Greatest Author Feuds
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New Wizard of Oz Adaptation Features Adult Dorothy (LINK)
From THP: One of the most popular fantasy worlds ever created is getting another visit, as NBC has picked up...
Video: Romance Is My Day Job
We love this behind-the-scenes look at the life a Harlequin editor, Patience Bloom. Who knows the ins and outs of...
13-Year-Old Minnesota Girl, Donates 1 Million Books
At age 8, Maria Keller, of Orono, Minn., learned that not all children own a book. Determined to do something...
Canadian Author Alice Munro Wins Nobel Prize
From THP: Canadian author Alice Munro won the 2013 Nobel Prize In Literature on Thursday for "her finely tuned storytelling." The prize, awarded...
Neil Gaiman’s US Tour, 20 cities in 80 seconds
Neil Gaiman toured the USA to promote his novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane in Summer 2013....
‘The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug’ Trailer
The precious new trailer for "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" has debuted. One word to keep in mind: dragons....
Is Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Alive Again?
From i09: For what has to be the fifth or sixth time, this cursed project has crawled its way back...
Animated David Foster Wallace Interview
David Foster Wallace gave many interviews, but none have looked as beautiful as Blank on Blank's animation based on the...
154 Shakespeare Sonnets Adapted as Videos
From GalleyCat: Over the next year, the New York Shakespeare Exchange will create 154 videos inspired by the sonnets of...
‘Downton Abbey’ Creator Takes On Shakespeare
From The Huffington Post: William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is one of the most adapted plays of all time, but...
Finally, It’s Here! Trailer: Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
From The Huffington Post: How did Joss Whedon celebrate the end of shooting on "Marvel's The Avengers"? By getting a...
New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 3 Trailer
There's an extended "Game of Thrones" trailer to get you that much more excited for Season 3. Who knew 20...
Shane Koyczan’s ‘To This Day,’ Anti-Bullying Poem, Goes Viral
We can't express just how much we love this video. This, folks, is true, vital poetry. From The Huffington Post:...
Soundbite: Zora Neale Hurston Discusses Zombies
From The Huffington Post: In 1937, while researching Haitian folklore for one of her books, Zora Neale Hurston witnessed a...
President Obama (Again) Visits Bookstore to Support “Small Business Saturday”
From The Huffington Post: ARLINGTON, Va. -- President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some...
Trailer: World War Z First Look
Brad Pitt plays a family man who faces a deadly zombie pandemic in World War Z. Just when you thought...
Britney Spears Book Deal: Singer In Talks To Write First Novel
From The Huffington Post: Aside from her mentoring gig on "The X Factor," Britney Spears is reportedly in talks to...
Dear Amazon, You’re Allegedly Rude
Amazon allegedly erased the contents of a customer's Kindle without providing adequate information as to why this action was taken,...
New 'Hobbit' Trailer: 'An Unexpected Journey'
Since the last time we checked in on The Hobbit Peter Jackson has confirmed he intends to film the project...
Soundbites: Amy Tan Talks Creativity
From TED Talks: Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, journeying through her childhood and family history and...
'Penny Marshall' In 'My Mother Was Nuts' Book Trailer
He won't be playing President Obama on "SNL" this year, but that doesn't mean Fred Armisen won't continue to delight...
Book Trailer Pays Homage To David Foster Wallace
From The Huffington Post: D.T. Max's new book trailer for David Foster Wallace biography "Every Love Story is a Ghost...
Highly Anticipated 'Great Expectations' Trailer Online, Then…Not So Much
From THP: The expectations are high for the latest screen adaptation of "Great Expectations" -- especially among "Harry Potter" fans....
'Robopocalypse' Asked to be Removed from High School Reading List
From i09: Every now and then, a parent complains about their child being exposed to a science fiction book that...
Harry Potter Periodic Table of Elements
From THP: The periodic table, the bane of high school chemistry students everywhere, just got a bit of a magical...
New Footage in 'The Hobbit' Trailer
From THP : At first glance, this newly released "Hobbit" trailer might not look all that different from the first...
Video: How To Read A Book
Cassidy Tucker (aka Cass Jay Tuck) reads a lot. She also makes a lot of videos, and has gained quite...
The Book That Can't Wait
Every procrastinate about reading a book? Do you need to read for a class or a book club but seem...
Video: Writing is an Art Form
Rather than taking the traditional route and simply printing catalogs for their fall list, Hachette Australia has put together a...
'Anna Karenina' Trailer
"There are as many loves as there are hearts." Thus begins the "Anna Karenina" trailer. What follows is your basic...
Jack Kerouac Plays Pool [1967]
This was shot in early 1967 at the Pawtucketville Social Club in Lowell, Massachusetts. Hat-tip: Retronaut
