New York Times best-sellers

New York Times best-sellers
San Jose Mercury News
Rankings for week ending July 14 for books sold in print and electronic formats by independent retailers, chains and online retailers. See the Northern California independent best-sellers at www.mercurynews.com/books. FICTION. 1. Fifty Shades of Grey by ...

The reluctant author
Chicago Tribune
A: The urge really for me, generally, when I'm out trying to sell something — whether it be a TV show or a book — the point that I will finally go out and try to sell something, I'm usually near broke. Q: So you did it for the money. A: Well, it's not even that much ...

Google asks court to dismiss authors' copyright case
Times of India
"The purpose of Google Books is to help users find books that are of interest to them," it said. "Research and scholarly uses range from literary research to helping fifth-graders find booksfor their book reports." A Google spokesman said: "We believe Google ...

Google seeks to close book in author copyright case
Ahram Online
... in new book · US defends suit on Apple, e-books amid criticism · Ebook sales skyrocketed in 2011: industry ... "Google Books gives people a new and more efficient way to find booksrelevant to their interests," the company said in its petition for summary judgment in the case in a New York federal court. "The tool is not a ... books." Google said the effort is beneficial to readers, authors and the public. ... "Research and scholarly uses range from literary research to helping fifth-graders find books for their book reports." ...

Weekend reading: Cast a family 'Wishing Spell'
USA TODAY
Chris Colfer, best known as Kurt Hummel on the hit TV series Glee, now can sing about his latest accomplishment: He's a best-selling author. He has written his first novel, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, for tween readers. It made its debut on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list at No. ... The twins give new meaning to the idea of getting lost in a good book as they land in a series of kingdoms where Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Snow White have become queens and married their own King Charmings.

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Google says plaintiffs haven't proved scanning books hurts sales
TechSpot
Plaintiffs have adduced no evidence that Google Books has displaced the sale of even a singlebook. A survey of authors has shown that the majority of authors approve of their inclusion in Google Books, and that the vast majority do not perceive any harm ...

Google asks dismissal of authors' digital books suit
Phys.Org
Google asked a US court Friday to dismiss a lawsuit over the Internet giant's massive book-scanning project, saying the effort is "not a substitute" for books themselves. Google asked a US court Friday to put an end to a long-running lawsuit over the Internet ...

Book review: 'The Candidate' by Samuel Popkin
Washington Post
The film explores many of the themes of Samuel Popkin's book by the same name — message, character, expectations and what it takes to win an election, even when the odds are against victory. Popkin focuses on presidential campaigns and candidates ...

From Truant to Invisible Champion
New York Times
That girl, who 11 years later would marry Edward Robbins Wharton, wrote to her tutor, companion and literary secretary over the next four decades, and this trove of letters — 135 previously unknown missives were auctioned off in 2009 — has finally been ...

Author finds the true Midwest — in all its darkness
Chicago Tribune
Author Gillian Flynn, posing inside her home in Ukrainian Village, explores darker territory than what's typical of many novels set in the Midwest. (Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune ... "To me it's great, underexploited literary terrain that's fun to roam around in. It has a strangely exotic feel to it ... Flynn's books are classified as thrillers or mysteries, but they're not the hard-boiled type. The mysteries she ... The book'sominous opening line is Nick's: "When I think of my wife, I always think of her head." Like most novelists, Flynn ...

Chicago Tribune

Bookcases: Not just for books
Chicago Tribune
The printed word no longer needs paper, and paper no longer needs stiffened linen or leather to contain it and be a book. ... As recently as March 2012, Dwight Garner, after taking a dig at the limitations of e-books in The New York Times, thought it relevant to quote bibliophile and novelist Anna Quindlen: "I would be most content if my children grew to be the kind of people who think decorating consists ...is starting to fade as you develop a love affair with your e-reader. ... Author Ward has some excellent advice.

Chicago Tribune

Author Shirley Conran discusses Fifty Shades of Grey
The List
Author Shirley Conran discusses Fifty Shades of Grey. Source: The ... 'It reinforced my belief that the book was needed.' And instead of ... 'It's been called a feminist tract and of course it is,' says the author. .... Celebrity authors signing copies of their latest books. Help make your event a success · List your event with us right now. It's quick, it's easy and best of all it's completely free. 100 Best Scottish Books· Celebrate the diversity of Scottish literary culture, taking in the obvious and obscure from across four centuries.

