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Edgar Rice Burroughs Honored With Forever Stamp (August 20, 2012): Author Edgar Rice Burroughs has been honored with a Forever stamp by the U.S. Post Office. He is best known for Tarzan of the Apes and John Carter of Mars.
John Banville to Write New Philip Marlowe Novel (August 19, 2012): Henry Holt and Company has hired John Barnville to write a new Philip Marlowe novel.
Craig Ferguson Interviews Stephen King (August 14, 2012): Craig Ferguson recently conducted a funny interview with author Stephen King on his late night talk show on CBS.
Self Published Author Colleen Hoover Inks Two Book Deal With Atria (August 12, 2012): Self-published author Colleen Hoover just inked a two book deal with Simon and Schuster imprint, Atria Books.
James Patterson Tops Forbes' List of Top Earning Authors (August 10, 2012): The prolific James Patterson has topped a new Forbes' list of top earning authors.
Theatrical Trailer for Life of Pi Directed by Ang Lee (August 3, 2012): Ang Lee directs the film adaptation of the bestselling novel Life of Pi.
Gore Vidal Dead at 86 (August 1, 2012): Gore Vidal has died at the age of 86 after a bout with pneumonia, according to his nephew, Burr Steers.
Bestselling Irish Author Maeve Binchy Dies at 72 (July 31, 2012): The BBC reports that bestselling Irish author Maeve Binchy has died at the age of 72.
Stephenie Meyer and Andrew Niccol Talk The Host Movie (July 27, 2012): Bestselling author Stephenie Meyer and director Andrew Niccol talk about the film version of Meyer's bestselling sf novel, The Host.
New UK Costa Short Story Award to be Judged Anonymously (July 21, 2012): Costa has announced the launch of the Costa Short Story Award.
Scholastic Releases Updated Hunger Games Sales Figures (July 20, 2012): Scholastic has released updated figures for Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games trilogy.
Encyclopedia Brown Author Donald Sobol Dead at 87 (July 17, 2012): Author Donald Sobol, who wrote the popular Encyclopedia Brown books, has died at the age of 87.
Neil Gaiman Announces He Will Write New Sandman Series (July 13, 2012): During the D.
Stephenie Meyer Planning The Host Surprise During Comic-Con (July 11, 2012): Deadline reports that bestselling novelist Stephenie Meyer is planning on a dramatic surprise of some kind at Comic-Con during the panel for the last Twilight movie, Breaking Dawn-Part 2.
50 Shades of Grey Fallout: Plume Re-Releasing Anne Rice's Erotic Sleeping Beauty Trilogy (July 9, 2012): In light of the popularity of 50 Shades of Grey, Plume is re-releasing the erotic Sleeping Beauty trilogy that Anne Rice wrote in the 1980s.
Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms to be Republished With 47 Alternative Endings (July 8, 2012): The New York Times reports that Ernest Hemingway's novel, A Farewell to Arms, is being republished by Scribner.
Tor to Publish John Scalzi's Next Book First as Serialized Ebook, Then as a Hardcover (July 7, 2012): Tor senior editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden announced what he calls a "unique new project.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez is Suffering From Alzheimer's Disease (July 7, 2012): Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez is suffering from dementia, according to his brother Jaime Garcia Marquez, a civil engineer.
Amidst Tabloid Drama, Trailer Released of Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher (July 3, 2012): Here is the first trailer for Jack Reacher the film adaptation of Lee Child's bestselling series about a former MP turned investigator.
Grace McCleen Wins Desmond Elliott Prize (June 29, 2012): Grace McCleen has been named the winner of the fifth Desmond Elliott Prize for her novel The Land of Decoration> (Chatto & Windus).
