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William Shatner to star in TV version of "Sh*t My Dad Says"

Jotting down the musings of his 74-year-old father has taken Justin Halpern from obscure Twitter user to bestselling author. And now the 29-year-old Halpern has landed a sitcom deal. William...

Justin Bieber to publish memoir

Justin Bieber, the 16-year-old pop music star whose moppy hairdo has inspired teens and tweens around the world, is releasing a memoir. HarperCollins announced yesterday that it will be publishing "Justin Bieber: First Step 2...

Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy mints new club at Amazon

Stieg Larsson is hot, to say the least. Larsson, who wrote the hugely popular Millennium Trilogy, is the first author to sell more than a million books through Amazon.com's Kindle electronic reader, Amazon announced today. Amazon even...

Drew Brees, Sean Payton hot commodities on bookshelves

More than a month remains before Drew Brees and Sean Payton will take the field in a meaningful game to defend the Super Bowl championship for the New Orleans Saints. But Brees is already drawing plenty of attention, both from...

Amazon Kindle now available at airport bookstore chain

Busy travelers can now buy Amazon's Kindle e-reader on the airport concourse. Maryland-based HMSHost bookstores began selling the readers Monday, according to the Washington Business Journal. The Kindles are sold charged-up and ready to read...

"Sh*t My Dad Says" at top of bestseller list

"Sh*t My Dad Says," a book that started with a Twitter feed of the aphorisms of the 74-year-old father of author Justin Halpern, tops the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list this week. The book...

Brad Pitt could give us movie version of Rachman's "The Imperfectionists"

Brad Pitt has bought the film rights to Tom Rachman's debut novel, "The Imperfectionists," according to Canada's National Post. That leaves fans of the breakout novel wondering whether Pitt will take on the role...

E-reader price wars come just in time for summer reading

Prices on Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble Inc's Nook e-readers were slashed yesterday as the two big-time booksellers ignited a price war that could make e-readers more affordable just in time for...

Warren Buffett's son Peter releases "Life Is What You Make It"

A new book by Warren Buffett's younger son, Peter, is out today just in time for this weekend's Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting. Peter Buffett's "Life Is What You Make It: Find Your...

Stephenie Meyer's 'Short Second Life' soars to top of bestsellers

"Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer's "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" has soared to the top of the Amazon.com bestsellers list just one day after the book was announced and more than...

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