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April 24 marked the anniversary of the largest genocide you have never heard of: the Armenian genocide. Michigan author Keri Topouzian 's book, A Perfect Armenian, captures the suspense and fear of that time through the story of a good man born into a life of violence, illegal business, and tough decisions.

It's been nearly 2 decades since Hart-Risley's "30 Million Word Gap" study, making the case that reading out loud to young children increases their vocabulary and, ultimately, overall academic success.

A British comedy set on the London fetish club scene that became a cult success after being dropped by the BBC as too racy is now launching a campaign to raise funds so that it can be digitally restored and revived for the Fifty Shades generation.

A brilliant scientist creates a brilliant robot. Working together, they beat the stock market. But which one will survive the battle for love?

Pink Floyd and EMI Music will mark the 40th Anniversary of the original UK release of The Dark Side of The Moon on 24 March 2013, as fans around the globe unite to turn a specially designed moon dark. Centred around a global playback of the album on PinkFloyd.com, each memory, thought and photo tweeted as fans rediscover the album will count towards the creation of a dark side of the moon.

Jason Coffee was a passionate science fiction writer working his way up through the trenches of Hollywood. When the 33-year old died several years ago, his last wish was for his voice to be heard. Jason's friends are hoping to fulfill this request with a Kickstarter campaign to turn one of his screenplays, Warhawks, into an ongoing superhero comic book series.

When Stephen Stern and his business partner, Joseph Giovannetti, launched Storyboard Graphic Novels in 2011, they knew they were offering a unique service to the Hollywood community—but they had no idea how quickly it would catch on. Within weeks, they had clients that included screenwriters, producers and directors who wanted their screenplays adapted into graphic novels. And their client list quickly extended outside of Tinseltown, to such locations as the UK and India.

Fem Writes, a new organisation fronted by author Sarah Luddington, has just been launched to combat a perceived bias against female authors who dare to push sexual boundaries and norms. Aided by Adele Carrington and Jenny Ainslie-Turner, the three are setting out to challenge the establishment view that female authors should only write in relatively specific genre.

"For generations the statement at Genesis 1:2 'Now the earth proved to be formless and waste,' has made no logical sense to Bible scholars or scientist until now," says author Paul Hutchins.