Banned Books! In honor of Banned Books Week

Banned Books! In honor of Banned Books Week
Columbia Daily Tribune (blog)
Anyway, my teacher, Ms. Dunham explained that we would be reading a controversial book, a book in fact on a list of books that had been banned over the years. I'll admit I wasn't yet the avid reader I am today, and by sophomore year had not read a ...

Book buzz: O'Reilly talks JFK, Lena Dunham pitches advice book
USA TODAY
2012 - Here's a look at what's buzzing in the books world today: Killing Kennedy: After his 2011 best-selling book Killing Lincoln, Bill O'Reilly is back with another presidential history-thriller about the assassination of JFK. Read Bob Minzesheimer's ...

Author Junot Diaz: $500K "genius grant" will change my life
CBS News
(CBS News) Pulitzer prize-winning novelist Junot Diaz, author of "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," "Drown" and his latest book, "This is How You Lose Her," received a $500,000 MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" Monday night. He was among ...

Author Almost Collapses at '50 Shades' Book Signing
Huffington Post
E.L. James, the author with the newfound androgynous name, is a genius marketer. The banality ...In case you didn't know, that means making yourself look like the kind of billionaire who would want to wash these women's hair, based on a scene in the book.

IKEA and Banned Books Week
Baltimore Sun
... and Banned Books Week. October 01, 2012|By Dave Rosenthal. As the American Library Association kick off Banned Book Week, an annual event designed to draw attention to censorship issues, a bizarre case of visual censorship by IKEA is in the news.

Arnold Schwarzenegger On The Daily Show: Former Governor Discusses New ...
Huffington Post
You might also like. Comedy · Arts · Books · Food · Style · Weird News · Moviefone · Media · 'World News' Gets A .... Arnold Schwarzenegger On The Daily Show: Former Governor Discusses NewBook, California (VIDEO). Posted: 10/02/2012 2:36 pm EDT ...

Kenny Rogers talks superstardom, losing it all, and even sex scandals in new ...
Fox News
The book details Rogers' personal life including his rough childhood in the Houston projects, his five marriages, friendships with Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton ... and even a sex scandal! FOX411: Tell us how you chose a music career. Kenny Rogers: My ...

Penny Marshall talks book, Rodman film
ESPN (blog)
Dennis Rodman, Penny Marshall Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images Penny Marshall is working with Dennis Rodman on a documentary about his remarkable life. Legendary comedian Penny Marshall has a new memoir out called "My Mother Was Nuts ...

ESPN (blog)

3 Adorable Book-Themed Crafts (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
As a crafter who also happens to love books, I'm so excited for the release of my first book Craft-a-Day. I grew up in Minnesota but spent all my childhood summers in Denmark, and love very simple projects that are easy to make at home. For me ...

Culinary journey brings Mexican artist back to life in 'The Secret Book of ...
Greenfield Daily Reporter
In "The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo," Haghenbeck takes readers on a fictional portrait of her life before and after the crash, fused with recipes for pozole, chicken tostadas, orange shortbreads and other delicacies that offer another glimpse into her ...

Barnes & Noble Vs. Amazon: Book Wars Get More Interesting
Forbes
Amazon books began appearing at Barnes & Noble stores this week, with stores reportedly ordered to pull them as quickly as they appeared. Barnes & Noble policy dictates it won't sell Amazon titles, insists it still doesn't sell Amazon titles, but does...

Forbes

'Life of Pi' Author Yann Martel Weighs in on Ang Lee's Film
Hollywood Reporter
Fox 2000 purchased the film rights to the book in 2003, and after executives Tom Rothman and Elizabeth Gabler entertained the idea of working with various directors, Lee signed on in early 2009. "I was confident that he would make a great movie, so I ...

Hollywood Reporter

BCA book spotlight: "Things I Wish I'd Known"
phillyBurbs.com
According to Deborah J. Cornwall, author of the new book "Things I Wish I'd Known: Cancer Caregivers Speak Out," learning by trial and error is not the most effective way to save a loved one's life. "One study estimates that the stress of caregiving ...

Books, Not Kindling
New University Online
Being an avid book lover, I am always interested in finding other people with the same appreciation for books like I have. More often than not, I come across people who go as far as saying they hate to read, leaving me to feel like I'm one of the last ...

READER SUBMITTED: Vernon Author To Sign Books At U.S.Holocaust Museum
Hartford Courant
October 01, 2012|Hanna Perlstein Marcus, Vernon. Award-winning Vernon author, Hanna Perlstein Marcus, will be appearing at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. for a two-day book signing. At the invitation of the Museum, ...

