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First Printed Book in America Expected to Fetch Up to $30M in Auction
A copy of the Bay Psalm Book, the first printed book before there was even a United States, will head to auction in late December where it is expected to fetch anywhere between $15 million to $30 million.
Guy Sneaks Marriage Proposal into Children’s Book
Possibly the best elaborate marriage proposal of 2013 (so far).
More than 50 Unpublished Rudyard Kipling Poems Discovered by U.S. Scholar
Dozens of unpublished poems by Rudyard Kipling have been discovered, nearly 80 years after the author’s death.
Researchers Uncover ‘Death Sandwich’ in Biblical Book of Genesis
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth,” the opening words of the King James Version bible, words you might call the crust on a piece of creation-angled bread in a figurative sandwich that it seems harbors a …
Emoji Translation of Moby-Dick Accepted Into Library of Congress
It’s a whale of an emoji tale!
Check Out These Haunting Words from Maurice Sendak’s Final Book
The ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ author’s forthcoming ‘My Brother’s Book’ is an elegiac tale inspired by the death of his brother an Jack in 1995
Parks & Rec Fans, Rejoice: Amy Poehler Is Writing a Book
Please give us a moment as we allow the sounds of the hallelujah chorus to wash over us.
Australian Library Employee Jokes About Moving Lance Armstrong Books to Fiction Section
Who says librarians don’t have a sense of humor?
McDonald’s To Give Away Books With Happy Meals in Britain
McDonald’s is set to become the largest children’s book distributor in the UK with their new Happy Readers program.
Find Dennis Lehane’s Dog and Get a Part in His Next Crime Novel
If you know the whereabouts of a sweet-natured beagle named Tessa, the author of best-selling novels like ‘Mystic River’ and ‘Gone Baby Gone’ will name a character after you.
It’s a Whale Of An Ale: Portland, Ore’s Rogue Brewery Makes A “Moby Dick” Flavored Beer
Just in time for the holidays: Moby Dick flavored beer