JK Rowling creates her own store for selling Harry Potter e-books. Publishers and Brick n mortar stores scared shytless.

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NEW YORK – Author J.K. Rowling has joined the 21st century on her own special terms. One of the world’s most famous digital holdouts, Rowling announced Thursday that a new interactive website, http://www.pottermore.com, will be the exclusive seller of the e-book editions of her iconic “Harry Potter” series. The news is a landmark for the growing [...]

Fallen is supposed to be a great book…

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“Fallen” (Delacorte), by Karin Slaughter: Karin Slaughter delivers another emotional journey for her characters and readers in her latest novel, “Fallen.” It’s an amazing effort. Faith Mitchell, an officer of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, is late in picking up her infant daughter at her mother’s house. That delay probably saves her life. Mitchell frantically [...]

50 Cent writes anti-bullying book for teens.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rapper 50 Cent, who rose to fame with songs that told of drug use and violence, is aiming to steer teenagers away from schoolyard bullying with a book called “Playground” that will reach stores in January, his publisher said on Monday. The story 50 Cent will pen is about a 13 [...]

Samuel L Jackson narrates: “Go the F*ck To Sleep.”

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There could be NO one better in this entire world to narrate a story like this other than that badass motherf**ker himself: Samuel jackson. Whether you have kids… don’t have kids.. thinking bout kids… hate kids… whatever. This story is for every adult. Especially those of us who have been there… This is just some ish you [...]

Vampyre Huntress author; LA Banks, diagnosed with late stage adrenal cancer.

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It is with profound sadness that we have to inform you that our beloved sister and friend, Leslie Esdaile, (“L.A. Banks”) is most gravely ill. She has been diagnosed with late stage adrenal cancer. She is facing an uphill battle in her struggle with serious illness.  Please know that as Leslie needs all of her [...]

Robopocaplypse – sentient robots cancel everyone’s christmas with murder death and killing

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“Robopocalypse (Doubleday), by Daniel H. Wilson: You’re not sure you need another artificial intelligence/robot uprising story in your life. There have been so many. But the curiously emotionless molded face staring back from the book cover of “Robopocalypse” is enchanting. Sterile, but menacing. Placid, but full of the potential for violence. Those red eyes both [...]

Jennifer Hudson lands $1million book deal for her weight loss story..

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Jennifer Hudson has landed a $1 million-plus deal with Penguin Group’s Dutton imprint for her weight-loss memoir, sources say. After we reported that the Oscar winner and her William Morris agent Mel Berger wouldn’t settle for less than seven figures, they finalized a deal last week. Sources told us publishers initially hesitated to fork over the [...]

Free Reads! La Noire Crime Novellas. Hey.. a great game can inspire some great literature..

In honor of L.A. Noire, Rockstar Games and Mulholland Books have teamed up to create a collection of short stories that celebrate detective fiction and the genre’s contemporary masters. Readers will enjoy eight original short fiction stories, many of which revisit the characters and cases in the game, providing a new spin to tell the tales of [...]

Even though i consider him a hack, I’m going to give Stephen King another chance…

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As most of you know…. or.. as i’ve been told… I’m a very opinionated person. I call it as i see it and i’m not at all interested in tact or subtelty in the hopes not to offend others with my viewpoint. That is why i’ve never had any problem saying that Stephen King is [...]

The Silver Sparrow – a book of bigamy and Secret sisters

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Almost everything about Tayari Jones’ new novel, Silver Sparrow, is cleaved into two halves. It is the story of two sisters, Dana Lynn Yarbor and Bunny Chaurisse Witherspoon. Though they live in the same city, the sisters have different last names and lead very different lives. The one thing they share is their father, James Witherspoon, [...]

I’ve gone three months without reading a thing…… wtf!?!

I need to do like this brother here... get back into reading.

I need to do like this brother here… get back into reading. Not sure how it happened… when it happened… why it happened or whatever the case is but…. i have to admit that I haven’t read a single damn thing in over 3 months. Well I can’t say ANYTHING, as i’ve been reading a [...]

Go the F*K to sleep… best bedtime book ever.

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I’m buying a copy of this shyt… RIGHT NOW “This is the most honest children’s book ever written. And it’s f*cking hilarious.”—A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically “Total genius.”—Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn Go the Fuck To Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few [...]

Of course FOX would be supporting Birther book. Even though the author HAS been completely discredited.

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WorldNetDaily, which Alex Pareene appropriately dubbed the “biggest, dumbest wingnut site on the Web,” has been cashing in on birther nonsense for several years now. If you head to their online “Superstore” you’ll find everything you need to advertise your detachment from reality, including “Where’s the Birth Certificate?” bumper stickers for your car, signs for [...]

Christians are pissed off at Minister Rob Bell’s book and interpretation of hell with 2nd chances.

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Literal hell is a gruesome place, a worm-infested trash heap where children are sacrificed to the flames, according to the Bible, and for those who don’t accept salvation or who sin against God, it’s forever. But now, Rob Bell, a young, charismatic pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., suggests that hell [...]

Self published author changes the game. Sells $2million in e-books… then signs huge deal.

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AUSTIN, Minn. – For more than five years, Amanda Hocking spent her days tending to disabled adults, making their meals and cleaning up after them. When she got home, she would crack open a can of Red Bull and start typing away at her novels. Her effort to make it as a writer was at [...]

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