Hartford Courant

Schwarzenegger says 'You can't run from your mistakes'
USA TODAY
"It's my book, it's not our book," he says about his wife; "I inflicted tremendous pain on Maria and unbelievable pain on the kids"; But yet, the actor says he expects to get back together with Shriver. 11:40AM EST October 2. 2012 - Arnold ...

JFK assassination gets the O'Reilly treatment
USA TODAY
But few history books can approach the popularity of O'Reilly's Killing Lincoln, which has sold more than 2 million copies since it was released a year ago. His new book, Killing Kennedy (Henry Holt), about the 1963 assassination of President John F.

USA TODAY

'The Original White House Cook Book' of 1887
Enterprise News
First lady Michelle Obama has focused attention on eating a healthy diet. But, as the presidential election approaches, imagine what it was like for Americans to get a meal on the table in 1887. Electrical power was in its nascent stage, steam-powered ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't want to say 'I'll be back' in first 'Terminator ...
New York Daily News
In the book, "Total Recall: My unbelievably True Life Story," the action star and former California governor recounts a feud he had with "Terminator" director James Cameron over the iconic line, which Arnie thought sounded "too feminine." "I was ...

New York Daily News

Brandeis Books: When you need a book fast and you don't want to pay full price
transPARENT (blog)
But she usually needs the book for more than a month, and wants to take notes in it. Fortunately, I have found a terrific used book store, Brandeis Books, in West Boca, which raises money for Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass. (my alma mater). I ...

JK Rowling book sparks controversy
KSN-TV
J.K. Rowling book sparks controversy. Images. Author J.K. Rowling attends photocall ahead of her reading from 'The Casual Vacancy' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on September 27, 2012 in London, England. (Ben Pruchnie, Getty Images) ...

Urban Green and the Cost of Progress: A Counterintuitive Book on Sustainability
Huffington Post (blog)
Neil Chambers' book, Urban Green: Architecture for the Future, opens with the author gleefully test-riding a new e-bike on the streets of downtown Manhattan. Believing it would change the world, he rushed home to write a review on Ultra Motor's A2B ...

NW Books: Robert Michael Pyle essays and a geocaching guide
The Seattle Times
... Robert Michael Pyle essays and a geocaching guide. New books of Seattle interest: an essay collection by Robert Michael Pyle; a guide to geocaching; a new "Skyship Academy" novel for teens; and a new dog-populated book for young readers. ... In ...

Style expert Stacy London: Accept the body you have been given
NBCNews.com
no. it's not so much a how do-to-book though there is a lot of information and tips. it's really a why we don't book t.seeks to explore some of the reasons and some of the minds et cetera that get in our way when we're trying to kind of create our best ...

NBCNews.com

Readmill Looks to Connect Authors, Publishers and Readers
Wall Street Journal (blog)
“They are used to printing books and selling them. That is changing fast. The importance of the relationship between author, publisher and reader is going to be the main thing that publishers and authors are going to work with in future. It will be a ...

Wall Street Journal (blog)

National Book Month: James Patterson tapped for Atlanta book festival in 2012
Examiner.com
National Book Month began on October 1 and James Patterson has been tapped to kick-off one of Atlanta's biggest book festivals at MJCCA. Patterson has sold more books than any other author (according to Nielsen Bookscan), and in total, his bookshave ...

Examiner.com

Author David G. Hallman Shares His Inspiration [Interview]
ChicagoPride.com
He too used writing as a way to explore his emotional state, and that commonality helped us forge a friendship when we were fortunate enough to finally meet at the Rainbow Book Fair in New York. His memoir, August Farewell, details the death of his ...

Jack Daniel's Rejection Letter Guy Gets New Book Cover Design
By Todd Wasserman
The recipient of the most polite cease-and-desist-letter ever, author Patrick Wensink, is starting a new chapter. After ceding to the genteel request of Jack Daniel's, which feared the book, Broken Piano for President, looked too much like the ...
Mashable!

The 'Banned Books' list is a hilariously depressing history of people ...
By Charlie Jane Anders
The 'Banned Books' list is a hilariously depressing history of people missing the point Educators thought Orwell's 1984 was promoting Communism. They thought Huxley's Brave New World made promiscuous sex "look like fun," and the book ...
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Blurb Releases Ebook Editor for Adding Audio and Video to Stories
By Jamillah Knowles
Blurb, the publishing platform, is releasing a new version of its ebook editor so that authors can add video and audio to create multi-dimensional stories for the iPad. ... The idea of documentary making as a multimedia process could also find a place within an electronic 'book'. ... book easily. Users receive free promotional tools, can sell their books through the Blurb bookstore and ebook authors also get a little help working out how to submit their work to the Apple iBookstore for free.
The Next Web

