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Despite the current climate in the industry, Jessica Stockton is opening a new independent bookstore in Brooklyn.

Alice Hoffman's lesson on when to tweet and when not to tweet.

The journal of a controversial film.

The results are in on the Salinger spin-off, and it's a resounding "no."

In the wake of Iran's recent elections, Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis will get its encore.

James Frey is working on a new YA novel involving aliens. Insert your favorite quip about Frey's fake memoir here.

Here's a list of the Best Worst Opening Lines award nominees. Bulwer-Lytton triple dog dares you to top them!

What comes after Tolkien?

The Open Library is attempting to make a single web page for every single book in the world.