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Liberals and conservatives both object to new Texas textbooksA panel of experts commissioned by a liberal advocacy group found passages that claimed segregated schools weren't all that terrible, while conservatives object to content in the textbooks that they say is anti-American and pro-Muslim.
National Book Award 2014 nominees for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature are announcedWorks that were nominated include 'The Innovators,' by Walter Isaacson and 'Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?' by Roz Chast for the nonfiction prize as well as 'All the Light We Cannot See,' by Anthony Doerr and 'Station Eleven,' by Emily St. John Mandel for the fiction award.
'After We Kill You, We Will Welcome You Back as Honored Guests' offers an unvarnished but informed view of life on the ground in AfghanistanTed Rall's writing and cartooning creates a series of blunt, witty, and precarious images of his experiences in Afghanistan.
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Agatha Christie: What one writer discovered in her personal notebooksAuthor John Curran discusses Christie's writing approach and her never-ending appeal.
European court rules that libraries can digitize booksThe European Union's highest court has ruled that libraries can digitize books without the permission of copyright holders. The court argues that libraries have the right to provide free information to the public and don't need to obtain licensing if they want to make books available to users through their computer systems.聽
'Michelangelo' traces the tensions of Michelangelo's era in his workMichelangelo was one of the first artists to demand to be treated not just as an artisan but as an aristocrat of the spirit.
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Bestselling books the week of 9/18/14, according to IndieBound*What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 鈥� Part 1' trailer gives a glimpse into the new installmentThe character of Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), who was taken prisoner by the evil Capitol, is the main focus in the new trailer for the 'Hunger Games' film. 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 鈥� Part 1' stars Jennifer Lawrence, Hutcherson, and Woody Harrelson.
Dan Brown's 'The Digital Fortress' will be adapted for TVA pilot for the series will reportedly air on ABC.聽
'The Bone Clocks' is fantastic, ambitious, messy, and highly creative'The Bone Clocks,' a series of six interlinking novellas, was a finalist for the Booker Prize.
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Oscar Pistorius: Will he write a memoir?Pistorius's manager and agent Peet van Zyl says his client will write a book, but the law may not let him.
'Serena': A trailer for the star-studded movie adaptation has arrivedThe movie adaptation of 'Serena' by Ron Rash stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.
'Station Eleven' presents a more positive view of a post-disaster worldWhile Mandel doesn't shy away from depicting the difficulties of post-disaster life in her new novel, reviewers are noting that her book, unlike many other apocalyptic tales, presents the survival of art forms like theater and music.聽
Want to learn more about 'Gone Girl' character Amy Dunne? Here's her Pinterest boardAs promotion for the upcoming film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel, those behind the movie have created a Pinterest account for character Amy Dunne.
Young adults more likely to read than those who are 30 and up, says Pew reportStudy participants between the ages of 16 and 29 were more likely to have read a book in the last year than those 30 and older, but young adults are less likely to value the place of a library in a community.
HBO's upcoming miniseries adaptation 'Olive Kitteridge' gets rave reviews'Olive' stars Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins.
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