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Encyclopedia Britannica is turning 250 – look it up!

The handy guide to the world's accumulated knowledge, predating the internet and smartphones by more than two centuries, is still finding young fans in today's Information Age

Exhibit explores the folklore that inspired the world of Harry Potter

It's been just over 20 years since the U.S. was first introduced to the world's most famous wizard and the Harry Potter empire is still growing. You probably know all about the books, films, plays and even a theme park. But now libraries and museums are coming under the spell. Michelle Miller visits a new exhibit at the New York Historical Society that’s all about “the boy who lived.”

Margaret Atwood announces sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale"

The sequel to the book will be called "The Testaments"

Roger Daltrey opens up about life with The Who in new memoir, "Thanks a Lot Mr. Kibblewhite"

Roger Daltrey burst on the scene in the early 1960s as the frontman for The Who, one of the pioneering bands that led rock's British invasion of the U.S. Along with guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon, Daltrey and The Who became one of rock's biggest and most influential acts, selling 100 million records, producing two full-length rock operas and performing a historic sunrise set at Woodstock. Now, Daltrey is telling his life story of more than 50 years in rock 'n' roll in his new memoir, "Thanks a Lot Mr. Kibblewhite."

Small bookstores, nearly wiped out a decade ago, are booming

On Small Business Saturday, a growing number of shoppers will be supporting their independent neighborhood bookstores. After being nearly wiped out a decade ago, small bookstores are booming. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger reports.

Small bookstores are booming after nearly being wiped out

A growing number of shoppers will be supporting their independent neighborhood bookstores on Small Business Saturday

Michelle Obama's book sells 1.4M copies in a week

"Becoming" is well exceeding the pace of previous memoirs by first ladies

Iconic magazine covers through history

A new book is telling the stories behind famous magazine covers and what them so memorable. Ian Birch is the author of that book, "Iconic Magazine Covers: The Inside Stories Told by the People Who Made Them." He joined CBSN with more.

"Big Little Lies" author Liane Moriarty says a joke inspired her latest novel

Her latest page-turner, "Nine Perfect Strangers," follows people trying to transform their lives at a wellness retreat run by an eccentric leader

"Big Little Lies" author Liane Moriarty on the inspiration behind her latest novel

Best-selling author Liane Moriarty has sold more than 14 million books worldwide and is behind the award winning HBO series, "Big Little Lies," which is adapted from the book of the same name. Now Nicole Kidman is set to star and executive produce the adaptation of Moriarty's new page-turner, "Nine Perfect Strangers." The book follows people trying to transform their lives at a wellness retreat run by an eccentric leader. Moriarty joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss her new book.

John Grisham on the story that inspired "The Reckoning"

Over his 30-year career, author John Grisham has written 40 books, which have sold more than 300 million copies. Grisham revisits his southern roots and confronts racism again in his latest novel, "The Reckoning." The story follows a war hero who returns home to his small Mississippi town and kills his minister without explanation. Grisham joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss his new book.

In posthumous message, Stephen Hawking warns "what will cripple the Earth"

Stephen Hawking writes humanity behaving with "reckless indifference to our future on planet Earth," according to report

Tina Turner on love at first sight, sexiness on stage, and divas

The music legend talks about her memoir, "My Love Story," and opens up about Ike Turner, falling for a younger man, and why she wanted to win over the women in the audience

Tina Turner on her voice, finding serenity and losing a son

The legendary singer, now 78, has written a memoir, "My Love Story," and opens up about her years with Ike Turner, falling for a younger man, Buddhism, and the suicide earlier this year of her son, Craig

Busy Philipps says James Franco assaulted her on "Freaks"

Philipps writes about the alleged incident with Franco in her new book, "This Will Only Hurt A Little"

New book features rare photos of Led Zeppelin

"Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin" chronicles the legendary band's 50-year history with previously-unseen images

Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page on the band's "life-changing" first rehearsal

The first book by the legendary band's surviving members features an extensive archive of previously-unseen photos

Monty Python's Eric Idle still looking on the "Bright Side of Life"

"We took it very, very seriously, to be funny"

Jodi Picoult on "A Spark of Light," moving beyond legislating abortion rights

In author Jodi Picoult's books, she tackles controversial and tough topics, including race relations, the Holocaust, and school shootings. Her last nine books debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Picoult joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss her new novel, "A Spark of Light," which takes on women's reproductive rights.