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The World Is a CarpetJournalist Anna Badkhen chronicles four seasons spent in a tiny village in Afghanistan.
Walt Whitman: 10 quotes on his birthdayHere are 10 quotes from the work of Walt Whitman, America's "poet of democracy."
Bestselling books the week of 5/26/13, according to IndieBound*What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
Jack Vance was one of literature's 'most distinctive and undervalued voices'Vance聽collected a number of awards over the years, including Hugo Awards for 'The Dragon Masters' in 1963, 'The Last Castle' in 1967, and for his memoir 'This is Me,聽Jack聽Vance!' in 2010.
The Last Man in RussiaBritish journalist Oliver Bullough describes a Russia that is destroying itself from within.
Stephen King: his childhood, his family, what scares himStephen King's new book, 'Joyland,' hits bookstores June 4.
Reader recommendation: A Fort of Nine TowersMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Rudyard Kipling: plagiarist?Rudyard Kipling wrote in a letter now up for sale that 'it is extremely possible that I have helped myself promiscuously but at present cannot remember from whose stories I have stolen.' Kipling is most famous for his 1894 work 'The Jungle Book.'
John Fitzgerald Kennedy: 12 quotes on his birthdayHere are 12 quotes from America's 35th President.
A Book of VoyagesPatrick O'Brian's "A Book of Voyages" 鈥� available in America for the first time 鈥� spans the globe with some of history's most adventurous writers.
Amazon's Kindle Worlds fan fiction publisher draws mixed reactionsSome see Amazon's Kindle Worlds fan fiction publishing platform as a great marketing move, while others are wary of Amazon's ownership of ideas.
We Need New NamesNoViolet Bulawayo adds her own striking voice to the rich tradition of immigrant literature.
CookedMichael Pollan uses the four elements 鈥� fire, water, air, and earth 鈥� to explore the art and practice of cooking.
Telling the BeesPeggy Hesketh crafts a gorgeously written debut mystery.
Reader recommendation: White Dog Fell from the SkyMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Ralph Waldo Emerson: 12 quotes on his birthdayTo celebrate the life of great American thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson, here are 12 quotes.
'Behind the Candelabra': Before the HBO movie, what did America think of Liberace?Liberace biographer Darden Asbury Pyron discusses the entertainer's legend.
'Glee' star Lea Michele will author a combination memoir/ how-to bookLea Michele has appeared in several Broadway productions and stars on the Fox musical series 'Glee.'
Life without Amazon? Barefoot Books is the David that cut ties to GoliathMassachusetts-based publisher Barefoot Books had previously cut ties with Barnes & Noble and Borders.
And the Mountains EchoedKhaled Hosseini's third novel 鈥� his most complex so far 鈥� traces a powerful emotional arc.