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Google Books hasn't cost authors a dime, company says
Ars Technica
In its 46-page document, Google forcefully argues that the project is not only useful, but that it also helps authors, and that the Authors' Guild has not produced any evidence "that GoogleBooks has displaced the sale of even a single book." "Authors benefit ...

14 Literary Characters We've Had Crushes On
ABC News
Tyrion Lannister in "Game of Thrones": Maybe it's because we're used to seeing Peter Dinklage play him on the TV show, but we find his character hot in the "Game of Thrones" books as well. Atticus Finch in "To Kill A Mockingbird": He might be the original ...

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Books: 'Broken Harbor,' 'The Light Between Oceans'
New York Daily News
Book reviews: 'Broken Harbor' by Tana French, 'The Light Between Oceans' by M.L. Stedman. Murder, mystery and ... French, whose very good books include “In the Woods” and “Faithful Place,” doesn't seem quite as in charge of her material here. “Broken ...

New York Daily News

Baby-makin' books: Moms-to-be credit pregnancies to erotic trilogy 'Fifty Shades'
The Missoulian
Brittany Woodard, 21, in Norfolk, Va., has a 6-month-old son, Greyson, whose name has absolutely nothing to do with the books Woodard read while her military husband was away for four months. New to the spicy genre, the stay-at-home mom wasn't trying ...

Book extract: Why Steve Bracks replaced Sir James Gobbo as the Governor
Herald Sun
In a revealing extract from his new book, former premier Steve Bracks comes clean on why he didn't renew the term of Victorian Governor Sir James Gobbo and what happened when he told the governor the bad news. INITIALLY, I was of the view that there ...

Trenton Thunder fans get visit from 'Wimpy Kids' stars, author
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
To Heffley, this is a nightmare, but to Zachary Gordon, the actor who portrays him, it's a good thing to put down the Wii controller and pick up a good book: especially if it is written by “Wimpy Kid” author Jeff Kinney. “Most books are intimidating. … I definitely ...

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Book examines climate change in clear, easy-to-digest fashion
Columbus Dispatch
The book is deliberately kept at about a sixth-grade reading level, and it is remarkably free of jargon. It is simple to read but not simplistic, and it uses its research not so much to advance a political argument as to provide a solid basis for understanding.

Columbus Dispatch

Ebooks growing rapidly at Lubbock Public Library
LubbockOnline.com
Although the librarians don't foresee a time when the sensory world of traditional books will disappear, there definitely is a new demand for books that can be checked out remotely from a cell phone, tablet or computer. The first three ... go into the search box. It will give you a list of the titles that we have, and then you can choose eBook or audio book.” She added, “It's very similar to the search box that you would have within just our library catalogs. It kind of parallels that so you can do the search by author or by title.” ...

Peace. Love. Banned Books. Big Orange: Don't Say I Didn't Warn You!
OC Weekly (blog)
Love. Books" T-shirt the other day, purchased as a birthday present for me by the Biblio-Gal, a puzzled, perhaps delighted clerk took me in, admittedly long--haired (graying) middle-aged dude in cool Ray-Bans possessing, yes, a certain je ne sai quoi and offered, unembarrassed, .... So, yes, strange and wonderful little bookfrom the editor in chief of fancy-fun Orange Coast magazine, former assistant editor at the Los Angeles Times, crime novelist and author of other terrific weird bookswith long, instructive subtitles.

OC Weekly (blog)

Boxborough author publishes her debut young adult novel
Boston.com
She wrote this book in just six months, while working part time and caring for her three teenage children. Cashman was prepared for another bout of rejections, but “The Exceptionals'' was accepted by a literary agent at Trident Media Group and the publisher ...

Book review: 'Unearthed' an entertaining page turner for the whole family
Deseret News
Teom and Nuria, inhabitants of the ancient city Jacob in the year 33, are trying to coexist in a city overrun with Gadianton robbers (like the ones in the Book of Mormon) when news comes that the chief priest has been slain and their father, Ammaron, has been ...

