By MOTOKO RICH on Feb 08, 2010 10:34PM

Publishers Win a Bout in E-Book Price Fight

Publishers have managed to take some control ? at least temporarily ? of how much consumers pay for their content.

By JANET MASLIN on Feb 08, 2010 09:15PM

Books of The Times: Delivering Bad News and Bearing It

Sarah Blake has coaxed forth a book that hits hard and pushes buttons expertly.

By PATRICIA COHEN on Feb 08, 2010 08:37AM

A Chronicler of the World Now Looks Inward

The historian Tony Judt, who has written nine books and scores of essays, has lost the ability to move nearly every muscle in his body.

By MICHIKO KAKUTANI on Feb 07, 2010 10:56PM

Books of The Times: Ambitious Banker, Not to the McMansion Born, Ascends the Ladder of Class

?Union Atlantic? is a lumpy, disappointing book.

By ELISABETH BUMILLER on Feb 08, 2010 04:25PM

A Well-Written War, Told in the First Person

A new group of soldier-writers explore the futility of war ? but wars that they for the most part support.

By MARGALIT FOX on Feb 05, 2010 12:00AM

Hans L. Trefousse, Historian and Author, Dies at 88

Professor Trefousse was a specialist in Civil War and Reconstruction-era history who taught at Brooklyn College for almost 50 years.

By NICHOLAS KULISH on Feb 05, 2010 12:00AM

Rebuffing Scholars, Germany Vows to Keep Hitler Out of Print

There is a developing showdown with scholars over the first German publication of ?Mein Kampf? since the end of World War II.

Feb 08, 2010 10:58PM

Tim Robbins plays villain's dad in "Green Lantern" (Reuters)

Reuters - Tim Robbins is joining the cast of "Green Lantern," the superhero movie based on the DC Comics character.

Feb 08, 2010 10:53PM

Filmmaker Tyler Perry sued over "Devil" song (Reuters)

Reuters - Tyler Perry has found himself in a bit of copyright trouble lately for allegedly incorporating portions of copyrighted gospel music in his many successful shows.

Feb 08, 2010 10:37PM

'Avatar' beats "Hurt Locker" in piracy stakes (Reuters)

Reuters - "Avatar" might have tied "The Hurt Locker" for most Oscar nominations last week (with nine apiece), but the sci-fi epic is winning in at least one category: The film once again was the most-pirated movie on the Internet last week, thanks to a DVD screener that leaked onto file-sharing networks.

Feb 08, 2010 10:15PM

"Casino Jack" an overwhelming study of corruption (Reuters)

Reuters - When it came to peddling political access for exorbitant fees, Jack Abramoff was the probably the most powerful lobbyist in Washington over a decade beginning in the mid-90s. Or the most ostentatiously reckless, considering that he's currently serving out a five-year sentence after pleading guilty in 2006 to fraud and conspiracy to bribe government officials.

Feb 08, 2010 10:13PM

Peter Bogdanovich boards "Turn of the Century" (Reuters)

Reuters - Peter Bogdanovich will direct and co-write and direct an adaptation of Kurt Andersen's 1999 novel "Turn of the Century."

Feb 08, 2010 07:15PM

Lions Gate, Weinsteins eye Disney's Miramax: sources (Reuters)

Reuters - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp and the Weinstein brothers are among the potential buyers of Walt Disney Co's Miramax film unit, sources familiar with the situation said on Monday.

Feb 08, 2010 05:10PM

Del Toro says he has soft spot for monsters (AP)

AP - Actor Benicio del Toro says he signed on for the lead role in "The Wolfman" remake because he has a soft spot for monsters.

Feb 08, 2010 10:29PM

Ed Harris surpasses the material in LaBute play (Reuters)

Reuters - Playwright Neil LaBute loves to push audiences' buttons, never shying away from explosive themes, particularly in exploring male-female relationships. In the scribe's best works, such as the film "In the Company of Men" and the play "Fat Pig," this approach has paid off with profound yet disturbing insights into gender politics.

Feb 08, 2010 10:28PM

Reincarnation the gimmick in lifeless crime drama (Reuters)

Reuters - Reincarnation, once largely the province of Hindus and Shirley MacLaine, collides with the world of crime procedurals in "Past Life," which premieres on Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST/PST.

Feb 08, 2010 10:27PM

"Louis C.K.: Hilarious" may be an acquired taste (Reuters)

Reuters - Practically nothing is off-limits for stand-up comic Louis C.K., from toilet training his kids to Hitler and the Holocaust.

Feb 08, 2010 01:01PM

Compelling `Shadow Tag' a departure for Erdrich (AP)

AP - "Shadow Tag" (HarperCollins, 272 pages, $25.99), by Louise Erdrich: Irene and Gil have the sort of life that outsiders might covet. He's a semifamous artist dubbed the "native Edward Hopper," his success great enough to put their family in a three-story house in a fashionable Minneapolis neighborhood and enroll their three children in an exclusive private school.

Feb 08, 2010 09:06AM

Gora book must-have for fans of '80s teen flicks (AP)

AP - "You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation" (Crown, 384 pages, $26), by Susannah Gora:

Feb 07, 2010 10:00PM

Power, not money, drove pioneering journalist (AP)

AP - "Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power" (Harper, 576 pages, $29.99), by James McGrath Morris: Web-based technology may leave readers fretful about the future of newspapers, but it's not the first time the industry has undergone revolutionary change.

Feb 07, 2010 10:00PM

New book on Mays brings `Say Hey Kid' to life (AP)

AP - "Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend" (Scribner, 628 pages, $30), by James S. Hirsch: For the aging fans following him in his prime, Willie Mays was a youthful phenomenon who in time became baseball's happy warrior.