Movies opening today include:

· Howl, starring James Franco as Allen Ginsberg. Among the tie-ins are City Lights’ Howl and Other Poems (ISBN 978-0872860179) and Harper Perennial’s Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript, and Variant Versions (ISBN 978-0061137457).

· Dandelion Dust, which stars Mira Sorvino and Barry Pepper and is based on Karen Kingsbury’s novel, published by Center Street (ISBN 978-1599953328).

· Legend of the Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole, based on Kathryn Lasky's popular series of children’s books, the latest of which is The Capture (Guardians of Ga'hoole, Book 1), which Scholastic published in August (ISBN 978-0545253062).

Rebecca Traister, author of Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women (Free Press, ISBN 978-1439150283), is on Tavis Smiley today.

Ingrid Betancourt, author of Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle (The Penguin Press, ISBN 978-1-59420-265-0), is on The Today Show today.

Bobbi Brown returns to The Today Show today with more tips from her new book, Bobbi Brown Beauty Rules: Fabulous Looks, Beauty Essentials, and Life Lessons for Loving Your Teens and Twenties (Chronicle Books, ISBN 978-0811874687).

Michael Eisner is on The View to discuss his new book, Working Together: Why Great Partnerships Succeed (Harper Business, ISBN 9780061732362).

On Sunday, Diane Dimond will be on CNN’s Reliable Source with Howard Kurtz, talking about her new book, Cirque Du Salahi: Be Careful Who You Trust (CreateSpace/Amazon, ISBN 1439273294).

CBS News Sunday Morning will feature Al Jaffee's Mad Life: A Biography by Mary-lou Weisman (It Books, ISBN 9780061864483), and 60 Minutes talks about What's Right with Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West by Feisal Abdul Rauf (Harper One, ISBN 9780060750626).

Due to the nature of live programming, scheduling is subject to change.

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