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Amtrak announces its writers' residency participantsAfter a writer floated the idea of an authors' residency program on trains, Amtrak has invited 24 writers to ride the rails.
Lena Dunham's upcoming memoir: What are reviews saying?Dunham's book 'Not That Kind of Girl' is being praised for its voice and humor, though some critics note her show 'Girls' isn't mentioned much.
'Thirteen Days in September' is a great, readable account of the Camp David Accords'The Looming Tower' author Lawrence Wright delivers what will likely be one of the best accounts of the talks between then-President Jimmy Carter, Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in 1978.
William Faulkner: 10 quotes for his birthday To celebrate his birthday, here are 10 profound, unique, and inspiring quotes from William Faulkner, one of the greatest American writers of all time.
'Game of Thrones' actors Lena Headey, Charles Dance cast in 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'Charles Dance and Lena Headey portray father and daughter Tywin and Cersei Lannister on the HBO fantasy series 'Game of Thrones.'
Why 'The Paying Guests' by Sarah Walters draws critical acclaim'The Paying Guests,' which centers on a mother and daughter forced to take in boarders after World War I, is becoming one of the best-reviewed novels of the fall.
'Edge of Eternity' keeps the pages turning through the end of the 20th centuryThe concluding book of Ken Follett's 'Century' trilogy turns the second half of the 20th century into gripping reading.
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Bill O'Reilly's 'Killing Patton' claims that the general was killed on Stalin's ordersO'Reilly's book 'Killing Patton' hits bookstores today.
Stephen King's '11/22/63' will be adapted as a Hulu miniseriesKing's novel centers on a man who goes back in time to try to stop the Kennedy assassination.
'A Deadly Wandering' takes a sharp look at the fatal consequences of texting and drivingMatt Richtel鈥檚 tragic probe of a texting-and-driving case is also an examination of the role technology plays in our lives.
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'The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher': Hilary Mantel draws controversy for new short storyCritics of the story are saying it's 'in unquestionably bad taste' and 'dangerous.' In the piece, Mantel imagines the assassination of the former prime minister. 'I am concerned with respect. I'm not concerned with taste,' she says..
Isis Books and Gifts objects to sharing a name with terrorist groupIsis Books and Gifts owner Karen Harrison says some social media commentators have urged the store to change its name, while others would rather see them stand firm.聽
Banned Books Week: How is the event being celebrated?Banned Books Week is being held this year from Sept. 21 to Sept. 27.
'Tennessee Willams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh' paints a troubling yet compassionate portraitNew Yorker critic John Lahr examines the damaged, tormented life that inspired the work of Tennessee Williams.
'Grand Opera: The Story of the Met,' a biography of America's flagship opera company, informs and amusesCharles Affron and Mirella Jona Affron carefully and engagingly trace the history of the Metropolitan Opera from its birth in 1883 to the present day.
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17 highest-earning authors of 2014 Which authors earned the most in the past year? Check out the full list.
UK author James Dawson chimes in on debate over 'white faces' in children's booksUK children鈥檚 laureate Malorie Blackman faced racist comments after Sky News misquoted her as saying there were 'too many white faces' in children's literature.聽 Now young adult author James Dawson has stepped into the fray, saying, "Malorie did not say there are too many white faces in children鈥檚 books, but I will.... Put that on Sky News.鈥