'The Hunger Games' Breaks the Potter Book Barrier on Amazon
The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins has surpassed J.K. Rowling's seven-book Harry Potter series as the best-selling books of all time on Amazon.com.
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A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first book in J.K. Rowling's phenomenally selling 7-part series, has been acquired for 150,000 pounds (or $227,421) at a London charity auction held by Sotheby's and organized with the English PEN writers' association.
The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins has surpassed J.K. Rowling's seven-book Harry Potter series as the best-selling books of all time on Amazon.com.
The Baby-sitters Club: Kristy Thomas, Mary Anne Spier, Claudia Kishi, Stacey McGill. They were the originals, the quintet of female friends who preceded the ladies of Sex and the City and came well before the foursome in Girls.
Feminist Ryan Gosling, Feminist Theory (as Imagined) from Your Favorite Sensitive Movie Dude, by Danielle Henderson, a book that pairs "feminist statements" with photos of Ryan Gosling, is out on Tuesday. What happens when "feminism" goes viral?
As predicted, there was some debate about which books made NPR's list of greatest teen novels of all time, and which shouldn't have. We rounded up a list of our own.
The Oxford American is embroiled in a scandal. The short story: sexual harassment. The long story, as always, is far more complicated.
Just when we thought the Fifty Shades franchise had reached as far and wide as it possibly could, the news arrives that we were wrong. There will be sweet, sweet music, too.
A couple of weeks ago NPR Books posted their summer poll of the year, seeking to identify the greatest teen novel ever from thousands of nominations submitted by readers. The results are in—let the debates begin anew.
Before there was The Hunger Games trilogy, there was Suzanne Collins' middle-grade series, Gregor the Overlander. We pay some attention to the best B-sides from a few of our favorite Y.A. and children's authors.
When the crimes of journalism are caught so quickly and punishments dealt soon after, are those transgressions forgiven more easily, too?
The Fifty Shades-ing of publishing continues. What began as Twilight fan fiction is making a lot of people a lot of money — again — as someone who goes by Sylvain Reynard just made a seven-figure deal with Penguin for Gabriel's Inferno.
When was the last time you finished a book you hated, really, truly hated, despising it with a passion deep in your soul all the way through, to the end of the very last page?
What's the title of the greatest teen novel of all time? NPR Books hopes to reach a conclusion on a topic that's fodder for no shortage of passionate opinion.
Michael Chabon fans are about to get another little teaser about the writer's much anticipated next novel, Telegraph Avenue, which will be released on September 11.
If you're an adult of a certain age in America, of course you know the name R.L. Stine, you know it like a delicious shiver down your spine. His Goosebumps series, now celebrating its 20th anniversary, has crossed generations.
Popular blogger and Brazen Careerist founder Penelope Trunk has a new book, The New American Dream, and she’s gotten a lot of attention because, even though she had received her full advance, she decided to pull her book from the publisher and self-publish instead.
Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman has already sold 400,000 copies in 16 countries, and tomorrow the American edition will be released. Talking to her is nearly as much fun as reading her book.
Y.A. author Nina LaCour is making a small-budget movie out of her novel, and the Y.A. community is helping her pay for it.
In the world of digital publishing, there's a question as old as Internet time: If you give away content for free, are you devaluing an entire industry? Of at least one example, writers and editors say, firmly, no.
This time the Fifty Shades trend story skews a bit younger: Teenagers are reading the book, too!
Today in books and publishing: Malcolm Gladwell takes on the underdog; what really happened with the Pulitzer Prize for fiction this year; Zadie Smith's first book in seven years; Fifty Shades in the air.
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Jennifer Weiner has a new book that she's promoting, hilariously, with Jeffrey Eugenides' famous vest.
Today in books and publishing: Adorable, tiny libraries spread across America; E.L. James' gold mine; Nora Ephron, angry essayist; Fitzgerald breeds Gatsbabies; Jonathan Franzen on social media.
Today in books and publishing: Casey Anthony's lawyer tells his side; E.L. James at Comic-Con; Nora Ephron remembered; fancy home libraries are back.
