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  1. blurbs
    Jonathan Franzen Is ‘Out of the Blurb Business’Is there a reason to write novels anymore?
    By Jesse David Fox
  2. 50 shades of grey
    Listen to George Takei Read From Fifty Shades of GreyOh my, indeed.
    By Eliot Glazer
  3. sequels
    Patti Smith Planning a Just Kids SequelGreat!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  4. Watch ‘Merry Christmas, Humans’ (From the Year 2084)Beware, humans!
    By Eliot Glazer
  5. francophile
    Poet James Franco Sells Debut Book of PoetryOf course.
    By Jesse David Fox
  7. See Storybook Characters Made From the Pages of Their BooksIt’s books! It’s art! It’s meta!
    By Eliot Glazer
  8. Talking to Peter Serafinowicz About His New Book, Twitter, and Other Fun […]“It’s just a silly, stupid, clever, clever, clever, stupid, ridiculous, pointless book that I hope makes people laugh a few times,†says Peter […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  9. Take a Look at Lena Dunham’s $3.7 Million Book ProposalEarlier this year, Girls star and creator Lena Dunham made headlines when she sold her first book to Random House for a whopping $3.7 million. […]
    By Bradford Evans
  10. reading
    Would You Like to Read Lena Dunham’s Book Proposal? You CanBeware the pig photo.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  11. oprah
    Oprah’s New Book Club Pick: The Twelve Tribes of HattieAyana Mathis, you just won the book Powerball.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  12. ‘The Colbert Report’ Kicks Off ‘Hobbit Week’ The world’s biggest Tolkien fan Stephen Colbert launched Hobbit Week on his show last night, a series of Hobbit and Lord of the Rings-themed […]
    By Bradford Evans
  13. adaptations
    J.K. Rowling’s Casual Vacancy Will Be a TV ShowOn BBC 1.
    By Margaret Lyons
  14. year in culture 2012
    Kathryn Schulz’s Top 10 Books of 2012Including Alice Munro’s newest short stories and Christopher Hitchens’s last meditations.
    By Kathryn Schulz
  15. Nick Hornby Will Write the Screenplay for WildFor star and producer Reese Witherspoon.
    By Margaret Lyons
  16. Chris Ware’s ‘Building Stories’: Finding Joy in the Most Unexpected Places No one seems to think Chris Ware is very funny these days. Judging by most of the reviews of his recent Building Stories — a graphic […]
    By AJ Aronstein
  17. the industry
    Fox Looks to J. Blakeson for Adaptation of WoolThe series of sci-fi novelettes is a self-publishing smash.
    By Claude Brodesser-Akner
  18. books
    Fifty Shades Snubbed by Bad Sex in Fiction PrizeOutrage!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  19. super cameos
    How Do You Get 43 New York City Authors to a Coffee Shop at Six in the Morning?So many authors.
    By Boris Kachka
  20. deals
    Gone Girl’s Gillian Flynn Signs Two-Book DealOne of those books will be a YA novel.
    By Margaret Lyons
  21. awards
    Louise Erdrich and Katherine Boo Win National Book AwardsBeating out Junot Díaz and Dave Eggers.
    By Jesse David Fox
  22. Fun Thing to Buy of the Day: Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s New […]Just released today, the new book Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors is written by Portlandia stars/creators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein […]
    By Bradford Evans
  23. memoirabilia
    John Fogerty Is Writing a MemoirDads will love it.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  24. Vice Messed With J.K. Rowling and Her FansHe’s a “Sikh Jew.â€
    By Eliot Glazer
  25. book review
    Schulz on Andrew Solomon’s New Book Far From the TreeThe author explores raising kids—and consciousness.
    By Kathryn Schulz
  26. singletons
    A Third Bridget Jones Book Is HappeningAnd Bridget has joined Twitter.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  27. announcements
    Philip Roth Is RetiringFair enough.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  28. fan fiction
    Another Piece of Twilight Fan Fiction Gets a Book DealIt’s called The Office, but not like that The Office.
