‘Where the Wild Things Are’: First look at screenwriter Dave Eggers’...
Like many fans of Maurice Sendak’s classic 1963 children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, I’ve been curious about how
View ArticleClassic children’s books we’d like to see receive the Hollywood treatment
This weekend saw the release, and box-office success, of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, an animated adaptation of the
View ArticleColum McCann’s ‘Let the Great World Spin’ wins National Book Award
Let the Great World Spin, Irish-born writer Colum McCann’s well-received novel about 1970s New York City, won the National Book
View ArticleEW picks Daniyal Mueenuddin and Dave Eggers’ titles as the best books of...
It’s that time again: As 2009 draws to a close, we’ve been given the formidable task of culling the finest
View ArticleLiterary agent Andrew Wylie signs controversial exclusive deal with Amazon
Andrew Wylie is one of the book world’s most notorious agents who, in reality show parlance, definitely isn’t here to
View ArticleSubject of Dave Eggers’‘Zeitoun’ pleaded guilty in domestic abuse case
The New Orleans man whose post-Hurricane Katrina struggles and heroism inspired Dave Eggers’ much-lauded nonfiction book Zeitoun was convicted last
View Article2012 National Book Awards finalists announced
Minutes ago, the finalists for the National Book Awards were announced on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. There were 20 books announced
View ArticleTwo new Ray Bradbury stories out this fall
Ray Bradbury fans can add two new stories to their holiday wish list. The celebrated science fiction writer, who passed
View ArticleAnd the 2012 National Book Award winners are …
The 2012 National Book Award winners were announced tonight during a blacktie gala at Cipriani’s in Lower Manhattan. Winning the
View ArticleOn the Books: Dave Eggers accused of stealing female author’s book idea;...
Thought you heard the last of Bridget Jones, the MacArthur “genius” grants, or the Man Booker Prize? Think again. Here
View ArticleOn the Books: Dave Eggers denies plagiarism claims; unpublished Stieg Larsson...
Dave Eggers defends The Circle, an unpublished Stieg Larsson work will be published next year and writers remember Tom Clancy
View ArticleOn the Books: Indie bookstores reject Amazon Kindle exchange program
Amazon’s latest effort to push Kindles through indie bookstores has not been well-received. Meanwhile, NaNoWriMo is in full swing, with
View ArticleOn The Books: ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ eBooks for everyone
As Harper Lee celebrates her 88th birthday today, she unexpectedly announced an eBook version of To Kill A Mockingbird would
View ArticleOn The Books: Newly discovered science fiction stories by Octavia Butler
Two newly discovered stories by science fiction author Octavia Butler are being published together as an ebook called Unexpected Stories.
View ArticleOn the Books: Sherlock Holmes exhibit comes to London
Today the Museum of London opened an exhibition dedicated to Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective. The exhibit,
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