Deseret News

TV Book Club: 'Batman and Psychology' Explores Dark Knight's Inner Workings
Starpulse.com
As The Dark Knight Rises arrives in theaters, Batman fans who want to know what makes the caped crusader tick ought to give a read to Dr. Travis Langley's recently released book Batman and Psychology, in which Dr. Langley merges his professional knowledge with a passion for all things Bat-related to provoke some ...I spoke with Dr. Langley at San Diego Comic-Con earlier this month to find out just what goes into analyzing a superhero with such a rich history across comic books, television series, and film.

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Books tell stories of Mexican-American baseball in the San Gabriel Valley and ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Posted: 07/28/2012 07:15:44 AM PDT. Author Richard Santillan, professor emeritus of ethnic and women's studies at Cal Poly Pomona, with his books on Mexican American Baseball at the El Monte Public Library on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in El Monte, Calif. (SGVN/Staff Photo by Keith Birmingham). Photo gallery: Mexican American Baseball In the Inland Empire Book Signing byAuthor Richard Santillan ... Co-authors of the second book are Mark Ocegueda and Terry Cannon. Cannon is the founder of the ...

Conversation with author leads to surprisingly pleasant read
Auburn Citizen
It is fun putting a face to the books you have been selling and meeting everyone, but in essence, the authors are there to sell bookstores their newest book. John Green was not the regularauthor sitting behind a table giving you a book and a smile while you ...

The Beer Nut tours New England in new book
MetroWest Daily News
And, that expansive relationship led to his nationally syndicated column and popular blog, "The Beer Nut," hosted by the Daily News and GateHouse Media. Now Miller has recently published his first book, "Beer Lover's New England." What this book offers in ...

Q&A: Southern voice Carolyn Haines, author of 'Bonefire of the Vanities'
Alexandria Town Talk
A Mississippi native who has written more than 60 books and was the 2010 recipient of the Harper Lee Award for Distinguished Writing and the 2009 recipient of the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence has a new book out. Hattiesburg native Carolyn ...

Visiting author Goolrick on books — good and gift-worthy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Robert Goolrick, author of "Heading Out to Wonderful," will be at Next Chapter Bookshop on Aug. 1. ... Robert Goolrick lives in Virginia, and his new novel, "Heading Out to Wonderful" (AlgonquinBooks, $24.95) is set there, but he's no stranger to Wisconsin. ... A book you'd like to argue with. "Freedom," by Jonathan Franzen. Enough said. A book you never finished: "War and Peace" - I love the Russians and find "Anna Karenina" to be one of the two or three perfect novels. But Tolstoy defeated me here. I did read all of ...

Words of Mormons: Authors aim to show LDS beliefs
Daily Herald
At the end of June, Deseret Book through its Ensign Peak imprint published "Mormons: An OpenBook -- What You Really Want to Know" by longtime LDS religious educator Anthony Sweat. And in September, Cedar Fort will publish "An American, a Mormon, ...

Book Review: Bohjalian does it again with `Sandcastle Girls'
The Morning Sun
The prolific and captivating Chris Bohjalian has done it all — again — with his 15th book, “The Sandcastle Girls.” Readers will recognize the author from his best-selling “Midwives,” which caught Oprah Winfrey's attention in 1998. This time, it's 1915 and, again ...

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
USA TODAY
By Rachel Joyce Publisher: Random House. Comments. Tweet ... Pilgrimage, one of the 12 novels just long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, Britain's top literary award, is a gentle adventure with an emotional wallop. It's a smart, feel-good story that doesn't feel ...

Bangladesh writer transcended literary border
Khabar South Asia
Publishers made a beeline to get him signed for a book contract long before the month-long Ekushey Book Fair, held each year in Dhaka, because his booksguaranteed huge sales. He was perhaps the only writer in South Asia to own a ranch. He also built a ...

Khabar South Asia

Book review: “Politics, Money and Drugs”
NewsOK.com
Oklahoma City attorney and author Jerry Sokolosky offers a frightening view of a country caught in a lethal mix of “Politics Money and Drugs” (self-published, now in e-book only at Smash Words.com and Amazon.com for 99 cents). BY KAY DYER | Published: ...

