Author John Green -- famous for The Fault In Our Stars and for making you laugh and then cry -- has joined David Foster Wallace, Toni Morrison, and many others on the long list of Authors Giving Commencement Speeches with his address to Butler's graduatin

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On the island of Key West, Fla., the tourists—in every shade of sunburn—line up to visit the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum. But just a few blocks away from the shrine to Papa is the home of a writer who, for a large portion of the population, anyway,

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Marie Lu's epic dystopian series, which began with Legend and continued with Prodigy, comes to an end with the third installment Champion (Nov. 5). By the beginning of Champion, June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic, and now

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The defense attorney in John Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill, is returning to the courtroom. Grisham's new book, Sycamore Row, will be published Oct. 22, the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group announced Wednesday.

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After the 2007 murder of her British housemate, Meredith Kercher, as they studied abroad in Umbria, Italy, American Amanda Knox was blistered in the European press.

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Reboot, the dystopian thriller by Amy Tintera, hits shelves May 7. But check out the exclusive trailer of Tintera's YA debut today. Here's a section from the official description: "Five years ago, Wren Connolly was shot three times in the chest.

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E.L. Konigsburg -- the author of one of my favorite childhood books, the brilliantly quirky mystery From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler -- died April 19 at the age of 83.

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E.L. Konigsburg -- the author of one of my favorite childhood books, the brilliantly quirky mystery From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler -- died April 19 at the age of 83.

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Get ready to count backwards from 9 to 5. The Fall of Five is the fourth novel in the best-selling I Am Number Four series by Pittacus Lore. In the upcoming book (Aug.

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The recipients of the 2013 Pulitzer Prizes, the highly prestigious awards administered by Columbia University each year, were announced on Monday. Honorees for the book awards include stories that range from topical tales of North Korea-U.S. relations to

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Longtime fans of Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices series are certainly familiar with the High Warlock of Brooklyn, Magnus Bane.

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Here's a list Fifty Shades of Grey was destined to make: The books most likely to be removed from school and library shelves. On Monday, E L James' multimillion selling erotic trilogy placed No.

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First, Julie Kagawa turned faeries on their heads with the Iron Fey series. Now, she's taking a shot at vampires with the Blood of Eden series -- and we've got an exclusive first look at book 2, The Eternity Cure.

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Scottish author Iain Banks recently informed readers that he has been diagnosed with gall bladder cancer and has only months to live. The well-loved fiction and sci-fi author, who wrote The Wasp Factory and Consider Phlebas, issued an official statement o

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In Batman #16, the Caped Crusader returns to Arkham Asylum to meet his greatest nemesis, the Joker -- who, as you might imagine, has prepared a curious welcome for the Dark Knight.

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DC's long-running Fables kicks off a new story arc with next week's 125th issue. It's titled "Snow White" -- which is probably not a good thing, since having a story arc named after you on Fables usually means you're about to experience somethin

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Readers, we cannot describe how excited we are for Two Boys Kissing, David Levithan's follow-up to Every Day. Let's just say it involves many exclamation points and maybe even a little fangirl squealing.

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It seems like the majority of high-concept young-adult novels boast some comparison to Harry Potter, Twilight, or The Hunger Games. Judging from the pre-publication buzz for Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave (May 7), this alien invasion page-turner has a chance

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