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Now that blockbuster crime drama Scarpetta is finally streaming with Nicole Kidman in the title role, the original book series' author Patricia Cornwell has confirmed the exact novels it's based on.

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Heath Ledger had a name that was deeply rooted in classic literature long before he became a Hollywood icon. The late actor was named after Heathcliff, the brooding protagonist of Wuthering Heights, ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that for many, "The Great Gatsby" is “the Great American Novel.” While it didn’t sell particularly well during F. Scott Fitzgerald’s lifetime, it is has become ...

WHEN WAS the last time you read a truly memorable book? You know the kind: a story that keeps you up long past bedtime and has you waxing lyrical to any friend who will listen. If you cannot remember ...

The answer is not simple, especially for the characters in “Whidbey” by T Kira Madden (out March 10 from Mariner Books). The novel follows the interconnected stories of three women who are navigating ...