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National Book Foundation selects '5 Under 35'Authors such as Phil Klay and Valeria Luiselli were selected by past National Book Award winners as rising stars in the literary world.
'A Brief History of Seven Killings' is praised for its epic historyThe book by Marlon James about Jamaica and its culture, which was released today, is being called 'mythic' and 'fascinating.'
Kirkus Prize: The nominees for the first-ever awards have been announcedThe book review journal Kirkus Reviews is awarding prizes for the best fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' books for the first time this year. Here's the full list of nominees.
Bestselling books the week of 10/2/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
'Boy on Ice' tells the sad story of the rise and fall of an NHL enforcerMeticulously reported and beautifully written, 'Boy on Ice" uses the life of NHL player Derek Boogaard to explore the systemic culture surrounding fighting in professional hockey.
'The Rosie Project': Screenwriters, directors could be set for movie adaptationFor the movie version of Graeme Simsion's novel, the writers behind 'The Fault in Our Stars' are reportedly on board and the directors of 'The Lego Movie' could helm the adaptation.
More 'Twilight' movies are coming ... kind ofFive female directors will be making short movies based on the 'Twilight' universe, but the original actors aren't expected to return.
'Our Lady of the Nile,' a novel set in Rwanda before the 1994 genocide, has an air of foreboding and urgencyAuthor Scholastique聽Mukasonga is a gifted storyteller with a sure sense of plot construction, and an aptitude for crafting piquant descriptions.
'George Frideric Handel: A Life With Friends' weaves an unusual tapestry from the music and friendships of a great composerEllen T. Harris uses Handel's music to analyze and contextualize his life and times, concentrating on the composer's interesting, albeit 'less famous' friends.
L. Frank Baum biopic is in the worksNew Line Cinema has reportedly purchased the rights to a script about the life of the 'Wizard of Oz' author.
Japanese bookstore invites customers to stay overnightA Junkudo location in Tokyo is inviting six guests to sleep over at their store.聽
'Agent Storm' recounts the journey from radical Islam to informantBurly, red-headed, and Danish, Morten Storm was an unlikely double agent in the war on transnational terrorism.
Stage adaptations of 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies' reportedly coming to BroadwayThe productions received mainly positive reviews in London and some cast members from those stagings will be in the Broadway version as well.
Will author Thomas Pynchon make a cameo in the movie 'Inherent Vice'?Pynchon's novel 'Vice' is the basis for the upcoming movie of the same name.
'The Glass Cage' asks: Will automation rob us of our skills?Nicholas Carr wonders how human beings will learn to enjoy technology 鈥� without losing the edge that comes from striving.
'Outlander': Here's when the show will air more new episodesThe show airs its mid-season finale on Sept. 27 and there are eight episodes remaining in its first season.
'The Maze Runner': A new prequel to the book series will be released'Maze' author James Dashner says a new book will be published in 2016.
'Florence Gordon' may be the most magnificent fictional character you will meet this yearFlorence Gordon is the grouchy old feminist that no reader will be able to resist.
Bestselling books the week of 9/25/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
How United Flight 232 passengers were saved by ordinary peopleIn his book 'Flight 232,' writer Laurence Gonzales tells the story of how regular citizens made a huge difference when a plane en route from Denver to Chicago ran into trouble.