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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Humanitarian Author

AP | MATT VOLZ | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Greg Mortenson, Anne Beyersdorfer, Zander Blewett, Video, Stones Into Schools, Three Cups of Tea, David Oliver Relin, Jon Krakauer, Greg Mortenson Lawsuit, Penguin Books, Impact News

HELENA, Mont. — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a civil lawsuit against author Greg Mortenson, calling claims "flimsy and speculative" that ...

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Kusama In Wonderland

Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Video, Lewis Carroll, Children's Books, Yayoi Kusama in Wonderland, Illustrations, Salvador Dali, Yayoi Kusama, Alice in Wonderland, Yayoi Kusama Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton, Slidepollajax, Penguin Books, Arts News

"I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland." So begins Yayoi Kusama's visionary take on Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", the iconic tale of a...

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Can You Tell A Great Story On Twitter?

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Short Stories, Twitter, Books, Writing, #Talesontweet, Talesontweet, Urlesque, Penguin Books, Books News

Sure, there are dozens of stories told on Twitter throughout the course of a day, but finally, someone is pulling them together. An account by the han...

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Readers' Favorite Book Quotes

Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Reader's Favorite Book Quotes, Favorite Book Quotes, Twitter Asks, Penguin Books, Favorite Books, Books News

Earlier today, Penguin Books asked their Twitter followers to tweet their favorite quote from a book. People took to the site with the hashtag #bookqu...

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Books You Should Have Read By Now: Readers Admit What Made Their Lists (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.27.2011

Read More: James Joyce, Emma, Twitter, Lady Chatterly's Lover, #Abouttimeiread, Ulysses, Slidepollajax, Penguin Books, Pride and Prejudice, Books News

Penguin Books (@penguinbooks) recently tweeted, "So who is up for admitting what books they should have read by now? #abouttimeiread" We've all go...

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iPads Disguised As Books: Yay Or Nay?

OR Books Blog | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bookbook, Ebook, BookBook for iPad, iPad Cover, Penguin Books, Ipad, Apple, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books News

We like iPads as much as we like printed books, but do we need to disguise one as the other?...

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'Work Of Art' Contestants Create The Next Penguin Book Cover

The New Yorker | Macy Halford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: H. G. Wells, Jacket Covers, Book Covers, Bravo, Work of Art, The Time Machine, Penguin Books, Book Art, Books News

Did I ever think that designing a book cover was easy? Not really. But neither did I realize, until watching episode three of Bravo's new series "Work...

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Penguin Canada President David Davidar Faces Sexual Harassment Charges, Asked To Resign

Publishers Weekly | Publishers Weekly Staff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Penguin Canada, Book Publishing, Books, Sexual Harassment, David Davidar, Resignation, Penguin Books, Books News

With questions swirling in Canada about the surprise resignation of Penguin Canada president David Davidar, the company issued a statement Friday afte...

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Penguin Launches Science Book Imprint

Crain's New York Business | Matthew Flamm | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Niche Publishing, Science Books, Book Publishing, Current, Books, Penguin Science Books, Penguin, Penguin Books, Books News

Penguin Group USA is making another bet on niche publishing. At a time when most houses are looking to cut back on titles, the publisher is launching...

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Oprah's Bad Book Club Pick

Rob Spillman | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Rwanda, Oprah Winfrey, Say You Are One of Them, Uwen Akpa, Books, Uzodinma Iweala, Genocide, Tin House, Boubacar Boris Diop, Penguin Books, Media News
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Uwem Akpan, a Nigerian Jesuit priest, is a maudlin, sappy writer, whose book only reinforces Western stereotypes about Africa.

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