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Mortenson asks judge to toss 'Three Cups' suit

February 09, 2012

HELENA, Mont. - Attorneys who accuse Greg Mortenson of defrauding readers in his bestselling "Three Cups of Tea" say his case is no different from that of James Frey, who admitted on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" that he lied in his memoir "A Million Little Pieces."

New Lemony Snicket series begins this fall

February 08, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Against the apparent wishes of the author, a new Lemony Snicket series begins this fall.

E-books by crime writer Jim Thompson coming soon

February 07, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Novels by acclaimed crime writer Jim Thompson are coming out as e-books.

Children's author Joyce Barkhouse dies

February 03, 2012

TORONTO - Canadian children's author Joyce Barkhouse, whose novel "Pit Pony" was adapted for the small screen as a Gemini Award-winning film and a series, has died.

Billy Ray Cyrus signs with Amazon

February 02, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Billy Ray Cyrus is the latest celebrity to sign up with Amazon.com.

DC Comics announcing it will release a prequel series to Watchmen

February 01, 2012

A seven-part prequel series to Watchmen, one of the most popular graphic novels of all time, will appear this summer, according to DC Entertainment, publishers of DC Comics.

Debbie Reynolds plans new memoir 'Unsinkable'

January 31, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Debbie Reynolds must have thought she'd said it all in her memoir a quarter-century ago.

Patricia Cornwell just getting started

December 07, 2011

Red Mist might be the 19th novel in the best-selling Kay Scarpetta series, but author Patricia Cornwell isn’t tired of her forensic examiner heroine.

Feeding a picky little Zombie

December 07, 2011

Zombies have come a long way over the past couple years, especially for, well, zombies.

National Novel Writing Month challenges wannabe novelists to pen a book in 30 days

November 30, 2011

Less than 5,000 words keep me from becoming a true novelist at midnight tomorrow.


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