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Sycamore RowJohn Grisham brings back "A Time to Kill" protagonist Jake Brigance.
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Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day continues to growTake Your Child to a Bookstore Day will be celebrated on Dec. 7 this year and founder Jenny Milchman says she hopes to expand the message of the holiday to year-round initiatives, including field trips to bookstores in at-risk areas.
Indies First: Authors share their experiences working as booksellersThe Indies First movement garnered more than 1,000 authors working at bookstores across the US and in Canada for Small Business Saturday, including James Patterson and Garth Stein.
Previously unpublished J.D. Salinger stories leak onlineA scan of a J.D. Salinger work titled 'Three Stories' was posted and sold on eBay UK in September, but now the pages have been uploaded to sites such as Reddit.
Biker-gang take on Shakespeare's 'Cymbeline' gets a new trailerMichael Almareyda's film version of 'Cymbeline' stars Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, and Dakota Johnson.
Will Amazon deliver packages via drone?Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says the company is currently testing deliveries via drone. However, the plan has a few roadblocks such as safety issues and approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Mastering the Art of Soviet CookingAnya Von Brezmen's memoir describes her childhood in the USSR and how she and her mother cooked their way through their memories.
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'Cider Monday' catches on with indie booksellersAfter the staff at New Hampshire bookstores proposed 'Cider Monday' as a holiday to celebrate on America's Cyber Monday, the idea caught on with other indie sellers.
Random House's Grinch campaign encourages children to do selfless deeds over the holidaysThe Grinch campaign, also known as 'Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes,' encourages children to do good deeds in exchange for book donations.
'Burial Rites' author Hannah Kent finds mystery in IcelandChronicling the Chill of 1820s Iceland in 'Burial Rites,' Australian author Hannah Kent finds deep humanity, for better and worse, in a faraway isle.
Thanksgiving: 10 gratitude quotes from literary greats As America gives thanks, here are thoughts on being gratitude from various literary luminaries.
Harry Potter Alliance brings together fans to affect social changeThe Harry Potter Alliance is a nonprofit coalition whose work so far has included creating a YouTube video titled 'The Hunger Games Are Real' which aims to raise awareness of poverty and hunger in the US.
Thanksgiving: A look back at Norman Rockwell's iconic illustration 'Freedom From Want'Deborah Solomon's book 'American Mirror' gives a new perspective to one of Rockwell's most famous paintings.
Bestselling books the week of 11/28/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
Double DownMark Halperin and John Heilemann, the team behind 'Game Change,' chronicle the 2012 presidential election.
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Improv Everywhere's Harry Potter takes Penn Station commuters by surpriseThe group Improv Everywhere sent an 11-year-old dressed as Harry Potter to Penn Station to ask commuters and workers where he could find Platform 9 3/4.
What can literature teach us about handling money?A Wall Street Journal writer recently decided to seek out the financial lessons embedded in works by classic 19th-century authors like Tolstoy and Flaubert. It turns out that the great writers knew a thing or two about money.