Shakesville: Banned Books Week 2012
By Misty
A parent emailed school board members about the book and wrote that “The families who have already refused to let their children read this vile piece of work were told to pick an alternate book, even though all class discussion and ...
Shakesville

Book Deals - Eater NY
By Greg Morabito
The book will be "part memoir with recipes, part guide to Italian culinary products through Lou's stories of his Italian immigrant forefathers." Edible Manhattan editor Rachel Wharton is the co-author. [Publisher's Marketplace, subscription ...
Eater NY

Pat's Fantasy Hotlist: More inexpensive ebook goodies!
By Patrick
Fantasy and science fiction and speculative fiction book reviews, author interviews, bestseller news, contests and giveaways, etc. Enjoy! ... More inexpensive ebook goodies! You can download a combo of James S. A. Corey's excellent ...
Pat's Fantasy Hotlist

Book Review: Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon - Blogcritics ...
By ManOfLaBook.com
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon is a literary fiction book in which the author jams so much in it's a wonder the novel is not twice the size. Mr. Chabon is a Pulitzer prize winning author for his 2001 book The Amazing Adventures of ...
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SHELTER: Book of the month - October
By My name: Julie My design firm: SHELTER
I'd be over the moon if a new client asked to use his work as an inspirational starting point! Lacquer - check, Color - check, Graphics - check, Layered - Check, Glamorous - double check!! I could keep going but I won't. His book aptly titled "The ...
SHELTER

Drury to recognize the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week ...
By Mark Miller
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Oct. 1, 2012 —Drury University will observe the thirtieth anniversary of The American Library Association's Banned Books Week on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Students, faculty and staff will read selections ...
Drury University: Newsroom

Lena Dunham's Million-Dollar Book, Seth Fried's MFA Advice, and ...
For Banned Books Week, Guernica speaks with Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, which won the National Book Award in 1983 and the next year was ...
www.pw.org/.../lena_dunhams_milliondollar_book_seth_fried...

Best Books for Writers who Want to Self-Publish (9 books)
9 books based on 1 votes: Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, ... the BookDeal: Use Your Personal Strengths to Grow an Author Platform ...
www.goodreads.com/.../25802.Best_Books_for_Writers_who...

Free eBooks For Banned Book Week
TIME
This week marks the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week, a censorship-awareness campaign backed by “the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types,” according to the American Library ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger marches on with book tour
USA TODAY
Books and literature · Arnold Schwarzenegger · Jon Stewart · Lifestyle. 10:55AM EST ... Stewart started off by picking up Arnold's book, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story, and asking the question, "So listen, we gotta get the elephant out ...

Jamie Oliver's latest book promises meals in 15 minutes
New York Daily News
Oliver's latest book, however, is much more ambitious, promising home cooks that they can produce seared Asian beef, chicken with braised greens and potato gratin, and lamb meatballs, chopped salad and harissa yogurt in just 15 minutes – a challenge a ...

New York Daily News

Our View: Banning books hurts all ages
Joplin Globe
Organized by the American Library Association, Banned Books Week highlights books that have been challenged or banned by public governments, including school boards and libraries. The list of banned books reads almost like a bookstore of beloved ...

Lena Dunham is set to sell, write book
New York Daily News (blog)
According to Slate, the book is tentatively titled "Not That Kind of Girl: Advice by Lena Dunham" and will feature "candid accounts of losing her virginity, trying to eat well (detailed diet journal included), obsessing about health, obsessing about ...

Books, News and Stationery Retailing in Global: Market Guide to 2016
Sacramento Bee
This report is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Books, News and Stationery Retailing market in the Global. The report provides a top-level overview and detailed category insight into the operating environment for the ...

Rick Riordan's new book quietly builds buzz
Christian Science Monitor
“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling's new book for adults, “The Casual Vacancy,” may be making the headlines, but another book is slowly racking up boffo sales as well. Skip to next paragraph. Recent posts. 10.02.12. Rick Riordan's new book quietly ...

Christian Science Monitor

BOOK REVIEW: 'Mugged'
Washington Times
In her new book, “Mugged: Racial Demagoguery From the Seventies to Obama,” Ann Coulter provides a thorough and timely primer on the misuse of race in politics in the decades after the passage of the landmark civil rights laws of the 1950s and 1960s.

Washington Times

A Renegade Book Launch
Forbes
Releasing a book used to be a much simpler process. You didn't need to have a hashtag, a Spotify playlist, or a “Buy One, Give One” social good campaign attached. But, these days, those are all just good places to start. In a world overloaded with ...

Forbes

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