- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:04:06 +0000:
Stephen Colbert's kids book to be released May 8
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Like any savvy celebrity worth his multimedia platform, Stephen Colbert has a children's book. "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" will be published by Grand Central Publishing on May 8. The book started as a joke during Colbert's "Colbert Report" interview with bestselling children's author Maurice Sendak last month. But the story, which follows a pole searching for his purpose in life, will become Colbert's second "Colbert Report"-related book release. ...
- Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:46:02 +0000:
Release date moved up for Shadid memoir
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The release date for an upcoming memoir by the late New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid has been moved up from late March to the end of February.
- Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:45:16 +0000:
Author's estate drops "Adjustment Bureau" lawsuit
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LOS ANGELES, Feb 17 (TheWrap.com) - The estate of science-fiction author Philip K. Dick dropped its lawsuit against the makers of the 2011 film "The Adjustment Bureau" on Friday, according to court papers obtained by TheWrap. In the papers, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, the Philip K. Dick Testamentary Trust moved to have its claims dismissed without prejudice. Earlier this month, Judge Otis D. Wright II dismissed a number of the claims from the original lawsuit, which was filed in October 2011. ...
- Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:31:10 +0000:
MSNBC parts way with Pat Buchanan
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Pat Buchanan is officially out as a commentator for MSNBC, after being suspended from the network for controversial statements in his most recent book. The network confirmed that it had severed ties with conservative icon and former presidential candidate Buchanan, saying in a statement, "After ten years, we've parted ways with Pat Buchanan. We wish him well." Buchanan had not appeared on MSNBC since late last year. ...
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:12:32 +0000:
Amanda Knox signs book deal with Harper Collins
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amanda Knox, the American former college student cleared of murder in October by an Italian court, has sold her memoir to HarperCollins, a spokeswoman for the publishing house said on Thursday. The HarperCollins spokeswoman declined to comment on financial terms of the deal or elaborate on plans for the book, saying further details would be released in a statement on Friday. Representatives for Knox, a 24-year-old former University of Washington student convicted of murder while studying in Perugia, Italy, said she would have no comment. ...
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:58:52 +0000:
Amanda Knox gets $4 million book deal with HarperCollins
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Amanda Knox has agreed to a nearly $4 million book deal about her trial and imprisonment in Italy for the murder of her British roommate.
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:35:42 +0000:
O'Reilly book on Kennedy murder coming this fall
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After the big success of "Killing Lincoln," Bill O'Reilly is back on the case of a presidential assassination.
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:17:11 +0000:
Book Talk: Carol O'Connell on life with Mallory
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Green-eyed, blonde and tall, Kathy Mallory is respected and feared by the cops who work with her, described sometimes as a cat playing with a mouse and nicknamed "Mallory the Machine." Even her creator, author Carol O'Connell, says she's not entirely sure how much she might actually like her own heroine in real life. Mallory, the star of a series of bestselling novels, now returns in "The Chalk Girl," her ninth adventure, after a multi-year wait. ...
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:04:44 +0000:
O'Reilly book on JFK murder coming this fall
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After the big success of "Killing Lincoln," Bill O'Reilly is back on the case of a presidential assassination.
- Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:17:36 +0000:
Apple tweaks apps policy under lawmaker pressure
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Under pressure from U.S. legislators, Apple Inc moved Wednesday to quell a swelling privacy controversy by saying that it will begin to require iPhone and iPad apps to seek "explicit approval" in separate user prompts before accessing users' address book data. Apple's move came shortly after two members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee requested the company to provide more information about its privacy policies. ...
- Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:10:11 +0000:
Louis C.K. inspires Jim Gaffigan to distribute own special
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LOS ANGELES, Feb 15 (TheWrap.com) - Comedian Jim Gaffigan is taking a page from the book of his comedy cohort Louis C.K.: Gaffigan will distribute his upcoming stand-up special, "Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe," for $5-per-download on his website. Gaffigan announced the plans via Twitter and his WhoSay page, where he also said he would donate $1 of each download to The Bob Woodruff Foundation, a charity dedicated to helping injured war veterans and their families. Writing that he was inspired by "the brilliant Louis C.K. ...
- Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:57:02 +0000:
Author wins $100,000 prize for Jewish history
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The author of a history of Jews in the Soviet Union has won a $100,000 award.
- Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:48:46 +0000:
Liebesman in talks to direct "Ninja Turtles" film
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jonathan Liebesman, who directed the 2011 "Battle Los Angeles" and the upcoming "Wrath of the Titans," is in talks to direct "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," TheWrap has confirmed. The movie is a live-action version of the popular comic book and television series. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is being produced by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form at Bay's Platinum Dunes. Liebesman is one of three directors who had been under consideration. He last worked with Bay on the 2006 "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. ...
- Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:42:41 +0000:
Boy genius' book reveals life in college at age 8
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One thing 14-year-old Moshe Kai Cavalin dislikes is being called a genius.
- Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:14:24 +0000:
BC-US--Special Olympics-Shriver, US
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Special Olympics CEO Tim Shriver is taking time off to write a book about the athletes he says have changed his life.
- Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:41:26 +0000:
"Simpsons" fans break Guinness record to honor episode 500
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Even Comic Book Guy would have to be impressed with this show of support by two "Simpsons" fans: Jeremiah Franco and Carin Shreve have set a new Guinness World Record for longest continuous television viewing by watching 86 hours and 37 minutes of the Fox 'toon. The marathon viewing session was sponsored by the network in honor of the 500th episode of "The Simpsons," which airs on Fox Sunday night. Franco and Shreve, both from California, each won $10,500 and loads of "Simpsons" swag for their dedicated couch surfing session. ...
- Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:10:49 +0000:
NewsBreak: Shriver plans book on Special Olympics
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Special Olympics CEO Tim Shriver is taking time off to write a book about the athletes he says have changed his life.
- Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:01:34 +0000:
Scott Rudin's Grammy win puts him in elite company
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With all the Grammy-night focus on Whitney and Adele, a rather remarkable accomplishment took place on Sunday night without much notice: Scott Rudin won a Grammy for producing the original cast album to the Broadway show "The Book of Mormon." By itself, the Grammy would be just another award in a career that has already had plenty. But the honor was the final piece in an achievement so rare that only 10 other people in show-business history have ever done it: the EGOT, a nickname for winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. ...
- Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:51:21 +0000:
Funeral held for best-selling author Zaslow
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Airline pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger remembered his friend, best-selling author Jeffrey Zaslow, during a funeral at a Detroit-area synagogue.
- Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:31:39 +0000:
Love takes many forms in new StoryCorps book
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"All There Is: Love Stories From StoryCorps" (The Penguin Press), by Dave Isay: A new collection of love stories, published just in time for Valentine's Day, is so sweet even Cupid would swoon.
