Today in books: Martin Scorsese will direct another book based on an intricately plotted detective story, Europe's e-book pricing woes, and Neil Gaiman is a good sport on The Simpsons.
Today in publishing: Philip K. Dick's estate says the story for The Adjustment Bureau movie was not in the public domain, Martin Scorsese is interested in adapting a gruesome Nordic crime novel of his own, and Neil Gaiman picks the best scary books to tuck into this Halloween.
Today in publishing and literature: the Newbery Medal isn't what it used to be, Johnny Depp's first meeting with Hunter Thompson included plenty of firepower, and a heavy-duty new biography of New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael.
Plus: Bono gives Julie Taymor a very public compliment
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