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- 'Harry Potter' fans share many political views, says surveyA new book by a University of Vermont professor found that 'Harry Potter' fans have similar views on political topics – with a large majority in opposition to the George W. Bush administration.
- Shailene Woodley donates hair to charity, encourages others to do the sameShailene Woodley will star in the film adaptation of John Green's movie 'The Fault in Our Stars.'
- Haruki Murakami's new novel will be translated into English in 2014Murakami's novel 'Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and the Year of His Pilgrimage' is already a bestseller in Japan.
- Young adults books quiz: Can you match the quote to the book?
Can you match these quotes to the well known young adult books they come from?
- Ready for a Brand New BeatIt was 1964. Our soldiers went to Vietnam, the Beatles came to the US, and Martha Reeves sang 'Dancing in the Street' – never expecting the response that the song would generate.
- Reader recommendation: You Are the AdventureMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- How well do you know your literary zombies? Take a quick quiz and find out.
From Armageddon to World War Z, there are a lot of zombie types and apocalyptic instigators to choose from. Can you match these zombies to their books?
- Movie 'How I Live Now,' based on a YA novel set during World War III, gets a trailer'How I Live Now' is being adapted into a film starring 'The Host' actress Saoirse Ronan.
- Are Shakespeare's fingerprints all over this – or not?University of Texas professor Douglas Bruster is claiming lines of 'The Spanish Tragedy' by Thomas Kyd were written by the Bard.
- Harlequin moves further into the digital marketplaceHarlequin announces an e-book-only imprint, in addition to planning for many e-book originals through other imprints.
- Let Freedom RingPhotos by Look staffer Stanley Tretick and accompanying text by Kitty Kelley vividly evoke a time when the US was pregnant with both conflict and promise.
- Reader recommendation: ZealotMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Bestselling books the week of 8/15/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America
- Ron Burgundy will write a memoirRon Burgundy will be the name behind a book titled 'Let Me Off at the Top:Â My Classy Life and Other Musings.' Ron Burgundy is Will Ferrell's alter ego in the 2004 film 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.'
- 'The Wizard of Oz' as ... a TV medical drama?CBS is reportedly developing L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz' as a medical drama set in New York.
- 'Harry Potter' new covers will grace trade paperback versions as of Aug. 27The new 'Harry Potter' covers, by artist and writer Kazu Kibuishi, were created to honor the 15th anniversary of the US publication of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.'
- The Big DisconnectDo your kids a favor and read this book.
- Reader recommendation: Savage PeaceMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Wattpad launches crowdsourcing section to support authorsThe writing website now encourages members to support the projects of authors, who pledge a fundraising goal to be met in one month.
- Film adaptation of 'The Lost Child of Philomena Lee' stars Judi Dench, Steve CooganA movie adaptation of writer Martin Sixsmith's book stars Judi Dench as a woman looking for her long-lost son and Coogan as Sixsmith.