Today in books and publishing: A former employee reveals some juicy Facebook secrets; a book from Amy Winehouse's dad; read to get out of jail; Dear Abby takes on book clubs.
Today in books and publishing: The e-books of Shakespeare; Richard Russo's homage to print; an e-bookstore for Macmillan's Tor/Forge; Apple's e-book price-fixing trial date set.
Today in books and publishing: The ongoing hand-wringing over e-books; the Library of Congress's great reading list; Apple anti-trust suit wrinkles; Alec Baldwin gets mad, gets books.
Today in books and publishing: Armistead Maupin is leaving town; everything is coming up e-books (almost); to burn books or not to burn; the French are still hanging on to their beloved print.
Today in books and publishing: Questioning the stories of Obama in a new book; free, unlimited Potter for Amazon Prime subscribers; Alice Walker protests Israel's treatment of Palestine, won't allow Hebrew translation of The Color Purple.
Today in books and publishing: Fifty Shades of Grey is the fastest-selling paperback ever; Elie Wiesel returns an award to Hungary in protest; remembering the good old book days; what would your favorite author drunk-text?
In the wake of the controversy over the sexism in Girls Only! How to Survive Anything, we present this badass addendum to our previous compendium, "The Greatest Girl Characters of Young Adult Literature."
Today in books and publishing: Rielle Hunter's memoir promotion begins in full; The Rock Bottom Remainders author band will break up after a final tour; Winston Churchill e-books; Fifty Shades of Etsy.
As of Monday, The New York Post will cost $1 on weekdays. How many Post covers and headlines stand up to the dollar test so far this year?
Today in books and publishing: Fighting censorship of a book about lesbian moms; Israel fights against book discounts; where are the stay-at-home dads in kids' books?; you will covet this book-tent.
This week it was announced that Caroline Mickler Limited had been appointed the "master licensing agent" for the Fifty Shades trilogy. Leaving aside questions of taste, let's talk about this as business.
Today in books and publishing: Dave Eggers' new book gets a rave review, photos of people reading books on the subway, self-publishing, and books about aliens.
Today in books and publishing: Fifty Shades merchandise is on its way and you can't stop it; Thomas Pynchon e-books are available as of today; a hotel themed for books in Paris.
Today in books and publishing: There may be a second Fifty Shades trilogy; a memorial for Maurice Sendak in New York Tuesday; the best of the indies and the self-published bunch; NYPL drama continues.
Today in books and publishing: A possible Ray Bradbury museum; Google settles their French book-scanning dispute; Oprah's Book Club 2.0 may not have the same touch; the future of books on demand.
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We're starting to wonder...what Fifty Shades of Grey-related story—trend piece, reported article, interview, spin-off book—has yet to be written?
Today in books and publishing: A nun's banned book on sexuality has a renewed life on Amazon; the business of digital self-publishing; writers and friends remember Ray Bradbury; BEA's last day.
Today in books and publishing: The class-action lawsuit against Google gets the go-ahead, the Times of London paywall temporarily comes down, and a copy of the Book of Mormon has been purloined.
The Devil Wears Prada has spawned a sequel, the last Orange Prize went to Madeline Miller, literary theory is still a joke.
Today in books and publishing: Stephen King will release a new book next June, Saddam Hussein's daughter wants to publish her dad's memoir, artistic envy explained.
Today in books and publishing: Michelle Obama's book about the White House garden finally arrives, Fifty Shades of Grey returns to shelves in Florida, and what it was like to stage an opera with Maurice Sendak.
The inevitable emergence of Fifty Shades of Grey fan fiction, imagining Watergate without Carl Bernstein, and how Buzz Bissinger writes
Today in books and publishing: The rush to out Batman, the many problems of librarians, the bailout guy gets a book deal.
Today in publishing and literature: a reappraisal of The Atavist, Amazon has charmed Waterstones, and Texts from Bennet will soon be a book.
Today in books and publishing: Alexandria, Va. is America's most well-read city, at least according to Amazon, Pippa Middleton's having trouble finishing her book, and Gabriel García Márquez is alive, despite what Twitter says.
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