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The author's initial plan for his 'A Song of Ice and Fire' books was very different from the story we've come to love in print and on TV.
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Fortune teller Maggy the Frog once warned Cersei that her "little brother" would be her undoing. Now the question is: Which little brother did she mean?
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While many film adaptations try to be faithful to the source material, others take creative liberties by changing the setting, altering relationships, cutting out entire storylines, and eliminating key characters.
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Thanks to a computer algorithm, we know something new about the mysterious author of 'Beowulf:' It was likely just one person.
For National Library Week, April 7 to 13, many U.S. libraries are waiving overdue book fees for patrons who donate canned goods.
In time for National Library Week 2019, the American Library Association has put together a list of classic books that have been the target of censorship.
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Charles Dickens died without revealing the ending of his last book, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." But he came close to sharing the secret with Queen Victoria.
The writer lived in Cuba for 21 years. During his time there, he wrote 'The Old Man and the Sea,' 'A Moveable Feast,' and 'Islands in the Stream.'
Reading out loud to kids from print books is more likely to promote positive interactions than reading from e-books, according to a new study.
The rare, first edition copy of book one of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series was purchased for $90,000 by a private bidder on Wednesday.
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David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have had to stray from George R.R. Martin’s vision a bit due to the lack of finished material, but they’ve known the author’s planned ending to the series since day one.
They may have grown up in a digital world, but Millennial reading habits are traditional: they prefer print books, are keeping bookstores alive, and love visiting libraries.
If you aren't already using the Libby app, you'll want to download it immediately—especially if the A Song of Ice and Fire series has long been on your "to-read" list.
Literature was Eliza Leslie's passion, but her high-quality, distinctly American recipes were her bread and butter.
The man behind the books that inspired 'Game of Thrones' is as interesting as the fantastical worlds he has created. And he owns a movie theater!