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Greg Austin on China's hackers, Matthew Yglesias on an expensive airline merger, Jamelle Bouie on sequestration backfiring on the GOP, George Packer on Walmart and the payroll tax, and Hadley Freeman on Hilary Mantel and the media's royal-industrial complex.

By Esther Zuckerman

Feb 19, 2013

Hilary Mantel vs. Kate Middleton: A Royal Freakout, Explained

The Brits are in a tizzy over comments made by the award-winning author about the "doll" princess, but shouldn't everyone just calm down a little and look at what's actually being said here?

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By David Wagner

Oct 17, 2012

No One Bought Arnold Schwarzenegger's Memoir; Murakami's Nobel Snub

Today in books and publishing: Schwarzenegger fails to pump up his sales figures; Murakami fans feel he was cheated; R.I.P. Larry Sloan, Mad Libs publisher; the most comfortable of book clubs.

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By David Wagner

Oct 16, 2012

Hilary Mantel Earns Second Man Booker Prize

Hilary Mantel has taken this year's Man Booker prize for her novel Bring Up the Bodies, making her the first Brit—and the first female author—to win two Bookers. 

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By David Wagner

Oct 16, 2012

HarperCollins Gave Johnny Depp His Own Imprint; Holden Caulfield's Back!

Today in books and publishing: Depp to publish "authentic" books; a female version of Holden Caulfield; the First Amendment protects phone books; a Chinese writer receives a prestigious German prize.

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By David Wagner

Sep 11, 2012

Booker Prize Shortlist Released; Was NPR's Y.A. List Too White?

Today in books and publishing: E-books are already cheaper; a new Oxford American editor; Hilary Mantel aims for her second Booker Prize; diversity in Top 100 Y.A. novels is lacking. 

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 27, 2012

The Literary Sequel Problem; Science Fiction From Afar

Today in publishing and literature: The difficulties of selling a literary sequel, science fiction is alike all over, and Whitney Houston's mother is looking for a book deal.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 23, 2012

Big Publishing's Big Stand; John Irving Disses Ernest Hemingway

Today in books and publishing: The e-book pricing courage of the publishing industry, William Shakespeare turns 448, and John Irving explains why he's not a Hemingway fan.

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 28, 2012

Pay Phones Become Guerilla Libraries; 'Bring Up The Bodies' Gets a Cover

Today in publishing and literature: Joyce Carol Oates discusses the "genre writer" label, Courtney Love's former bandmate is trying his hand at a Kurt Cobain memoir, and we're one step closer to getting e-book editions of the Harry Potter books. 

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By Ray Gustini

Jan 19, 2012

F. Scott Fitzgerald's Worry List; 'Wolf Hall' Sequel Coming in May

Horsemanship -- not bugs -- was a top worry for The Great Gatsby author, the 'Poe Toaster' once again failed to show ln Baltimore last night, and Salman Rushdie's panel at the Jaipur literary festival in India has been cancelled following "intense pressure" for him to withdraw.

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By Ray Gustini

Nov 15, 2011

On the Whole, Bill O'Reilly Thinks He's a Pretty Good Historian

Today in publishing and literature: the 2009 Man Booker winner is getting a sequel, Quentin Rowan explains his plagiarized spy novel, and Bill O'Reilly says his Killing Lincoln only has two major historical inaccuracies.

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