http://www.mail.com/subjects/2554-books-literature.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/2554-books-literature.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2151646-actress-johansson-sues-french-book.html PARIS (AP) — Actress Scarlett Johansson is suing a French publishing house over a novel that uses her name and image and explores the challenges of being beautiful. The JC Lattes publishing house said Friday that a lawsuit was filed last week about Gregoire Delacourt's book "The First Thing We Look At." JC Lattes spokeswoman Emmanuelle Allibert says the p... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:42:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2151646-actress-johansson-sues-french-book.html 2013-06-14T14:42:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2150028-exec-ny-trial-apple-e-book-prices.html NEW YORK (AP) — A top Apple Inc. executive described as Steve Jobs' right-hand man took the witness stand at a Manhattan price-fixing trial and denied scheming with major book publishers to drive up the cost of electronic books. Eddy Cue was questioned about meetings he had in 2009 with chief executives of publishing houses about what they called their "A... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:32:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2150028-exec-ny-trial-apple-e-book-prices.html 2013-06-13T20:32:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2149806-sportscaster-al-michaels-working-memoir.html NEW YORK (AP) — The sportscaster who once asked "Do you believe in miracles?" has a book deal. Al Michaels, the longtime television play-by-play man, is working on a memoir that will be released by HarperCollins imprint William Morrow. The publisher told The Associated Press on Thursday that no title or release date has been set. Micha... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:10:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2149806-sportscaster-al-michaels-working-memoir.html 2013-06-13T17:10:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2146844-rare-superman-comic-book-sells-175000.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A rare copy of the comic book featuring Superman's first appearance that went undiscovered for over 70 years in the insulation of a Minnesota house has sold for $175,000. The high bidder for the copy of Action Comics No. 1 in the online auction was a "hard core, golden age comic book collector," Stephen Fishler, CEO of ComicConnect.com,... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:32:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2146844-rare-superman-comic-book-sells-175000.html 2013-06-12T16:32:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2146794-surveillance-reports-spark-sales-1984.html NEW YORK (AP) — The country's book-buyers are reading up on being watched. Sales for dystopian classics such as George Orwell's "1984" and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" have been strong since news broke last week that the U.S. government had vast surveillance programs targeting phones and Internet records. Several editions of Orwel... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:48:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2146794-surveillance-reports-spark-sales-1984.html 2013-06-12T15:48:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2145352-court-hears-terse-testimony-e-book-trial.html NEW YORK (AP) — Macmillan CEO John Sargent, who testified this week at a trial over alleged price-fixing of e-books, was no one's idea of a friendly witness. Of the five publishers the U.S. Justice Department sued last year, Macmillan was the last to settle and the most defiant. The government alleged that Macmillan, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Pengu... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:23:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2145352-court-hears-terse-testimony-e-book-trial.html 2013-06-11T22:23:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2144660-south-africa-talk-mandelas-mortality.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The desk is spotless and books neatly line the shelves in Nelson Mandela's office at a Johannesburg-based foundation that carries his name, but the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader hasn't worked there for years. The meticulously preserved room is one of many tributes to the legacy of a former prisoner who became... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:04:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2144660-south-africa-talk-mandelas-mortality.html 2013-06-11T20:04:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2144442-ringo-starr-writes-octopus-garden-kids-book.html NEW YORK (AP) — Ringo Starr is turning an old Beatles favorite into a children's book. The drummer has a deal with Simon & Schuster's Children Books for "Octopus' Garden," based on one of the few songs the drummer wrote and sang while with the Beatles. The publisher announced Tuesday that the book will come out in Britain this fall and in the U.S. in earl... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:20:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2144442-ringo-starr-writes-octopus-garden-kids-book.html 2013-06-11T17:20:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2140344-scottish-fiction-writer-iain-banks-dies-59.html LONDON (AP) — Scottish writer Iain Banks, who alternately wowed and disturbed readers with his dark jokes and narrative tricks, has died, his publisher said. He was 59. Banks, whose writing took readers from rural Scotland to the edge of space, announced in April that he was terminally ill with cancer and that his soon-to-be released novel, "The Quarry," ... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:45:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2140344-scottish-fiction-writer-iain-banks-dies-59.html 2013-06-10T10:45:36Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2137062-sotomayor-19-memoir.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Being a Supreme Court justice has not only been good for Sonia Sotomayor's legal career, it's also helped her bank account. The justice reported Friday that she's received more than $3 million in advance payments for her best-selling memoir, "My Beloved World." Her annual financial disclosure forms show that Knopf Doubleday Group paid So... