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Betty White signs a two-book deal at age eighty-eight; the new Oxford English Dictionary introduces two thousand new words and phrases; David James Duncan's The River Why gets a film adaptation; Durham University offers a course on Harry Potter; and other news.
Sixteen authors sue an Indiana self-publishing company; Patricia Smith's Blood Dazzler gets the stage treatment; a fan of Into the Wild dies on a pilgrimage to Alaska; the Blind Boys of Alabama take on Sophocles in Scotland; and other news.
Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame was apparently based on a real person; Applewood Books acquires Commonwealth Editions; a gay-themed short story collection is banned by two libraries in New Jersey; a fifteen-year-old novelist debuts in France; and other news.
Tony Blair donates his book royalties to injured troops; the University of Texas Co-op buys an Espresso Book Machine; Scarlett Johansson is up for the role of Lisbeth Salander; the Rocky Mountain Land Library; and other news.
The battle over control of Barnes & Noble; the Midnight Poet of West Virginia; October's feast of literary festivals; authors step up to save an Ohio library; and other news.
A hotel in Sri Lanka commemorates a past visit from Anton Chekhov; Borders lays off more workers; Marilyn Monroe's private writings reveal a passion for literature; Jonathan Franzen snags the cover of Time magazine; and other news.
Radio's StoryCorps comes to the small screen; HuffPo's list of overrated writers; a library system saved; the value of a graduate degree in writing; and other news.
The agent of authors such as Kevin Brockmeier and Marisa de los Santos offers her thoughts on self-publishing and what she looks for in the first five pages of a writing sample.
Florida school officials censor Chris Abani book; an artist creates a major installation using books; a bookish dating site launches; some coffee shops aren't e-reader-friendly; and other news.
A new nonprofit delivers Kindles to Ghana; young adult books aren't just for kids; a new social networking site for readers; karmic advice for emerging writers; and other news.
