romance'Divergent' stars Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet, and Theo James.
- After dystopia, what next?Book industry experts say dystopian literature, previously represented by bestselling series like 'The Hunger Games' and 'Allegiant,' is done as a trend. So what will be the next big genre in young adult fiction?
- Dallas 1963Writers Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis examine the toxic political climate of Dallas at the time of JFK's assassination.
- Malcolm X's diary: Can it be published without his family's permission?Third World Press plans to release Malcolm X's diary later this week despite the fact that the civil rights leader's family has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the publisher.