The publishing world's notable releases this year included a new “Hunger Games” novel and a book by Thomas Pynchon.

Bookstores worldwide hosted midnight parties for “Sunrise on the Reaping,” the fifth installment in Suzanne Collins' “Hunger Games” series.

The Authors Guild is launching a Banned Books Club, the latest initiative from the literary world in response to the nationwide wave of censorship and restrictions over the past year.