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'A Hologram for the King' film will star Tom HanksDave Eggers' National Book Award finalist will star and be produced by 'Cloud Atlas' actor Tom Hanks.
Bestselling books the week of 6/10/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
'1984' book sales surge on NSA spy scandal'1984' book sales are rising after the Edward Snowden revelations about NSA spying. The topic of 'Big Brother' watching has spurred the sales of聽 George Orwell's "1984"聽 and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World."
TransAtlanticNational Book Award winner Colum McCann delivers one of the more beautifully written novels of the year.
Superman comic book fetches $175,000 at auctionA rare copy of Action Comics No. 1 鈥� which includes the first appearance of Superman 鈥� sold for $175,000 after being hidden for more than 70 years.
Do kids today shy away from challenging books?Today's teens are buried in books, but what are they reading? Nothing very challenging, worry some adults 鈥� including Stephen King.
'The Little Prince' will star Jeff Bridges, Marion Cotillard, and others'The Little Prince' will be adapted into an animated film by Mark Osborne, the director of 'Kung Fu Panda.'
Anne Frank: The BiographyNew material allows German historian and biographer Melissa M眉ller to offer a deeper, more nuanced view of the world's most famous Holocaust diarist.
Reader recommendation: Our Lives, Our Fortunes & Our Sacred HonorMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
NSA revelations trigger a spike in '1984' salesGeorge Orwell's dystopian classic '1984' has experienced a sales surge since the National Security Agency's surveillance program has been in the headlines.
Anne Frank: 10 quotes on her birthday Here are 10 quotes from Anne Frank's diary.
Ringo Starr will adapt 'Octopus's Garden' as a children's bookStarr's book will be illustrated by children's books illustrator and author Ben Cort.
Natasha Trethewey will serve as US poet laureate for a second yearNatasha Trethewey was praised by Librarian of Congress James Billington for making herself so accessible to the public.
JoylandAt its heart, Stephen King's latest novel is a captivating story filled with more light than dark, more sweetness than horror, and plenty of 聽grace.
Reader recommendation: Arrow of GodMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Will Kindle take off in China?Amazon's Kindle e-reader is now available in China. But the Chinese Government may not be a fan and, as many Chinese use their phones to read books, the Kindle may face an uphill battle.
Maurice Sendak's beautiful goodbyeMaurice Sendak, eight months before his death, did a lovely in-depth interview with NPR's Terry Gross. Looking back on his words today, they can only be called a valediction.
'Game of Thrones': 20 questions as Season 3 ends As Season 3 of 'Game of Thrones' draws to an end, many burning questions remain. Here are some of the most urgent. (Beware, if you haven't finished Season 3: spoilers follow!)
Maurice Sendak: 13 quotes on his birthday Here are 13 quotes from wildly influential author Maurice Sendak.
City of AmbitionMason B. Williams looks back at the unique Depression-era collaboration between FDR and New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia.
