Book News: Macmillan Inks Deal With Amazon, But Doesn't Sound Happy About It
The publisher makes peace with Amazon — and takes the opportunity to vent some frustration. Also: Paulo Coelho offers to buy The Interview off Sony.
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Book News: George R.R. Martin Rails Against Sony's 'Corporate Cowardice'
The Game of Thrones author has blasted the studio for canceling its release of The Interview, offering to screen the film himself at his own movie theater.
Book News: For A Deeper Sleep, Forgo The E-Reader Before Bed
A new study finds that people who read print books at bedtime fall asleep easier — and sleep better — than those who use an e-reader. Also: JRR Tolkien may have survived war due to a timely illness.
Book News: It's Snowing Poet Laureates
North Carolina named Shelby Stephenson its new poet laureate, just days after Ohio established a post for its own state poet. Massachusetts may not be too far behind.
Book News: Egypt Bans Ridley Scott's 'Exodus' For 'Historical Inaccuracies'
Censors say the film takes liberties with its source material, the Book of Exodus, especially its depiction of the parting of the Red Sea. Also: American Sniper prepares to return to court.
Morally Messy Stories, Exquisitely Told, In Mia Alvar's 'In The Country'
The author was born in Manila and grew up in Bahrain and New York City. Her back story is shared by many of her Filipino characters in her debut short story collection.
'Seven Good Years' Remembers Tiny Moments Writ Exquisitely Large
In his new collection Etgar Keret recounts bittersweet and often humorous vignettes of life in the seven years between the birth of his son and the death of his father.
Lawyer Argues That Virtual Trials Would Make Justice System More Fair
Adam Benforado's new book, Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice, describes a system in which race, accents and even attractiveness couldn't play a role in a jury's decision.
From Dating Exhaustion To ... Flo Rida? Aziz Ansari Surveys 'Modern Romance'
The comic teamed up with a sociologist to write an overview of dating and relationships. His book explains online dating's paradox of choice and how we're all like a song by hip-hop artist Flo Rida.
What Etgar Keret Learned From His Father About Storytelling And Survival
The Seven Good Years spans the time between the birth of his son and the death of his father. Keret says his father, who was a Holocaust survivor, taught him to "look reality straight in the face."