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Beth Henley's 'The Jacksonian' takes the cast South
'Ender's Game' gains three new cast members'Ender's Game' finishes its casting announcements as the adaptation of the sci-fi classic moves forward in production
Eisenhower in War and PeaceJean Edward's Smith's new biography obliterates earlier arguments that Eisenhower鈥檚 was a dull, torpid presidency.
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Magic Johnson, Sean Combs set to launch new cable TV channelsMagic Johnson and Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs are both preparing to air a new cable television channel on Comcast. Magic Johnson already has a hand in the entertainment field as a movie theater owner.
Barnes & Noble: on the offensive with a $199 Nook TabletThe price and specifications of the new Nook Tablet put it in direct competition with Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet device.
Astronaut Mark Kelly has written a children's bookMark Kelly, husband of former US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will release his children's book about a mouse in space this fall.
Pancakes for Fat TuesdayFat Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday, is celebrated in Britain with pancakes.
King Cake bars for Mardi GrasThese bars meet all King Cake flavor requirements, but are simpler to make and to serve.
Downton Abbey season 2 ends: What's next for season 3?For those of us mourning the end of season two of Downton Abbey, it鈥檚 going to be many months before season three of the British period drama picks up again. How will it turn out?
When E.B. White is also GrandpaE.B. White鈥檚 granddaughter Martha keeps loving watch over a unique literary legacy.
Meatless Monday: Winter squash and bean stewA hearty bean and squash stew that will last throughout the week.
Presidents Day: our best presidents are as close as the nearest biographyWith biographies like Carl Sandburg's 'Lincoln,' Americans can learn about past presidents on any day of the year.
Behind the Beautiful For颅evers'Pure, astonishing reportage鈥� of makeshift life in an Indian slum.
Reader recommendation: The White CompanyMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.- 'The Hunger Games' quiz: Test your knowledge!
The first book of Suzanne Collins' 'Hunger Games' trilogy was published in 2008. Today all three series books 鈥� in which heroine Katniss Everdeen lives and fights in a futuristic North America 鈥� are still topping bestseller lists. And now on March 23 the movie adaptation of the first book of the series, "The Hunger Games," will be arriving at theaters. How well do you know "The Hunger Games"? Brush up before you see the first movie. (Careful 鈥� some spoilers follow.)
Barrett-Browning love letters go digitalOn February 14, the famous love letters of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning were made available online.
Undefeated: movie review (+trailer)'Undefeated' documents the extraordinary empathy of a white football coach for his team of African-American players, whose chaotic personal lives threaten to undermine their talents.
Portugal plays each side against the other in World War IINeill Lochery's new book "Lisbon" chronicles Portugal's pivotal role in World War II.
This Means War: movie review (+trailer)'This Means War' is an improbably couples' movie that stretches credibility while coasting on Reese Witherspoon's charm.
