4 books by Martin Luther King Jr. to be republished in 2010 under a deal brokered by his son

October 10th, 2009 Harvard to digitize 51,000 rare Chinese booksBOSTON — One of the most extensive collections of rare Chinese books outside China will be freely available as Harvard University has agreed to digitize the titles. Representatives from the Harvard College Library and the National Library of China signed a deal Friday to digitize more than 51,000 volumes in the Harvard collection.

October 9th, 2009 U.S. President BARACK OBAMA has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, less than a year after taking office in America. The U.S. leader, who ascended to the presidency in January (09), follows in the footsteps of Dr.

September 25th, 2009 Tupac's mother donates his writing for researchATLANTA — Tupac Shakur's mother has donated a collection of the rapper's writing to the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Atlanta University Center.

September 9th, 2009 U.S. TV actress TISHA CAMPBELL-MARTIN has given birth to a baby boy - two weeks early. The Rita Rocks star was due to welcome her second child on 21 September (09), but the tot couldn't wait to make his grand entrance.

September 8th, 2009 Crankin': Patterson to write 17 books in 3 yearsNEW YORK — After more than 40 best sellers, James Patterson is just getting started. He has agreed to a 17-book deal with his longtime publisher, the Hachette Book Group — an unthinkable commitment for most writers, but for Patterson a mere three years worth of work.

August 28th, 2009 BATMAN & ROBIN star ALICIA SILVERSTONE can't wait to become a mum - so she can write children's books. The actress admits she has great ideas for kids books, but fears parents won't put her at the top of bestsellers lists until she's a mother herself.

August 27th, 2009 FARRAH FAWCETT and RYAN O'NEAL's troubled son REDMOND O'NEAL finally has something to smile about as he serves time behind bars for drug offences - he's landed his own TV show. Redmond will turn his struggles with drug addiction into a new reality show, and has signed a new deal, brokered for him by his dad, according to In Touch magazine.

August 12th, 2009 McDonagh's 'A Behanding in Spokane' set for B'wayNEW YORK — Martin McDonagh has another play headed for Broadway. Producer Robert Fox says McDonagh's black comedy, "A Behanding in Spokane," will premiere March 4, 2010.

August 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Heather Mills has said that she can identify with Mahatma Gandhi - because of the persecution they both have endured in their bid to tell the truth. The ex-wife of Sir Paul McCartney has also compared herself to Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.

July 7th, 2009 List of guests invited to Jackson's memorialList of guests invited to public memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles: Larry King Dionne Warwick LeVar Burton Mariah Carey Spike Lee Wesley Snipes Lou Ferrigno Stevie Wonder Usher Lionel Richie Brooke Shields Kobe Bryant Berry Gordy Jennifer Hudson Magic Johnson John Mayer Chris Brown The Rev. Jesse Jackson The Rev.

July 6th, 2009 Usher, Mariah Carey to attend Jackson memorialLOS ANGELES — Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Kobe Bryant and Brooke Shields are slated to be part of the all-star tribute at Michael Jackson's memorial. The representatives for Jackson's family released a list of participants Monday.

June 16th, 2009 Oh, Rob!!! Dick Van Dyke memoir plannedNEW YORK — Cue the theme music: Dick Van Dyke is writing a memoir. The star of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and such films as "Mary Poppins" and "Bye, Bye Birdie" will tell of his long career in a memoir scheduled to be published in the fall of 2010 by Harmony Books, which announced the release Monday.

June 15th, 2009 Obama half brother, George Obama, working on bookNEW YORK — Another Obama relative has a book deal. A memoir by George Obama, the president's half brother and a resident of Huruma, Kenya, will be published by Simon & Schuster in January 2010.

June 12th, 2009 Publisher warms to Scribd storeNEW YORK — The publisher of Stephen King and Chelsea Handler will be selling books through Scribd, the online document-sharing service that the industry has criticized for enabling the downloading of pirated texts. Scribd says that digital versions of books by King and thousands of others published by Simon & Schuster can be purchased through Scribd's online store.

May 4th, 2009 Beck is Back, with 3 booksNEW YORK — Glenn Beck loves the publishing game. The conservative commentator and best-selling author has reached an agreement with Simon & Schuster for a series of books — fiction and nonfiction, for young and for old, in a variety of formats — the publisher announced Monday.