Evolution's Witness: book review - The Panda's Thumb
By Matt Young
If you find any of those facts interesting, then you must read the new book, Evolution's Witness: How Eyes Evolved, by Ivan Schwab, a professor of ophthalmology at the University of California at Irvine. It is a wonderful book, ... Many of the photographs, I suspect, were taken by the authoror other people in his own lab, but others were contributed by surprisingly many researchers worldwide. There is .... Being the product of many authors, nearly every chapter is the product of an expert.
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Great Summer Reading- Two Brilliant Books - Dan's Wild Wild ...
Richard Dawkins has produced a fantastically illustrated book for young adults called the Magic of Reality. I say young adults, but I certainly enjoyed it. It's a must read for those who have little or no science background, because it does the one ...
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UK writer Ewan Morrison, Authors Guild President Scott Turow decry ...
By Chris Meadows
At least one contemporary British author thinks so. ... Morrison sees self-publishing, book piracy, rampant e-tailer discounting, free writing online, and the “free culture” movement as killing off traditional writing and publishing. ... [Writers' Union of Canada chair Merilyn Simonds] asked after a recent Supreme Court decision that extended the rights of educators to photocopy bookswithout compensating writers. .... Publish: 1. to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic ..." ...
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Black List Author Brad Thor Reacts to Glenn Beck's Restoring Love ...
By Jason Howerton
Exclusive Live & On Demand Coverage of Restoring Love Available Now on GBTV Plus – Click for Details. -- New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor was among the tens of thousands of people who traveled to Dallas this week for Glenn ...
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VIDEO: Birdman Talks Transitioning From Books To Movies With ...
By Seandra Sims
All ballers know that they need to “diversify their bonds” – and in recent years, Birdman has extended his brand into books via the Cash Money Content company. A quick riser in the Urban Fiction lane, Cash Money Content is home to authors ...
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pattinase: How I Came to Write This Book: Red Baker by Robert Ward
By pattinase (abbott)
This is Robert Ward, the author of Red Baker. Thanks for reminding people about my novel. I'm glad you couldn't put down. What i wanted to do was to write a deadly honest book about the real guys I knew in Baltimore and how they really ...
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nwhyte: July Books 27) Broadstairs: Heydays and Nowadays, by ...
By Nicholas
Staying overnight with cousins in Broadstairs, home of Charles Dickens and childhood home of Edward Heath; a pleasant and quiet resort town which is actually built around two sandy beaches on the edge of Kent. This book collects classic ...
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Flavorwire » 11 Thrilling Books For People Who Don't Read Thrillers
As an entry point, we've gathered some of our favorite recent literary thrillers here , for ... The full title of the book is People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a ... We're going to posit something: Emily St John Mandel is secretly a thriller author. ... It's the sort of “then-and-now” writing that very few authors can pull off without ...
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Book Review: The Dangers of Computer Hacking - Hack a Day
[John Knittel], a co-author thought I might find it amusing. The book, titled The Dangers of Computer Hacking, is a grade school level breakdown of, well, ...
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Move over, 'Twilight': Best-selling author of teen novels makes ...
Since finishing reading her first Judy Blume book, “Are You There God? ... Now on her 20th title, Noël has become one of the most popular authors in ... director for books, Filipino fans had the delight of meeting and greeting the author last ... got my first book deal,” said Noël, who has remained with the same publisher since ...
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25 publishers, 182 books compete in the 31st National Book Awards ...
The National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics' Circle ( MCC) are gearing up to choose the best books published in 2011. ... Thus, literary works in the Ilocano language published from 2009 to 2011 will be accepted. ... authors of the best books published in the previous year, while the publisher with ...
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By the book -- NationNews Barbados -- Local, Regional and ...
In fact, when the younger sibling Destiny ran out of books to devour, she ... She was encouraged to publish her work by her cousin Lisa Lambert, who is also an author. ... Meanwhile, Sarah advised aspiring authors to get the advice of an adult ...
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Author Event: Jeffrey Toobin (Barnes & Noble) | union square ...
Author Event: Jeffrey Toobin (Barnes & Noble). Date: ... Description: Jeffrey Toobin is a staffwriter at The New Yorker and the senior legal analyst at CNN. ( Free ...
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