BOOKS

Shirley Jackson, the famed author of 'The Lottery' and 'The Haunting of Hill House,' claimed to be a witch.

'Harry Potter and the Death Eaters' was one of a few other titles in the running.

The next book in the 'A Song of Fire and Ice' series has been a tough one for the author.

The 'A Wrinkle in Time' author, who would have turned 100 years old today, saw her most famous work get rejected 26 times.

The sequel, 'Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator,' could also be filmed for the first time.

Prepare to be depressed.

The Standing Rock Portraits is the first book of turn-of-the-century photographer Frank Bennett Fiske's photos ever released.

A few of them are now taught in high school English classes.

Most termites aren't interested in eating houses. In fact, one day they may teach us how to build them.

Many of our most beloved and successful movies are adaptations of similarly beloved books. But just because a book reads well doesn’t mean it will film well.

If one of the joys of being a horror fan in the 1980s was being seduced by the shocking and lurid come-ons in the newspaper advertisements for these movies, one of the downers was going to the theater and not getting all those ads promised.

"From what I’ve seen, I think he’s perfect," says Evanna Lynch, a.k.a. Luna Lovegood.