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'The Return' details Hisham Matar鈥檚 quest to discover his kidnapped fatherIn 2012, Libyan novelist Hisham Matar was finally able to return to his native country to try to learn the fate of his father.
Ridley Pearson says inspiration, passion drove the writing of 'White Bone''Maybe four years ago, I read that your and my grandchildren will not see elephants in the wild,' Pearson told Monitor contributor Erik Spanberg. 'I kind of got passionate about it and I decided to make it the topic of [my] book.'
'Outrun the Moon' features a stellar YA heroine set in historic ChinatownMercy Wong, a sharp-eyed, entrepreneurial teenager wants to create a better life for her family. An earthquake crosses her plans.
'Missing, Presumed' launches a promising new detective seriesSusie Steiner describes the search for a young woman of privilege. However, damaged and wary detective Manon Bradshaw is the heart of this novel.聽- How much do you know about German literature?
Goethe and Schiller are common names. But how deep does your knowledge of German literature run? Try our quiz and find out!
Are Harry Potter readers less likely to vote for Donald Trump?
4 audiobooks rich in nostaglia Nostalgia plays a large part in this month's four selections.
'The Drone Eats with Me' chronicles life under bombardment in GazaSaif's diary records life in a place where war has become 'an everyday song, forever聽playing in the background.'
'Homegoing' is a centuries-spanning epic of interlinked short storiesYaa Gyasi鈥檚 powerful debut novel tells the story of two sisters, and their descendants, divided by the slave trade.- How much do you know about the Green Party? Take the quiz
With the 2016 presidential campaign heating up, some Americans are looking away from both the Republican and Democratic nominees and wondering instead what alternative parties have to offer. This has sparked a new interest in the Green Party, best known for its commitment to preserving the environment. Test yourself: How much you know of what "Go Green" is all about?
Bestselling books the week of 7/28/16, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America?
Will 'Genius' bring new readers to the novels of Thomas Wolfe?Read 'Look Homeward, Angel' today, and you can be forgiven for concluding that legendary editor Max Perkins didn鈥檛 cut out enough.
'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child': What do critics love about it?Reviews for the upcoming 'Potter' stage play are so far very positive. What about the show has so impressed reviewers?
'Heroes of the Frontier' is a journey without destinationIn a weirdly affecting new novel by Dave Eggers, single mom Josie takes her kids on a road trip across Alaska, bouncing from near-disaster to complete disappointment to something in between.
10 best books of July: the Monitor's picks What Monitor book critics liked best this month.
'Chance Developments' brings characters to life from old photographsAlexander McCall Smith creates a collection of five short stories each based on an old black-and-white photograph.
'The Mistresses of Cliveden' transports readers into multi-generational dramaNatalie Livingstone has written a marvelously readable story about centuries of life at a stately British mansion, as told through the lives of five women.聽
Can Stephanie Meyer's new spy thriller match 'Twilight' success?'The Chemist,' the first adult novel of 'Twilight' author Stephanie Meyer, follows the adventures of a former clandestine government operative who goes on the run.
5 facts about NYC's surprisingly unheroic response to the Civil WarIn his new book, 鈥楥ity of Sedition,鈥� historian John Strausbaugh examines New York's pros-slavery, anti-Lincoln bent during the Civil War.
'Belgravia' transports readers into the classic conflicts of Victorian aristocracyJulian Fellowes's first serial novel 鈥� 'Belgravia' 鈥� isn鈥檛 a book with great emotional depth, but what the story lacks in nuance it makes up for in a crackling plot.
