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The Ice Dragon, a 1980 children’s book written by Games of Thrones author George R.R. Martin, is headed for the big screen. From Deadline Hollywood: Martin wrote the book in 1980 prior to Game of Thrones. The book is not set in…
Influential author Philip Roth (Portnoy’s Complaint, The Great American Novel) died Tuesday night at a Manhattan hospital of congestive heart failure. He was 85. Though his work and his persona were often controversial, Roth numbered among America’s best known novelists, and his…
When books are banned or protested, it gives us an opportunity to look more closely at the book being called out and, in certain cases, to zoom in for closer examination which is often followed by more sales. This is one of…
Author and journalist Tom Wolfe has died at age 88. Best known as the author of books including Bonfire of the Vanities, A Man in Full and The Right Stuff, his agent confirmed to the New York Times that Wolfe had died…
We loved The Passage by Justin Cronin when it debuted in 2010. “There is a great deal here that’s captivating,” wrote January Magazine contributing editor Tony Buschsbaum at the time. “Intense characters whose emotional volume is always dialed up to 11. Set…
After more than a decade of digitally fostered decline, bookstores are making a comeback says CBS News in a recent article: Between 2009 and 2015, more than 570 independent bookstores opened in the U.S., bringing the total to more than 2,200; that’s…
Since Jane Austen’s Emma was first cited in 1978, Jane Austen and her work — sometimes together, sometimes separately — have been mentioned many, many time in legal decisions? Why? Writing on Medium, Matthew H. Birkhold, professor of law, literature, and culture…
What book should you read based on the ice cream sundae you make? Well, there’s a quiz at BuzzFeed. And there appears to be some sort of formula, though we can’t discern what it is. The good part: people are talking books….
This year the holy month of fasting known as Ramadan runs from May 15th until June 14th. It occurs in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and in Islamic culture it is the most sacred month of the year. In a…
Collectors and admirers of old books will want to know about the discovery and imminent sale of an early al-Tusi astronomical manuscript which will go on the block at Christies in London this coming week. From the Christies blog: “In the world…