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Kelly Clarkson, museum vie for Jane Austen ringKelly Clarkson bought a ring owned by Jane Austen at an auction. But British Austen-lovers are doing their best to keep this treasure on their side of the Atlantic.聽
Is assigned summer reading a bad idea?Many schools require students to read over the summer. Is this diminishing the joy of finding books and creating reluctant readers?聽
George R.R. Martin's Santa Fe movie theater opens for businessThe Jean Cocteau Cinema opened this past weekend with a showing of the movie 'Forbidden Planet.' Martin himself was in attendance.
'Harry Potter' celebration at Universal Orlando will include cast Q&As, wand lessons'A Celebration of Harry Potter' is scheduled for this January. Will it include a look at the new portion of the 'Wizarding World' park?
George Orwell: A Life in LettersThe letters of George Orwell (real name: Eric Arthur Blair) suggest a life beset by internal conflict.
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15 highest-earning authors of 2013 Check out the 15 highest-earning authors of 2013. This year's top-grossing author only began writing in 2009.
10 reasons I can't wait for 'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones' movie I've read the books. I've seen the trailer. Now I can't wait for the movie!
E-book trial: judge has suggestions for enforcing the guilty verdict against AppleA DOJ lawyer shot down the objections of publishers over suggested measures for Apple, while the judge involved in the e-book price fixing case offered a modified version of the DOJ proposal.
'Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters': Your catch-up guide to the book series and movies Wondering why your child is begging to go to the multiplex to learn about Greek gods? Here's a guide to the "Percy Jackson" book series by Rick Riordan and its movie adaptations.
15 young adult books to look forward to Of these fifteen picks, five are scary, five are supernatural, and five are school stories. All of them are coming out soon and all look pretty much irresistible.
Barbara Mertz was the author of mystery novels under two pen namesBarbara Mertz wrote the popular Amelia Peabody series under the pen name of Elizabeth Peters and wrote other novels under the name Barbara Michaels. Barbara Mertz's writing career spanned more than four decades.
Reader recommendation: Masters of CommandMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Publishers join Apple in objecting to proposed measures by the DOJFollowing the e-book price-fixing trial, the Department of Justice wants to impose measures on Apple, but publishers say they'll be the ones hurt by the rules.
11 best political books of all time Here, according to the staff at Politics & Prose, are 11 of the best political books of all time.
Readers can turn Hamlet into a man of action'To Be Or Not To Be: That Is The Adventure' by Ryan North allows readers to redirect 'Hamlet'.
New Stieg Larsson short story will be included in a crime anthologyA story said to have been written by Larsson when he was 17 will be part of an anthology titled 'A Darker Shade of Sweden,' which will be released this February.
Ethan Hawke said to be starring in Shakespeare's 'Cymbeline'Hawke previously starred in the 2000 modern-day adaptation of 'Hamlet.'
'Kill Your Darlings,' a chronicle of the Beat writers, gets a new trailer'Darlings' stars Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg and 'Boardwalk Empire' actor Jack Huston as Jack Kerouac, among others.
Bestselling books the week of 8/8/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America