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'War and Peace' will be adapted as a BBC miniseriesThe miniseries of 'War and Peace' is expected to air in the UK in 2015.
One SummerBill Bryson centers on the summer of 1927 鈥� a seminal season, but not an innocent one.
Bestselling books the week of 10/10/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Jennifer Lawrence and 'Hunger Games' director Gary Ross will reportedly adapt 'Burial Rites'Hannah Kent's novel 'Burial Rites,' released last month, has received good reviews and now may be a new movie for director Ross and Lawrence.
'Divergent' finale outsells 'Hunger Games' conclusion by almost five to one on AmazonAccording to Amazon, the novel 'Allegiant,' which is set to come out Oct. 22, is already far outpacing the sales for the third book in the 'Hunger Games' series for about the same time before its release.
Elizabeth Smart details her kidnapping and near rescuesElizabeth Smart was kidnapped at age 14. Elizabeth Smart recounts her nine-month ordeal in "My Story," a 308-page book released Monday by St. Martin's Press.
Alexander McCall Smith brings Jane Austen into the 21st centuryWriters including Alexander McCall Smith and Curtis Sittenfeld will bring some of Austen's most famous stories into contemporary times.
Thank You for Your ServiceWashington Post journalist David Finkel focuses on an often-neglected narrative: what happens when soldiers return home.
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Steinbeck Center workers follow in the footsteps of the Joad familyStaff members from California's Steinbeck Center are currently traveling from Oklahoma to California, mirroring the journey of the main characters of John Steinbeck's novel 'The Grapes of Wrath.'
Furloughed by the government? At least you've got time to read.In the wake of the government shutdown, Baltimore-based breathe bookstore caf茅 is offering a 10 percent discount to furloughed workers.
Catastrophe 1914British journalist and historian Max Hastings explores the tumultuous and sometimes baffling early months of World War I.
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Narnia book 'The Silver Chair' will be next for a movie adaptationC.S. Lewis's 'The Silver Chair' will be the fourth Narnia book recently adapted for the big screen.
What does Jonathan Franzen have against Twitter?Outspoken author Jonathan Franzen said he thinks would-be writers who should be working on their writing skills are instead spending time on 'constant self-promotion.'
'The Smartest Kids in the World': 6 stories about students from Amanda Ripley's book Journalist Amanda Ripley followed three American teenagers as they went to three of the most educationally successful countries in the world to attend school. Here are some of the stories.
Big date coming up? Try reading a good book before you goA recent study done by New York's New School for Social Research found that, after reading literary fiction, participants displayed more social perception and empathy.
Star Wars Reads Day is being held for the second timeChain bookstores, indie locations, schools and school libraries are participating all over the world.
'Run, Brother, Run' author David Berg discusses his brother's murder 鈥� a crime made famous for the wrong reasonsBerg's memoir chronicles the death of his brother and the aftereffects of the crime.
