Plans to extend the Kindle's reach to Australia have hit a snag. Two large newspaper groups--including Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation--have declined to make their publications available on the e-reader. The Sydney Morning Herald, another of the hesitant papers, reports that Apple's rumored entry into the market means publishers don't want to commit to the Kindle, … Continue reading No Kindle Down Under?

A movie version of Anne Frank's classic The Diary of a Young Girl is in the works, with none other than David Mamet signed up as both producer and screenwriter.Details are here. Thanks to Early Word for the news.--David E

Famously foulmouthed White House chief of staff Rahm Emmanuel kept it clean today when he read to children as part of the Department of Education's "Read to the Top" program. US News & World Report has the details.