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Palin Book Already a Best-Seller

Palin Book Already a Best-Seller

Sarah Palin finished her book quickly and became a best seller even faster.

Crankin': Patterson To Write 17 Books In 3 Years

Crankin': Patterson To Write 17 Books In 3 Years

After more than 40 best-sellers, James Patterson is just getting started.

Blagojevich Book Offers His Side

Blagojevich Book Offers His Side

In the past nine months, Rod Blagojevich has been charged with trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama, impeached and ousted as Illinois governor.

Franchise Authors Top Fall Book Lineup

Franchise Authors Top Fall Book Lineup

Three authors who've become publishing franchises –Dan Brown, Mitch Albom and the late Michael Crichton– top this fall's lineup of books that promise to be commercial juggernauts.

Book Roundup: Historical Titles

Book Roundup: Historical Titles

Recent history titles probe subjects ranging from an Amazon utopia ruled from afar by Henry Ford to the Bataan Death March to Teddy Roosevelt to the inside scoop on Queen Victoria's surprisingly frisky love life.

'Official Jackson Opus' Will Pop

'Official Jackson Opus' Will Pop

The first new book about Michael Jackson sanctioned by his estate will be published Dec. 7, and it promises to be as razzle-dazzling as the late pop icon himself.

Author Seeks Court OK To Publish Salinger Spinoff

Author Seeks Court OK To Publish Salinger Spinoff

A Swedish author has asked a federal appeals court in New York to let him publish a book he claims is a parody of J.D. Salinger' s "The Catcher in the Rye."

'The Secret' To Be Revealed For Teens This Fall

'The Secret' To Be Revealed For Teens This Fall

It's teen time for "The Secret." Rhonda Byrne's self-help multimedia phenomenon, which has sold millions of copies, will come out this fall in an edition for young people. "The Secret to Teen Power" will be written by Paul Harrington, who produced the DVD version of the original "Secret."

'Twenties Girl': Kinsella, With A Supernatural Twist

'Twenties Girl': Kinsella, With A Supernatural Twist

Although Sophie Kinsella has vowed to continue the best-selling misadventures of Becky Bloomwood with a sixth Shopaholic book, it's probably for the best that she is taking a breather from the credit-crunched crumpet. Indulging frivolous spending habits and glorifying sticker-shock apparel feels too unseemly right now.

Harlequin Takes Aim At Teen Readers With New Imprint

Harlequin Takes Aim At Teen Readers With New Imprint

Harlequin is feeling like a kid again. The 60-year-old publisher of classic bodice-rippers is rolling out its newest imprint: Harlequin Teen.

Frank McCourt, Author of 'Angela's Ashes,' Dies

Frank McCourt, Author of 'Angela's Ashes,' Dies

McCourt, who had been gravely ill with meningitis, died Sunday afternoon at age 78 of metastatic melanoma, his publisher said.

Jennifer Weiner's 'Best Friends Forever': Take It To Heart

Jennifer Weiner's 'Best Friends Forever': Take It To Heart

Addie Downs - the Everygirl at the center of Jennifer Weiner's latest novel - just could turn out to be one of our favorite heroines of the summer.

Authors Fly Kids (And Parents) To The Moon For Apollo Tribute

Authors Fly Kids (And Parents) To The Moon For Apollo Tribute

The 40th anniversary on July 20 of Apollo 11's landing on the moon has launched a shelf's worth of illustrated books for kids, including two by men who walked on the moon. USA TODAY's looks at the lunar lineup.

'Sworn To Silence' Echoes With Taut Suspense

'Sworn To Silence' Echoes With Taut Suspense

Lovers of suspense will find no better novel to read this summer than Sworn to Silence, a teeth-chattering debut thriller from romance writer Linda Castillo.

'Beowulf On The Beach' Author: Read Classics For An Epic Time

'Beowulf On The Beach' Author: Read Classics For An Epic Time

Jack Murnighan, author of Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits (Three Rivers Press, $15, paperback original), explains to USA TODAY why a literary classic is the perfect beach book.

Beach Reads: From Frothy Fun to Unexpectedly Enlightening (LINKS)

Beach Reads: From Frothy Fun to Unexpectedly Enlightening (LINKS)

Books have long been a beach staple. Beach reads, they're called. Mindless prose. Romances. Mysteries. Thrillers.

Books by Martin Luther King Jr. to be Republished

Books by Martin Luther King Jr. to be Republished

Four books that have been long out of print by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be published again under a new deal with Beacon Press brokered by King's youngest son.

NY Court Hears Salinger's Suit Over Spinoff Book

NY Court Hears Salinger's Suit Over Spinoff Book

An author who's being sued by J.D. Salinger for copyright infringement is asking a Manhattan judge to let his book be published.

Power of Digital Looms Over BookExpo

Power of Digital Looms Over BookExpo

Challenged by a new digital landscape and a tough economy, booksellers are touting a promising fall lineup.

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