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  2. Rielle Hunter writes tell-all book about affair with John Edwards bit.ly/LURRCm
  3. Oprah re-launches her book club, first pick is Wild by Cheryl Strayed bit.ly/L9vfmL (via @writerswrite)
  4. Terry Pratchett's 50th novel Snuff wins Wodehouse Prize bit.ly/Kkagh4
  5. Fifty Shades of Grey sells more than 10 million books in 6 weeks bit.ly/Jbv7h8
  6. International scholars gather in Scotland to discuss Harry Potter bit.ly/JoULVM (via @writerswrite)
  7. Stone Upon Stone, Spectacle & Pigsty win Best Translated Book Awards bit.ly/KtjnLQ
  8. Charlaine Harris announces the end of the Sookie Stackhouse series bit.ly/MfkT4Z
  9. Fifty Shades of Grey is now Amazon's bestselling book of 2012 bit.ly/M7tQx1
  10. President Obama's love letters and poetry revealed in new biography bit.ly/KNrvT7
  11. Tony DiTerlizzi talks WondLa series on CNN bit.ly/KSdfro
  12. Maurice Sendak dies at 83 bit.ly/JZEl0V
  13. The Art of War graphic novel tells of a violent future bit.ly/IzZuPk
  14. RT @writerswrite Publishers in China start printing advertisements on book covers bit.ly/KDXFjN
  15. New Library of Congress book features historical Presidential campaign posters bit.ly/Jck8r7
  16. Book Review: The Lonely Book by Kate Bernheimer bit.ly/ICoTdw
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