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:25:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2137062-sotomayor-19-memoir.html 2013-06-07T22:25:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2135716-jonah-lehrer-deal-book.html NEW YORK (AP) — Jonah Lehrer, the best-selling author who has acknowledged using fake quotes and had two books pulled, has reached agreement on a new book. Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that it will publish a book by Lehrer with the working title "The Book of Love." No publication date has been set. Lehrer, 31, had written three previous books for H... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:33:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2135716-jonah-lehrer-deal-book.html 2013-06-07T03:33:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2134820-lean-in-no-1-nyt-best-seller-list.html NEW YORK (AP) — Caps and gowns are in fashion right now, and so, apparently, are copies of "Lean In" as a graduation gift. Sheryl Sandberg's manifesto for women in the workplace will again top The New York Times' nonfiction best-seller list in the paper's June 16 edition. "Lean In" had last been No. 1 on the combined print and e-book list May 5. ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:37:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2134820-lean-in-no-1-nyt-best-seller-list.html 2013-06-06T18:37:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2133730-comic-novelist-tom-sharpe-dies-85.html LONDON (AP) — Tom Sharpe was aptly named, a writer who turned a razor-edged eye for absurdity on everything from the racism of apartheid to the squabbles of academia. The British writer behind a string of comic novels including the campus classic "Porterhouse Blue" has died at 85. Sharpe's Spanish publisher, Anagrama, said he died Thursday in Llafranc, th... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:59:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2133730-comic-novelist-tom-sharpe-dies-85.html 2013-06-06T15:59:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2133020-berry-gordy-memoir-reissued-e-book.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Berry Gordy memoir which inspired the Broadway hit "Motown: The Musical" is being reissued as an e-book. Gordy's "To Be Loved," first published in 1994, had been out of print. The e-edition is scheduled for release Thursday by RosettaBooks, a digital publisher. The book covers Gordy's rise from high school dropout to head of a record l... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:54:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2133020-berry-gordy-memoir-reissued-e-book.html 2013-06-06T04:54:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2131914-us-writer-am-homes-wins-womens-fiction-prize.html LONDON (AP) — American novelist A.M. Homes has won this year's Women's Prize for Fiction with her sixth novel, "May We Be Forgiven." Homes beat bookmakers' favorite Hilary Mantel and three other finalists to win the 30,000-pound ($45,000) prize, awarded Wednesday at a ceremony in London's Royal Festival Hall. Previously known as the Orange Prize, the priz... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:56:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2131914-us-writer-am-homes-wins-womens-fiction-prize.html 2013-06-05T19:56:41Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2127700-apple-enlists-winnie-the-pooh-e-book-argument.html NEW YORK (AP) — An Apple Inc. lawyer used Winnie-the-Pooh and millions of customers too in trying to convince a judge the computer giant did not manipulate electronic book prices and stifle competition when it opened an online bookstore three years ago. Attorney Orin Snyder enlisted the popular children's title Tuesday as he questioned David Shanks, the t... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:16:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2127700-apple-enlists-winnie-the-pooh-e-book-argument.html 2013-06-04T23:16:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2128168-ken-burns-mukherjee-collaborate-cancer-project.html NEW YORK (AP) — Two prominent television figures whose lives were significantly altered by the cancer deaths of loved ones are helping turn a Pulitzer Prize-winning book on the history of the disease into a six-hour documentary. Filmmaker Ken Burns announced Tuesday that he's collaborating with Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of "The Emperor of All Maladies:... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:51:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2128168-ken-burns-mukherjee-collaborate-cancer-project.html 2013-06-04T14:51:50Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2125936-us-blames-apple-2010-run-up-e-book-prices.html NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. government lawyer opened a civil trial Monday by portraying Apple Inc. as a corporate bully that swaggered into the market for electronic books in 2010, forcing an end to price competition and costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. The Justice Department attorney, Lawrence Buterman, said a dramatic price increase in e-bo... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:22:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2125936-us-blames-apple-2010-run-up-e-book-prices.html 2013-06-03T22:22:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2124734-apple-antitrust-suit-e-books-set-ny-trial.html NEW YORK (AP) — In a civil case where the words of Steve Jobs play prominently, the government and Apple Inc. are set to square off over allegations that Apple Inc. conspired with the country's largest book publishers to make consumers pay more for electronic books. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote is scheduled to begin hearing the price-fixing case Monday... