The publishing industry will attempt a break from the bad news of the marketplace and cheer for literature at the 59th annual National Book Awards.

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Honda's and Toyota's 2009 model year vehicles earned top honors in an annual projection of U.S. used car prices, Kelly Blue Book said Wednesday.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) - In life, there's nothing more certain, or random, than death, so why not laugh about it and enjoy that extra chocolate biscuit, says David Southwell, co-author of black humor book "1001 Ridiculous Ways to Die."

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) - In life, there's nothing more certain, or random, than death, so why not laugh about it and enjoy that extra chocolate biscuit, says David Southwell, co-author of black humor book "1001 Ridiculous Ways to Die."

Messin' Wid Da Bull, the second book and play-along CD combo pack in Hudson Music's Turn It Up & Lay It Down series, provides drummers with a new twist on the age old question "What do you get when you mess with the bull?" by offering the musical answer: "You get the horns!"

Sebastian Barry's Booker-nominated novel The Secret Scripture and Louis de Bernieres's The Partisan's Daughter have been nominated in the best novel category for Britain's Costa book award.

Bellingham, Wash.-based publishing company Bluewater Productions will feature Michelle Obama in its "Female Force" biographical comic book series.

The publishing industry will attempt a break from the bad news of the marketplace and cheer for literature tonight at the 59th annual National Book Awards.