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- A prequel to 'The Shining' will reportedly be the subject of a filmA prequel originally written by Stephen King for his novel 'The Shining' will be the basis for a new film.
- 'The Magicians' may become a TV series from SyfySyfy is moving forward with a pilot based on Lev Grossman's novel.
- 4 audiobooks by great writers These four audiobooks stand out from the pack.
- 'We Were Liars' is a sharp look at how the other half livesThis young adult novel centers on the privileged Sinclair family and the bitterness and jealousy beneath their veneer of perfection.
- 'The Book of Unknown Americans' tells the stories of immigrants struggling to see the US as homeThis haunting but lovely novel explores the enormous sacrifice that immigration represents.
- Reader recommendation: Paper Boy to PulitzerMonitor readers share their favorite reads.
- Pulitzer Prize-winning biography 'Lindbergh' will be the subject of a new miniseriesThe miniseries, based on the book by A. Scott Berg, will be written by Oscar-winning 'Milk' screenwriter Dustin Lance Black.
- 'Orphan Train' makes a splash in 2014'Orphan Train,' a novel about the friendship between an elderly woman who was sent West in her youth and a contemporary teenager, has dominated paperback bestseller lists.
- First book printed in English sold at auction for over £1 million"Recuyell of the Histories of Troye," printed around 1474, ultimately cost the buyer over $1.8 million.
- Marja Mills, author of 'The Mockingbird Next Door,' talks about her relationship with Harper Lee'The Mockingbird Next Door' author Marja Mills answers questions about her surprising friendship with Harper Lee, reclusive author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'
- 'The Skeleton Crew' author Deborah Halber explains how ordinary citizens are helping solve murders'I've been really blown away by the power of the compassion of strangers,' Halber said of learning about the amateur detectives who are solving old mysteries.
- 'Virtual Unreality' helps to sort the true from the false on the InternetNYU professor Charles Seife is meticulous in amassing much of what we know about the perils of the Internet.
- Reader recommendation: Gil HodgesMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Biopic will reportedly center on the friendship between writers J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis'Tolkien & Lewis' would chronicle the relationship between 'Lord of the Rings' writer Tolkien and 'The Chronicles of Narnia' author Lewis.
- Simon & Schuster negotiating with Amazon amid Hachette feudThe publisher is reportedly in talks with the e-commerce giant, sparking speculation as to what the negotiations are about.
- Reader recommendation: Upstairs at the White HouseMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Will Amazon offer an unlimited e-book and audiobook service?Some Amazon users spotted an ad for a Kindle Unlimited service, which would let users access as many e-book and audio titles as they wanted (within a certain library) for $9.99 a month.
- Why is Singapore banning Archie comics?"Archie: The Married Life Book Three" was removed from bookshelves because it featured same-sex marriage. Last week, Singapore's National Library Board said it would destroy three children's books seen as being pro-homosexual.
- 'Operation Shakespeare' explores the shadowy transactions that allow American products to kill American troopsWith the gravity of a carefully researched exposé and the glamor of a spy novel, 'Operation Shakespeare' tracks the sale and shipment of American military technologies to the country's enemies.
- Marginal notes – now being digitized – open a new window to Renaissance thinkers"The Archaeology of Reading in Early Modern Europe" will systematically catalog notes in the margins of books from the Renaissance, opening a huge trove of written material to easy access and study for the first time.