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College professor tells the story of 'Beowulf' in 100 tweetsElaine Treharne, a professor at Stanford University and medieval scholar, recently compressed 'Beowulf' into 140-character passages for Twitter. Her effort echoes similar projects by other authors like writer Jennifer Egan, who released a short original piece via Twitter in 2012.
Pew survey: Reading of print books increased in 2013The Pew survey found that e-reading increased as well but that more adults read a print book in 2013 than in the previous year. 'Print remains the foundation of Americans鈥� reading habits,' the report stated.
10 most popular 2013 'Stories of the Week' from Library of AmericaThe Library of America sends a Story of the Week to its e-mail subscribers. The most popular story of 2013 was Hawthorne's 'John Englefield's Thanksgiving,' a story in which an unexpected guest gives a blacksmith a surprising holiday.
'Mortdecai' trilogy film adaptation will now reportedly include Jeff Goldblum, Aubrey PlazaThe film will be based on the books by author Kyril Bonfiglioli.
Hilary Mantel's new work will feature Margaret ThatcherMantel's short story collection, reportedly titled 'The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher,' follows her critically acclaimed historical novels 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies.'
Flyover Lives: A MemoirDiane Johnson 鈥� best known for giving us scenes of expat life in Paris 鈥� has written a curious but engaging memoir about her Midwestern ancestors.
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Unfathomable City: A New Orleans AtlasThe life (and near-death) of the Big Easy, inventively mapped.
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Pop culture meets the classicsNorwegian crime writer Jo Nesb酶 and 鈥淒ownton Abbey鈥� star Dan Stevens are featured in new releases of old literary classics.
Oscar nominations: Many films came from the pageMany of this year's Oscar-nominated films 鈥� including '12 Years a Slave' and 'Philomena' 鈥� have literary origins.
FlappersIn brief and provocative biographies, Judith Mackrell explores the lives of six influential women of the Jazz Age.
Patrick Carman's 'Half Nelson' proposal: for each Amazon purchase, buy a book at an independent bookstore'39 Clues' author Patrick Carman says he knows Amazon is a convenient option, but suggests buying a book from an independent bookstore each time you buy from Amazon.
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Michael Lewis's new book about Wall Street will be released this MarchMichael Lewis is the author of such works as 'Moneyball' and 'The Blind Side.'
'Game of Thrones': Town temporarily renames itself King's LandingThe town of Kings Langsley in the UK will rename itself King's Landing, the capital city in 'Thrones of Thrones,' for a week to celebrate the release of the show's latest season on DVD.
The Empire of NecessityA slave revolt on the high seas sheds light on many historical ironies.
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Bestselling books the week of 01/16/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
Donna Tartt鈥檚 鈥楾he Goldfinch鈥� helps to draw big crowds to a smaller NY museum鈥楾he Goldfinch,鈥� the 1654 painting by Carel Fabritius, appears on the cover of Donna Tartt鈥檚 new novel.