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Our critics can't wait to read these by USA Today

To view this presentation, you need to install the Flash plug-in GET IT NOW Critics are book lovers, too. Here are 25 fall titles that USA TODAY's books staff can't wait... – Sep 02, 2009 at 9:07 PM in Entertainment

What's new in paperback: 'The Hour I First Believed' by USA Today

Wally Lamb's novel about a marriage after the Columbine massacre is just one of several books now out in paper. The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb (Harper Perennial, $15.99,... – Sep 02, 2009 at 6:50 PM in Entertainment

Book roundup: Mysteries/thrillers by USA Today

Four new mystery/thriller novels follow a police detective, a forensic psychiatrist, a case in Slovakia and a trip to an island with unfamiliar animal species. Rain Gods... – Jul 22, 2009 at 7:50 PM in Entertainment

George Carlin book to be published in November by USA Today

NEW YORK (AP) — Some final thoughts are coming from George Carlin.Free Press, an imprint of Simon Schuster, said Tuesday that the comedian's book Last Words will be... – Jul 14, 2009 at 6:06 PM in Entertainment

Dick Cheney working on memoir by USA Today

NEW YORK — Former Vice President Dick Cheney has signed a book deal with a conservative imprint of Simon Schuster and said he hopes readers of all ideologies will be... – Jun 23, 2009 at 7:06 PM in Entertainment

Book publishers make a move toward mobile to attract teens by USA Today

The Hills' Lauren Conrad— TV reality star, author of a new novel for teens and a Kindle user — says her BlackBerry "lives" in the palm of her hand.It's the reason she... – Jun 17, 2009 at 10:20 PM in Entertainment

Obama's half brother, George Obama, working on book by USA Today

NEW YORK — Another Obama relative has a book deal.A memoir by George Obama, the president's half brother and a resident of Huruma, Kenya, will be published by Simon Schuster... – Jun 14, 2009 at 9:49 PM in Entertainment

New titles on shelves in bookstores by indystar

FICTION Sweet Love,by Sarah Strohmeyer. (New American Library, $15). Betty Mueller believed she did right by secretly ending her daughter Julie’s relationship with Michael... – Jun 13, 2009 at 8:04 PM in Books

Stephen King publisher warms to Scribd store by USA Today

NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of Stephen King and Chelsea Handler will be selling books through Scribd, the online document-sharing service that the industry has criticized... – Jun 11, 2009 at 9:40 PM in Entertainment

Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing by USA Today

Joseph O'Neill's novel gets a boost from none other than President Obama; Gilda Radner is remembered 20 years after her death; and young readers set an example for their older... – May 20, 2009 at 7:19 PM in Entertainment

Books roundup: International voices by USA Today

Jump into the world of The Stranger, with Max Frei, magical secret agent. See what all the buzz is about in Little Bee and who is Haunting Bombay. Plus debut novel The Vagrants.... – Apr 29, 2009 at 7:31 PM in Entertainment

Two new kids' books hot on the tail of Obama White House by USA Today

The presidential puppy is about to arrive — and so are two new children's picture books about the next canine occupant of the White House.Which Puppy? (Simon Schuster,... – Mar 30, 2009 at 10:18 PM in Entertainment

HarperCollins lays off employees, closes division by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- The wave of book publishing cuts has now reached HarperCollins.The publisher of such authors as David Wroblewski and Joyce Carol Oates has closed the... – Feb 10, 2009 at 11:33 AM in Entertainment

Swayze memoir coming out this fall by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- A "deeply personal memoir" by Patrick Swayze and his wife is coming out this fall."The currently untitled book will offer an intimate account of Patrick... – Feb 05, 2009 at 5:31 PM in Entertainment

Media scan by Barb Berggoetz

» If you're a regular person with ambitions of becoming more fit, but feel self-conscious in a gym or donning bike shorts, try reading Shape Up with the Slow Fat Triathlete: 50... – Dec 23, 2008 at 2:05 AM in Living

Paolini, Pullman with books coming to iPhones by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Christopher Paolini's "Brisingr," Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy and Peter Matthiessen's award-winning "Shadow Country" are among the... – Dec 22, 2008 at 8:33 PM in Entertainment

New arrivals by indystar

» City of God: A Novel of Passion and Wonder in Old New York, by Beverly Swerling (Simon & Schuster, $27). In the latest installment in Swerling's historical fiction series... – Dec 21, 2008 at 2:09 AM in Living

'Michelle: A Biography' by indystar

By Liza Mundy (Simon & Schuster $25)We need this book. We’re full up with Barack Obama bios. Now let’s hear more about his wife.When Michelle LaVaughn Robinson... – Dec 21, 2008 at 2:09 AM in Living

More layoffs in publishing: This time at Macmillan by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Another book publisher is cutting jobs: Macmillan, where authors include Thomas Friedman, Rick Atkinson and Janet Evanovich, is eliminating 64 positions,... – Dec 15, 2008 at 5:46 PM in Entertainment

HMH cuts jobs; Penguin, HarperCollins freeze wages by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- More bad news from the book industry: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced that it is "streamlining" its educational business, and eliminating jobs in both... – Dec 04, 2008 at 3:02 PM in Entertainment