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Brown hounded for calling Manila ‘gates of hell’

In this April 23, 2006 file photo, author Dan Brown talks about his court dealings surrounding his book "The Da Vinci Code" in Portsmouth, N.H. Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital. The book "Inferno," which is being sold in the Philippines, includes a character who is visiting the city and taken aback by poverty, crime and the sex trade. The chairman of metropolitan Manila, Francis Tolentino, wrote an open letter to Brown on Thursday, May 23, 2013, saying that while "Inferno" is fiction, "we are greatly disappointed by your inaccurate portrayal of our beloved metropolis."(AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Dan Brown’s description of Manila as “the gates of hell” in the American novelist’s latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.

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Singer Nick Carter to release memoir Sept. 24

This book cover image released by Bird Street Books shows "Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It," by Nick Carter. The Backstreet Boys singer will release a memoir, “Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It," on Sept. 24 via Bird Street Books. The 33-year-old is the first of the group to release a book. (AP Photo/Bird Street Books)

NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Carter isn’t only writing songs — he’s written a book.

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Lea Michele has book scheduled for 2014 release

This May 13, 2013 file photo shows actress Lea Michele at the FOX Network 2013 Upfront party at Wollman Rink in Central Park in New York. Harmony Books announced Thursday, May 23, that “Brunette Ambition” will come out in the spring of 2014. The publisher is billing the book as a combination memoir, style guide and advice book.  Michele, 26, is best known as the ever-striving Rachel Berry on “Glee.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file)

NEW YORK (AP) — Lea Michele has stories to share about the many auditions she has passed.

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Newly found Pearl S. Buck book is to be published

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A newly discovered novel by the late Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck is to be released this fall.

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NM students could win prizes for reading books

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico children could win a trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom or ride in a hot air balloon with Gov. Susana Martinez under a program that state officials hope will encourage students to read when they aren’t in school.

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