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Oprah's Book Lists Enhanced for iPadWednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:55PMJuly issue of The Oprah Magazine will feature more books with excerpts and in-app purchasing options.

(Un)Common SenseWednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:19PMBy Gary Stibel, Scott Liell and Thomas Paine

Oprah's Book Recommendations Move Onto The iPadTuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 2:31PMOprah sold millions of books through her Book Club. Now she has the chance to do the same through O, The Oprah Magazine‘s iPad app: The July iPad issue of O features an enhanced version of O‘s sixth annual Summer Reading List. iPad users can read exclusive excerpts of 21 of the 28 books featured in the issue, and they can buy all the titles in-app through Amazon or Barnes & Noble .

C. Brown Wins Big at BET Awards; Patti LaBelle & Steve Harvey HonoredMonday, June 27, 2011 @ 3:40AM*Even though the 2011 BET Awards gave props to Patti LaBelle and Steve Harvey, as well as emotional tributes to several stars who passed away, Sunday night’s show belonged to Chris Brown. The dancer/singer dominated the show with 4 awards and performed twice during the telecast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. It was [...]

July 1book140 Beach Read Nominations: A Running ListThursday, June 23, 2011 @ 10:58AMA look at what readers have suggested for our next book

‘Book of Negroes’ Author Reacts to Dutch Burning of Front CoverWednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 5:08PM*Canadian writer Lawrence Hill has reacted angrily to a Dutch burning of his novel The Book of Negroes now being adapted into a feature film as an international co-production, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Dutch group Federation for Honour and Reparation of Slavery in Surinam on Wednesday torched the cover of Hill’s novel, rather [...]

Celebrities on Board Alex Thomas Golf Tourneyfor Pediatric Cancer Patients and ResearchTuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 9:53PMOn Thursday, July 7th and Friday, July 8th, celebrities will come together to participate in two star-studded events to raise funds for The Alex Thomas Foundation. Sponsored in part by Lexus and Nike, the festivities will be held at the Pacific Palms Resort located at 1 Industry Hills Parkway, City of Industry, CA. Funds raised [...]

Neverland Offering Helicopter Tours for 2nd Anniversary of MJ’s DeathMonday, June 20, 2011 @ 10:08AM*Helicopter flights over Neverland Ranch in California are being booked for the second anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death, the AP reports. Oxnard-based Channel Island’s Helicopters says the half-hour “Flight Over Neverland” event costs $175 per person and $500 for a private flight of up to three people. The Santa Barbara News-Press reports the flights will [...]

Bruno Mars’ ‘Just the Way You Are’ Sets Billboard RecordMonday, June 20, 2011 @ 9:23AM*With a 20th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, Bruno Mars’ “Just the Way You Are” becomes the longest-reigning debut single in the list’s almost 50-year history. The song dethrone’s Colbie Caillat’s debut single “Bubbly” (2008) and Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” (2006), each of which spent 19 weeks at No. 1. “Way” [...]