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:35:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2124734-apple-antitrust-suit-e-books-set-ny-trial.html 2013-06-02T17:35:08Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2121428-beckett-manuscript-fetch-12m-auction.html LONDON (AP) — Sotheby's says the manuscript of Irish writer Samuel Beckett's first novel could fetch more than $1.2 million at auction next month. The six exercise books contain the text of "Murphy" as well as notes, doodles and sketches of figures including James Joyce and Charlie Chaplin. Sotheby's books specialist Peter Selley said Friday that the 800-... Fri, 31 May 2013 15:35:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2121428-beckett-manuscript-fetch-12m-auction.html 2013-05-31T15:35:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2120768-art-owned-ts-eliots-widow-sale.html LONDON (AP) — It's the collection that "Cats" built. A multimillion-dollar trove of works by artists including J.M.W. Turner, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and Winston Churchill that were owned by poet T.S. Eliot's widow will be sold in London later this year, Christie's auction house announced Friday. Valerie Eliot, who died in November... Fri, 31 May 2013 12:23:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2120768-art-owned-ts-eliots-widow-sale.html 2013-05-31T12:23:47Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2119862-ex-defense-secretary-panetta-deal-memoir.html NEW YORK (AP) — Leon Panetta is the latest Cabinet member who served during President Barack Obama's first term to have a book deal. The 74-year-old Panetta has an agreement with Penguin Press for a memoir about his long public career. He has served in Congress, as chief of staff under President Bill Clinton and as director of the CIA and secretary of def... Thu, 30 May 2013 21:09:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2119862-ex-defense-secretary-panetta-deal-memoir.html 2013-05-30T21:09:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2118660-best-selling-author-outspoken-rev-greeley-dies.html CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Andrew Greeley was, it seems, always writing. At home on a typewriter, later on a computer, then on a plane with a laptop and even in his car dictating into a tape recorder as he drove. By the time he finished, the outspoken Roman Catholic priest and Chicago newspaper columnist had written more than 100 non-fiction books and some 5... Thu, 30 May 2013 20:01:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2118660-best-selling-author-outspoken-rev-greeley-dies.html 2013-05-30T20:01:16Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2118410-early-crichton-novels-to-released-e-books.html NEW YORK (AP) — Ten early novels that Michael Crichton wrote under pen names while he was in medical school are coming out as e-books. Open Road Integrated Media announced Thursday that it was releasing the first e-editions of "A Case of Need," ''Odds On" and other suspense thrillers. Crichton wrote the books while studying at Harvard Medical School in th... Thu, 30 May 2013 13:30:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2118410-early-crichton-novels-to-released-e-books.html 2013-05-30T13:30:40Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2117762-author-jack-vance-dies-calif.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jack Vance, an award-winning mystery, fantasy and science fiction author who wrote more than 60 books, has died. He was 96. Vance died Sunday evening at his home in Oakland, his son John Vance II told The Associated Press. Jack Vance, whose legal name was John Holbrook, published most of his work as Jack Vance, but he also wrote 11 my... Thu, 30 May 2013 02:22:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2117762-author-jack-vance-dies-calif.html 2013-05-30T02:22:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2116934-jack-welch-book-coming-year.html NEW YORK (AP) — The themes of Jack Welch's next book: clarity and change. The former General Electric CEO and his wife, Suzy Welch, have a deal with Harper Business for a book to come out in May 2014. The publisher, an imprint of HarperCollins, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the currently untitled book will offer strategies to help business l... Wed, 29 May 2013 18:59:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2116934-jack-welch-book-coming-year.html 2013-05-29T18:59:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2115850-book-critics-to-award-best-debut-work.html NEW YORK (AP) — A new literary prize has been established in honor of one of the country's most passionate book critics. The National Book Critics Circle announced Wednesday that starting in 2014 the John Leonard Award will be given for the year's best debut book. Leonard, who died in 2008, was known for championing authors early in their careers. Among t... Wed, 29 May 2013 11:38:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2115850-book-critics-to-award-best-debut-work.html 2013-05-29T11:38:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2114754-book-industry-gathers-annual-convention.html NEW YORK (AP) — After decades of decline, independent bookselling has become a growth industry. For the fourth year in a row, membership has increased in the American Bookseller Association, the independent stores' trade group. According to CEO Oren Teicher, the association now includes 1,632 members — some operating in multiple locations — up 65 from las... Tue, 28 May 2013 19:35:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2114754-book-industry-gathers-annual-convention.html 2013-05-28T19:35:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2114276-rick-springfield-to-publish-debut-novel-2014.html NEW YORK (AP) — Creative writing was Rick Springfield's first love, and he's returning to it with his debut novel. A Tuesday news release says the musician-actor will release "Magnificent Vibration" in May 2014 on the Simon & Schuster imprint Touchstone. Springfield is best known as the multi-platinum "Jessie's Girl" singer and "General Hospital" star, bu... Tue, 28 May 2013 16:22:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2114276-rick-springfield-to-publish-debut-novel-2014.html 2013-05-28T16:22:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2112758-israeli-author-amos-oz-wins-franz-kafka-prize.html PRAGUE (AP) — Acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz has won the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize in the Czech Republic. An international jury that included prominent German literary critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki selected Oz for the prize, which is awarded annually with a $10,000 prize. Past winners have included the American novelist Philip Roth and Nobel laureates... 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