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Newbery, Caldecott winners: Jack Gantos, Chris Raschka take the top prizesAward-winners Jack Gantos and Chris Raschka both wrote stories based on real-life incidents.
Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?First test: See how you do with this book.
Edith Wharton: 10 best quotes on her birthdayOn Edith Wharton's birthday, 10 quotes from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Nancy Pearl, the librarian of 'Book Lust,' signs a deal with Amazon'Why is Nancy Pearl partnering with a predatory company like Amazon?' ask some in the book world.
Liberation SquareEgyptian journalist Ashraf Khalil brings insight and thorough reporting to his account of the end of the Hosni Mubarak government.
Reader recommendation: The Road to Fatima GateMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Stephen King's 10 favorite booksStephen King, author of 'Carrie' and 'The Shining,' reveals what he likes to read.
South Carolina: Why is the Palmetto State so different?Historian W. Scott Poole discusses South Carolina 鈥� its unique history, interesting governors, and suspicion of the outside world.
10 things I learned about Harry CarsonHere are 10 things I learned about Harry Carson from his autobiography, 'Captain for Life: My Story as a Hall of Fame Linebacker.'
Captain For Life: My Story as a Hall of Fame LinebackerWhile football star Walter Payton's biography is making headlines, don't miss 'Captain for Life,' Harry Carson's poignant and revealing autobiography.
Reader recommendation: Healing the Heart of DemocracyMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Sue Monk Kidd's 10 favorite booksSue Monk Kidd, author of "The Secret Life of Bees," shares her favorite reads.
Apple announces iBooks2, a new textbook program for iPadApple's new textbooks for iPad will let students zoom and rotate images, watch movies, and even complete tasks like dissecting frogs
National Mentoring Month: 10 life-changing stories from celebritiesIn the new book "The Person Who Changed My Life," 10 celebrities share stories of their mentors.
Heaven Cracks, Earth ShakesBritish travel writer James Palmer offers a quick, highly readable account of a pivotal moment in China鈥檚 recent past.
Reader recommendation: To Be Sung UnderwaterMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
'Alcatraz' author Michael Esslinger: Why a prison fascinates usWith a new TV show focused on the famous penitentiary, author and historian Michael Esslinger debunks some of the most enduring Alcatraz myths.
Johnny Ramone autobiography will be released this springEight years after the legendary guitarist's death, Johnny Ramone's autobiography will be published with a foreword by former bandmate Tommy Ramone
'The Real Romney': 10 facts about the presidential hopefulFrom the biography that aims to show America the 'real' politician, here are 10 facts about Mitt Romney, the candidate some voters still feel they don't know
Elmore Leonard on 'Raylan' and 'Justified'Elmore Leonard discusses the moral ambiguity of his protagonist, the struggle to make good guys as interesting as villains, and his thoughts on 'Justified,' the TV series based on his work.