    By Jesse David Fox
  29. 50 shades of grey
    Watch the Trailer for Fifty Shades of ChickenSpread those wings!
    By Eliot Glazer
  30. jim henson
    Preview Imagination Illustrated: The Jim Henson JournalBrought to you by the letters N, Y, and M.
    By Eliot Glazer
  31. mergers
    Book Publishers Random House and Penguin to MergeIn order to better handle the challenges caused by the rise of e-books.
    By Jesse David Fox
  32. lawsuits
    Faulkner Estate Files Second Lawsuit in Two DaysThis one is over a Washington Post ad.
    By Andre Tartar
  33. harry potter
    Is a Harry Potter Book Made of Felt Enough Reason to Have a Child?Bless you, Etsy.
    By Eliot Glazer
  34. everything is connected
    Elizabeth Taylor Invented ‘Goop’ Before Gwyneth DidEverything is connected.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  35. battle royale
    Cloud Atlas Rumble: Movie Critic vs. Book CriticDavid Edelstein vs. Kathryn Schulz … GO!
    By David Edelstein and Kathryn Schulz
  36. tell-alls
    Broadway Spider-Man Writer Sells a Tell-allThe Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History.
    By Zach Dionne
  37. books
    Tom Wolfe on His New Novel Back to BloodForty-two years after “Radical Chic†and 25 since Bonfire, Tom Wolfe is still stalking the billion-footed-beast of the Big Social Novel.
    By Boris Kachka
  38. most devoted fans
    Influential Fans: The Webmasters of Westeros.orgGame of Thrones brought this couple together.
    By Gwynne Watkins
  39. most devoted fans
    Influential Fan: Twihard Laura Byrne CristianoThis fan got in on the ground floor and now helps run the oldest Twilight fan site.
    By Gwynne Watkins
  40. most devoted fans
    Influential Fan: Harry Potter’s Melissa AnelliThe editor of fan website the Leaky Cauldron has since become close to J.K. Rowling.
    By Gwynne Watkins
  41. awards
    Hilary Mantel Wins Her Second BookerFor Bring Up the Bodies.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  42. most devoted fans
    Influential Fan: Mockingjay.net’s Kimmy WestThis 20-year-old first entered the fan world with a Twilight site before moving over to the world of Panem.
    By Gwynne Watkins
  43. Fun Thing to Buy of the Day: ‘The Onion Book of Known Knowledge’The Onion has a new book coming out a week from today, and it looks pretty amazing. The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive […]
    By Adam Frucci
  44. multitasking
    Johnny Depp Presents: BooksThrough his own HarperCollins imprint.
    By Zach Dionne
  45. likely duos
    Adam Scott Options Chuck Klosterman NovelSeems right.
    By Margaret Lyons
  46. new york comic con 2012
    Marvel Reveals Secret Avengers Lineup at New York Comic ConGet ready for the Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and his ex. 
    By Andre Tartar
  47. kudos
    Chinese Author Mo Yan Wins Nobel PrizeSorry, Murakami.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  48. Lutz from ‘30 Rock’ Is Now a Lab Experiment30 Rock actor and former SNL writer John Lutz is selling his body to science for an upcoming book, as reported by The New York Times. Lutz is […]
    By Bradford Evans
  49. Adult Swim Picks Up ‘Eagleheart’ for a Third Season (And More Exciting […]Chris Elliott was on Letterman last night, and he announced that his Adult Swim series Eagleheart was just picked up for a third season, which […]
    By Bradford Evans
  50. awards
    Junot Díaz and Dave Eggers Among National Book Award FinalistsIt’s called reading, guys.
    By Jesse David Fox
  51. adaptations
    Reese Witherspoon, CW Making a Modern-Day Great ExpectationsSure.
    By Amanda Dobbins
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