It's March Madness... book style! Check out the bookish bracket, plus look at the BEA Buzz Books and see which award gave out $150,000 to nine authors.

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Here's a look at what's buzzing in the book world today:

Hillary Clinton bio: Are you a fan of Hillary? USA TODAY's Bob Minzesheimer reviews The Secretary by Kim Ghattas, a biography of Clinton that does not note on her marriage or speculate about her 2016 bid for the presidency, but is "a reporter's balanced and informed perspective" on what it was like to travel with Clinton while she was secretary of State.

Banished Baptist: I review Banished, a memoir by Lauren Drain about surviving her years as an active member of the Westboro Baptist Church, and getting banished and cut off from her family.

BEA Buzz Books: The BookExpo America Buzz Books have been revealed, a list of yet-to-be-published books selected by a group of booksellers, librarians and industry professionals to be highlighted at the conference in May.

Windham Campbell Prizes: The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale has awarded nine writers $150,000 each for outstanding achievement in fiction, nonfiction and drama. Fifty-nine writers from around the world were nominated for the global award.

Writers on TV: Stephen King fans, tune in to Jeopardy! tonight for an entire category of trivia based on the king of horror. (Plus, check out the newly revealed cover of King's sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep.) And Girls enthusiasts will remember Hannah Horvath's mother talking about her love of author Ann Patchett. While she does not watch the show, the Nashville-based author and bookstore owner responds to the reference on Salon.

Eloisa James e-books: Romance author Eloisa James is releasing her newest book With This Kiss as a digital original to be published interstitially in three parts, the first to be published March 12. Read a review of James' memoir Paris in Love from USA TODAY's Deirdre Donahue.

Indian epic trilogy: Former banker turned novelist Amish Tripathi has scored a massive book advance for his trilogy that focuses on Hindu myths, the Guardian reports.

Tournament of Books: Not a fan of March Madness? Check out this bookish twist on the fantasy college basketball brackets.

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