BOOKS

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has invoking the name of Saul Alinsky often to describe the danger a second term for President Barack Obama could bring to America. Twice, at his victory speech at South Carolina and in a Florida debate, Gingrich has accused Obama of shaping America to reflect the ideals of Alinsky. Who, however, is Saul Alinsky? Is he evil personified, as Gingrich suggests? And why is he unwilling to throw any light on this person? He says nothing ...

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Snooki is in some interesting company.

Opposites attract - and instantly repel - in Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel's collaborative novel Lunatics.

Best-selling Indian writer Chetan Bhagat on Saturday criticised the support leant to authors whose books are banned for offending religious communities, a day after Salman Rushdie cancelled his trip to Jaipur citing death threat warning.

Tiger Woods thinks former swing coach Hank Haney is unprofessional for writing a book about their time together. Haney's book, The Big Miss, details his six-year tenure as Woods' swing coach before their mutual parting in May 2010.

Novelist Salman Rushdie has canceled his appearance at the Jaipur Literary Festival after he was warned by police about assassination threats.

Tiger Woods responded to reports that his former swing coach Hank Haney is publishing a book about their time together.

Parting with a favorite movie series can be such sweet sorrow, unless a film executive decides to bring it back and milk it for all it's worth.

he mysteries of Edgar Allen Poe go far beyond his novels. For years an anonymous graveside toaster marked the author's birthday with cognac and roses, but after failing to show up for a third consecutive year, Poe fans have accepted the end of a tradition.

A biography of the world's most famous royal, Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch, unveils the person beneath the crown.

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend, the National Park Service will offer free entrance to all parks including several that have direct ties to the civil rights leader.

The first lady told CBS This Morning anchor Gayle King she hasn't read Jodi Kantor's new book on the Obamas, which describes tensions between her and her husband's staff. But she still took offense to reports she clashed with White House top brass as well as grew frustrated with the constraints of being a president's wife.

Islamic leaders in India are trying to prevent author Salman Rushdie from entering the country for a literature festival.

Jodi Kantor's upcoming biography The Obamas has been criticized for not being entirely accurate by some, but one thing is certain about the book: It's certainly generating its share of headlines.

Elton John is coming out with a memoir on his experiences with the AIDS epidemic, which affected close friends such as late lead Queen singer Freddie Mercury.

Tiger Woods' former coach is going to spill some dirt on his time with the professional golfer.

Demi Moore has signed a $1.3 million book deal with Harper Collins that will apparently reveal details of her messy divorce with Ashton Kutcher, Entertainment Wise reported.

Chris Columbus, who directed the first two of the eight Harry Potter movies, is steering his ship in a slightly different direction and penning a children's book.

Iraq war veteran and “Dancing With the Stars” champion J.R. Martinez is penning his memoir.

Taylor Swift has been offered a major role in the upcoming musical film adaptation of the famous Victor Hugo novel “Les Misérables.”

James Franco is going to publish a novel, on his own terms.

A former nanny for the Kardashian clan is reportedly writing a tell-all book about her former employers.

International Business Times Q-and-A with “The Flinch” author Julien Smith.

Actress Heather Donahue, star of The Blair Witch Project, is coming out with a book that details how she left Hollywood to follow a very different passion: growing marijuana. Growgirl: How My Life After The Blair Witch Project Went to Pot will be released on Jan. 5 by Penguin Group imprint Gotham Books.

Elizabeth Taylor's pricey baubles and couture gowns weren't the only items to fetch a high price at auction.

The book is also central to the global Hare Krishna movement.

Students are getting into trouble for Tebowing in school hallways, but Tim Tebow's memoir, Through My Eyes, still saw a surge in sales last week, the New York Post reported.

With 2011 coming to a close and no new Twilight film in near sight, superfans of another popular book series have something to look forward to: less than 100 days until the film adaptation of The Hunger Games comes out in theaters, plus a new poster for their viewing pleasure.