(Reuters) - Kurt Vonnegut liked to show visitors the dictionary. "Look me up," he would say. "Nothing. Now look up Jack Kerouac."
NEW YORK (Reuters) - John F. Kennedys most famous turn of phrase was inspired by the headmaster of his New England prep school, according to a new book on Americas only president to have won the Puli...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The debt-laden and unbalanced United States economy faces a historic crisis that calls for fundamental changes including higher taxes and major political reforms, economist Jeffr...
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Iconic Czech poet Ivan Martin Jirous, whose quest for free expression under communism earned him nearly a decade in jail and helped inspire the 1989 "Velvet Revolution," di...
"American Emperor: Aaron Burrs Challenge to Jeffersons America" (Simon & Schuster), by David O. Stewart. Aaron Burr, a thorn in Thomas Jeffersons side, is in the spotlight in David O. Stewart...
"Shiny Objects: Why We Spend Money We Dont Have in Search of Happiness We Cant Buy" (HarperOne), by James A. Roberts: The sixth pair of black shoes. The kitchen device that peels a grape. The...
The conclusion to Christopher Paolinis "Inheritance" fantasy cycle sold nearly 500,000 copies on its first day of release, one of the years best openings, but a drop from Paolinis previous bo...
"An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears" (Henry Holt), by Daniel Blake Smith: Daniel Blake Smith reveals new insight into the events that led up to the forced relocati...
Heres an unusual way to boost sales: Have the publisher withdraw a novel because it contained passages lifted from other authors.
Almost 50 years ago, a loose confederation of Caribbean islands broke apart as two members established their independence after centuries of colonization.
A letter signed by Alabama author Harper Lee regarding her award-winning book "To Kill a Mocking Bird" has been sold at auction for $9,518.
On a night he was honored for his way with words, Keith Richards was clearly winging it.
Philip Roths account of the lingering guilt left by a New Jersey polio epidemic is competing with a pharmaceutical drama and a dementia-tinged thriller for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize, which honors...
Esi Edugyan has won one of Canadas most prestigious literary awards for a novel about a group of black jazz musicians trying to survive in Europe during World War II.
Director Julie Taymor sued the producers and her former co-book writer of "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" on Tuesday, saying they violated her creative rights and havent compensated her for t...
New Superman Henry Cavill is sporting a look fans have never seen on the caped hero - no trademark red underpants, a beard and he appears to go shirtless in at least one scene. On Monday, the British...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress and film producer Lucy Liu is expanding her talents into the art world with a new book of illustrations that explores Kabbalah and meditation.
"The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level (In Real Life)" (Berkley), by Chris Hardwick: There are nerds. And then there are Nerdists.
(Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com said Kindle owners with an Amazon Prime membership will now get access to the companys new digital book library service.
(Reuters) - Sales at mobile modem maker Sierra Wireless were hurt in the third quarter by a loss of business from Barnes & Nobles e-book readers and from cellular service provider Clearwire, Sierra s...
The fourth of Robert A. Caros Lyndon Johnson books is coming out in May. And a fifth volume will be written for what was supposed to be a three-, then four-part series.
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Does Barack Obama have a JFK problem?
Fox News host Bill OReilly has signed on to write two more books, including a presidential history.
A week after taking over a longtime publisher of Hollywood scripts, HarperCollins Publishers has announced plans to acquire a top producer of Christian works.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Belgian judicial adviser has recommended the countrys courts reject a legal bid to have a book featuring fictional boy hero Tintin banned for racism, court documents showed.
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