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Random House sees 'Fifty Shades' of profit, thanks to E.L. James
Publishing giant Random House posted record profits last year, Publisher's Weekly reports. Thanks to E.L. James' "Fifty Shades" trilogy, revenue at the Bertelsmann-owned publisher exceeded $420 million in 2012 -- up a staggering 75% from the year before....
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Basquiat book in the works to feature unseen archives, art
Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is back -- despite dying in 1988 at age 27. On the first day it was open, more than 4,000 people turned out to see a show of his work at Gagosian Gallery in New York in February. His notebooks will be exhibited at Paris'...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Andy Warhol, Stephen Colbert, Nobel Prize Awards
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Poems said to be handwritten by F. Scott Fitzgerald to be auctioned
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a sweet poem for actress Helen Hayes' daughter, Mary McArthur. Then, six years later, he penned her another one on the reverse of the same page that's, well, a little unsettling. Would you write to a 7-year-old about the "thumb-...
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Scott Walker to pen book with 'torture apologist'
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is drawing heat over his choice of ghostwriter for a forthcoming book. As the National Review online reported, Walker will team up with former George W. Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen on the book, which according to a source...
Tags: Government, George W. Bush, Central Intelligence Agency, Conservative Political Action Conference, Authors
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Stephen Colbert awards Junot Diaz the Nobel Prize?
Stephen Colbert had author Junot Diaz on his show Monday night to talk about immigration. He introduced Diaz by saying, "My guest tonight won a Nobel Prize and a MacArthur Genius grant." Sure, Diaz has been racking up awards like nobody's business. He...
Tags: Immigration, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Career and Workplace, Stephen Colbert
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Is it time to say au revoir to Frommer's travel guides?
Google may find this hard to believe, but as a seasoned traveler (I was a national and foreign correspondent for a decade) I know this to be true: There are many places in the world where smartphones are useless. Part of the joy of traveling, in fact,...
Tags: Authors, Apple iPhone, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Jay-Z to produce, perform on 'Great Gatsby' soundtrack
Jay-Z plans to put a modern spin on jazz when he lends himself to the soundtrack for "The Great Gatsby." Although the Bullitts, the musical designation for producer/musician Jeymes Samuel, leaked the news late last year, Jay-Z’s  involvement was...
Tags: The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Craig Armstrong, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Ridley Scott
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Reading for mental health, but not 'self-help'
A good book is like good medicine. This is the message that comes to us from assorted British health professionals, and reiterated last week by the U.K.’s leading librarians. Why take a pill when you can pop open a metaphor? Why sit in line at...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Bill Bryson, Drugs and Medicines, Mental Health, Authors
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'Great Gatsby' to open Cannes Film Festival
It's only fitting: F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in the south of France, and now his most famous character, Gatsby, is heading there. Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" will open the Cannes Film Festival on May 15, festival organizers announced...
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'The Great Gatsby' to open Cannes 2013
For its premiere 2013 showcase in the south of France, the Cannes Film Festival is going back to 1920s America. Organizers at the prestigious film gathering said Monday night that Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" will open this year's festival on May...
Tags: The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Arts and Culture, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Ridley Scott, Star Trek into Darkness (movie)
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The Contenders: 'Southern Wild' screenwriter's heart went against the beat
"Hushpuppy grabs a baby chick and puts it to her ear. A TINY HEARTBEAT. She listens with focused wonder and intensity." —from the "Beasts of the Southern Wild" screenplay Can we please drive a stake through the heart of the Screenwriting 101...
Tags: Billy Wilder, Moonrise Kingdom (movie), Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Life of Pi (movie), Double Indemnity (movie)
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