Celebrity Circuit

Martin Sheen narrates Dalai Lama's new book

Actor Martin Sheen speaks at The Actors Fund's 15th Annual Tony Awards Party on June 12, 2011, in Los Angeles.

Martin Sheen speaks at The Actors Fund's 15th Annual Tony Awards Party on June 12, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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(CBS) When the Dalai Lama's latest book, "Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World," hit stores this week, many Americans recognized the voice narrating the audiobook, although they knew him best as President Josiah Bartlet.

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Knox hires high-power lawyer for book deal talks

Amanda Knox is comforted by her sister, Deanna Knox, during a news conference shortly after her arrival at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Oct. 4, 2011, in Seattle. Knox arrived home a day after she was acquitted of murder and sexual assault charges and freed from jail in Italy after a four-year ordeal.

Amanda Knox shortly after her arrival at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Oct. 4, 2011, in Seattle.

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(CBS) Amanda Knox, who was acquitted of the murder of her roommate while she was on a study-abroad program in Italy, has hired a big-time lawyer, who has represented President Barack Obama amongst many other high-powered clients, to negotiate possible book deals, sources say.

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Sen. Marco Rubio signs book deal

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on CBS' "Face the Nation," July 17, 2011.

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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Tea party darling, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, has a book deal.

The Florida Republican has signed with Sentinel, a conservative imprint of Penguin Group (USA), for a memoir tentatively scheduled for Fall 2012. Sentinel announced Monday that the book has not yet been given a title.

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Best Bets: "Tinker Tailor," new Winehouse album

Gary Oldman stars in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."

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(CBS) Gary Oldman and Charlize Theron both return to the big screen on Friday, in two very different films.

Oldman plays a Cold War-era spy in an adaptation of John le Carre's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," while Theron portrays a divorcee who moves back to her hometown to rekindle a romance with her (now married) ex-boyfriend in "Young Adult."

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Maurice Sendak tackles Hanukkah

Standing with a character from "'Where the Wild Things Are," Maurice Sendak speaks with the media on Jan. 11, 2002, before the opening of an exhibition of his work.

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(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - When New York City's Jewish Museum invited "Where the Wild Things Are" author Maurice Sendak to rummage through its collection and choose menorahs for a Hanukkah exhibit, the results was an exhibit of 33 severe-looking treasures.

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"Fahrenheit 451" is now an e-book

Ray Bradbury poses with his new book at a Golden Globe luncheon Jan 9, 2009, in Los Angeles.

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(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - There's a new milestone being crossed today by an old-time classic.

Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" is being released as an e-book by Simon & Schuster.

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Mariel Hemingway shows grandpa's life in new book

Hemingway: A Life in Pictures

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(CBS) Mariel Hemingway, along with author Boris Vejdovsky, is presenting her first-ever tribute to her grandfather Ernest by compiling carefully selected photographs from the great writer's life spanning from childhood onward in the book, "Hemingway: A Life in Pictures."

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Best Bets: Grammy noms, "Shame" debut, Victoria's Secret models

Victoria's Secret angels get their wings

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will air on Nov. 29 on CBS.

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Musical artists hoping for a Grammy may come one step closer Wednesday night when the 2012 nominees are announced at an annual televised concert.

The special, broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live at 10 p.m. ET, will feature performances by Jason Aldean, Lady Gaga, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco, Rihanna, Sugarland, and The Band Perry. Two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J will host and Usher will pay tribute to two deceased musicians, Nick Ashford and Jerry Leiber.

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New book pays tribute to Queen's musical legacy

The legendary Queen ranks as one of the most important and influential groups in the history of rock and roll. Since its formation in 1971, Queen has been known for its majestic and dramatic hard rock music and eclectic influences that have resulted in hits such as "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Will Rock You/We are the Champions," "Another One Bites the Dust" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." Equally as memorable was the group's singer, Freddie Mercury, who commanded attention with his operatic voice and stage presence.

Even after Mercury's death in 1991, Queen still remains popular as ever and marking the band's 40th anniversary is a new book, "40 Years of Queen," an illustrated authorized biography by Harry Doherty and  published by St. Martin's Press.

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Lech Walesa's wife publishes candid autobiography

Former Polish President Lech Walesa and his wife Danuta attend a ceremony on November 21, 2011 in Warsaw.

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(CBS/AP) The wife of former Polish Solidarity leader Lech Walesa details the huge price she paid for her husband's struggle against communism in a new autobiography out this week.

Danuta Walesa talks publicly for the first time about her loneliness and fear for the family's unity as her husband gained worldwide recognition.

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Ann Beattie takes a look at Pat Nixon in new book

President Richard Nixon poses with his family for a picture June 15, 1969 at the White House. From Left: David Eisenhower, Julie, Richard, Pat, and Tricia.

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(CBS) In Ann Beattie's new book, "Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life," she wonders who the mysterious Pat Nixon really was.

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Best Bets: "DWTS" finale, Oscar contenders, Betty White book

Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke perform on "Dancing with the Stars."

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(CBS) Despite fan anger over Kim's short-lived marriage, the Kardashian brand hasn't lost any of its luster. In fact, this week, it threatens to overwhelm pop culture.

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Chad Michael Murray pens a comic book

Actor/author Chad Michael Murray promotes "Everlast" at the Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington on Oct. 14, 2011, in New York City.

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(CBS) There's more to Chad Michael Murray than playing a teen heartthrob on TV and in the movies - he is also a comic book creator.

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Hurricane Katrina novel wins National Book Award

National Book Award winners, from left, Stephen Greenblatt, Thanhha Lai, Nikky Finney, and Jesmyn Ward, at the Nov. 16, 2011, award ceremony in New York.

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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Jesmyn Ward's "Salvage the Bones," a bleak novel by an author who views writing as a way to "ease the looming fact of death," has won the National Book Award for fiction.

The awards were presented Wednesday night at a gala at Cipriani Wall Street, emceed by actor and children's author John Lithgow.

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Was Jane Austen poisoned?

A pencil drawing of British author Jane Austen, c. 1810, by her sister, Cassandra Austen.

A pencil drawing of British author Jane Austen, c. 1810, by her sister, Cassandra Austen.

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(CBS) Talk about a cold case.

It has been almost 200 years since "Sense and Sensibility" author Jane Austen died mysteriously at age 41, and now a British crime novelist is claiming that the author was poisoned with arsenic.

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