WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Book publishers are set to publish at least 24 books connected to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, literary officials say.
TOKYO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Japan's librarians estimate upwards of 284,000 books worth more than $4 million disappeared from the country's public libraries in 2007.
LONDON, June 4 (UPI) -- Author Philip Pullman is protesting plans to place age-related ratings on children's books in England.
LONDON, June 2 (UPI) -- The 50th birthday of the iconic British children's literature character Paddington Bear is to be celebrated with the release of a new book, its publishers said.
BERLIN, April 27 (UPI) -- Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf," whose publication is barred in Germany, could be released again in the former Nazi leader's nation.
NEW YORK, April 14 (UPI) -- British author J.K. Rowling said in a New York courtroom Monday that a lexicon based on her "Harry Potter" books is sloppy and incorrect.
LONDON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Britain's top literary publishers, Random House and Hachette, are about to enter the digital age by offering "e-books" to readers.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Several U.S. comedians and NBC Studios have settled a lawsuit against the author and publishers of books they said recycled jokes without permission.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The price of college textbooks is soaring, creating an additional burden for students already struggling with the economics of surging tuition.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A new documentary explores the cultural significance of Nazi-themed pornographic pocket books in Israel, the New York Times said Thursday.
HERMOSA BEACH, Calif., July 2 (UPI) -- Jan Nathan, 68, whose advocacy for small, independent publishers led to her helping found the Independent Book Publishers Association, has died in California.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 6 (UPI) -- Up to 10 million books from 12 Midwest U.S. universities will be digitized in an agreement with Google Inc., a university consortium said Wednesday.
TORRENCE, Calif., June 1 (UPI) -- A California businessman says he is publishing books for young readers to offer a balance to left-leaning tomes on the shelves.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 8 (UPI) -- Children in Beirut encountered fairy tales, puppet masters and mimes as Kids Books Day at Souk al-Tayeb market in Saifi Village kicked off.
PHOENIX, April 29 (UPI) -- An Arizona man is celebrating a special day to promote comic books as engaging educational tools.
