People of the Book (Penguin, $15, fiction, reprint) USA TODAY's Susan Kelly called Geraldine Brooks "a skilled storyteller who casts a spell of intrigue and evil" in novel about a rare Hebrew manuscript.

It's out! My new book, Hello, Android, is back from the printers: "Android combines the ubiquity of cell phones, the excitement of open source software, and the corporate backing of Google and other Open Handset Alliance members. The result is a mobile platform you can't afford not to learn....

Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Woodside Petroleum Ltd. , operator of Australia's North West Shelf liquefied natural gas venture, may book a gain this year after the reported conclusion of price negotiations with Japanese customers, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said.

If you're looking for low price/book companies, best to look for signs of financial strength, too

"Legacy of Secrecy/The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination" (Counterpoint, 848 pages, $33), by Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann: A new, heavily researched book on John F. Kennedy's murder and its investigation sees links with a bagful of sensational stories, from President Johnson's fear of a nuclear attack by the Soviets to the killing of Martin Luther King Jr.

NC library puts book on black history online.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A copy of a 1910 reference book about African-American history is now available online. The State Library of North Carolina has put digital images of "An Era of Progress and Promise" online.

You’ve probably seen previews for “The Tale of Despereaux” movie. You can see the creator, Kate DiCamillo, author of the book, in the flesh right here in KC this weekend.