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Andy Weir's sci-fi novel 'The Martian' will reportedly be adapted as a movieWeir's book is said to be starring 'Edge of Tomorrow' actor Matt Damon, with legendary sci-fi director Ridley Scott at the helm.
Inspired by John Green, bookstores celebrate Esther DayEsther Day is celebrated on Aug. 3, the birthday of teenager Esther Earl, with whom 'The Fault in Our Stars' author Green became acquainted before she died in 2010. Earl suggested the holiday center on 'the kinds of love that are too often overlooked in our culture: love among friends and family,' said Green.
Battle of the film adaptations: Andy Serkis's 'Jungle Book' to come out a year after Disney'sThe Warner Brothers film will be released October 16, 2016.
'Lucky Us': Has Amy Bloom written this summer's biggest novel?'Lucky Us,' which was released on July 29 and follows two half-sisters in the 1940s on a journey through the US, is piling up positive reviews.
'Tigerman' blends parenthood and comic books to create a novel that is hard-edged yet wonderfully sentimentalNick Harkaway's third novel somehow manages to be 鈥� all at once 鈥� a piercing comedy, a suspenseful thriller, a critique of industrial capitalism, and a domestic melodrama about parenthood
Are anti-Clinton books a good sign for Hillary?Books like 'Blood Feud' by Edward Klein and 'The Real Benghazi Story' by Aaron Klein may actually demonstrate that Clinton has returned to political power.
Last novel of Pulitzer winner Oscar Hijuelos to be published posthumously'Twain and Stanley Enter Paradise' is set to be published in the Fall of 2015.聽
David Sedaris's name is now on a garbage truckAs thanks for his efforts picking up trash, the council for the UK area in which Sedaris lives has named a garbage truck after him.聽
10 best books of August 2014, according to Amazon's editors What did Amazon's editors select as the best titles to be released during the dog days of summer? Check out the full list!
'West of the Revolution' takes readers beyond the Thirteen ColoniesClaudio Saunt's provocative new history chronicles events in the dangerous outer limits of America in 1776.
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'Agent Storm' is planned as a movieThe memoir of an Al Qaeda double agent will be released this August and 'Captain Phillips' helmer Paul Greengrass could direct the film adaptation.-Roy-Volkmann.png?alias=standard_600x400)
Joseph Luzzi, author of 'My Two Italies,' talks about Italy's profound north-south divideJoseph Luzzi came from a family steeped in the Italy of the south, but found himself drawn toward the cultural riches of the north.
New 'Harry Potter' covers will be released in the UK this September 鈥� see them hereThe new 'Potter' covers are illustrated by Jonny Duddle.
Poet Frank Bidart, journalist James Wolcott take PEN Literary AwardsBidart, Wolcott, and playwright David Rabe are among the recipients of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards.
Lost Dr. Seuss stories from the 1950s come back into print"Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories" by Dr. Seuss will hit bookstores September 9th.
'Tomlinson Hill' tells the parallel stories of two Tomlinson families: one white and one blackWhen Associated Press correspondent Chris Tomlinson began to research the five generations of his Texas family, he found another Tomlinson family: the descendents of his family's slaves.
J.K. Rowling: 10 quotes on her birthday Here are 10 quotes from J.K. Rowling to celebrate her birthday.
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