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Oprah boosts "Love in the Time of Cholera" book and movie.

Oct 09 2007: Oprah's choice of Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez as her book club's latest pick is a marketing coup for New Line Cinema, who will be releasing a movie based on the book on November 16th, and for publisher, Vintage, who released the movie tie-in ...

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"Kite Runner" movie delayed due to concerns for actors' safety

Oct 04 2007: The New York Times reports that because of concerns about the safety of some of the child actors in the movie and disputes with them and their families, Paramount Vintage plans to delay the opening of The Kite Runner by six weeks to December 14. Apparently, the ...

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"Tintin in the Congo" canceled

Oct 04 2007: Publishers Weekly reports that Little, Brown Books for Young Readers have canceled its publication plans for Tintin in the Congo,. No reason was given, but the 1931 story about the intrepid Belgian boy reporter Tintin has been widely criticized as racist in its ...

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Just 1,345 people claim refund for "A Million Little Pieces"

Oct 03 2007: In the class action lawsuit against James Frey and his former publisher Random House over Frey’s discredited memoir, A Million Little Pieces, Publishers Weekly reports that just 1,345 have submitted claims for a refund of the $14.95 retail price of the paperback. ...

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Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award

Oct 01 2007: Amazon announced the launch of its Breakthrough Novel Award in cooperation with Penguin and Hewlett-Packard. Amazon will accept submissions through November 5 and the winner will have his or her novel published by Penguin, which is offering a $25,000 advance. The ...

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NBF honor 5 under 35

Sep 25 2007: The National Book Foundation will honor five authors under the age of 35 in a celebration dubbed "5 Under 35" on November 10.  The authors are Kristin Allio (Garner, Coffee House Press, 2005), Dinaw Mengetsu (The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears, ...

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Yummy mummies, ya-yas and cattle class enter dictionary

Sep 24 2007: Wags, yummy mummies, ya-yas, cattle class, heaviosity and a host of other new words have made it to the latest five-yearly revision of the Oxford English Dictionary, published today. In addition, there's been a mass removal of hyphens, with more than 16,000 removed in ...

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Marcel Marceau dies

Sep 23 2007: French mime artist Marcel Marceau died Saturday at the age of 84. Born in Strasbourg in 1923 as Marcel Mangel he became famous for his creation Bip - the sad, white-faced clown in a striped jumper and a battered silk opera hat. He continued to perform until he was in...

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