NPR's Morning Edition recently talked to Sapphire, author of PUSH: A Novel, about her technique of teaching illiterate students. The movie "Precious," based on the book, is now playing in select cities.
Borders recently announced the closing of 200 stores in its Waldenbooks Specialty Retail division, eliminating an estimated 1,500 jobs in the process.
The New York Times Book Review recently weighed in on Stephen King's weighty UNDER THE DOME.
Happy 10th Birthday to Spoonbill and Sugartown, a fine used and new bookstore in Brooklyn's Williamsburg area.
Check out the results of this survey conducted by New York magazine, which asked participants "whether information, and entertainment, want to be free." Some pretty interesting results.
Emily Giffin's bestselling SOMETHING BORROWED is getting the screen treatment. Luke Greenfield ("The Girl Next Door") is taking over the project, which will star Hillary Swank.
