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My dad and his booksWhy books still matter 鈥� even (and maybe especially) in times of trial.
'A House Full of Daughters': seven generations in a literary familyJuliet Nicolson, granddaughter of Bloomsbury insider Vita Sackville-West, reflects on the experience of the female members of her all-too-famous family.
Bestselling books the week of 6/16/16, according to IndieBound* What's flying fastest off the shelves at indie bookstores across the country?
How Catherine the Great became an 鈥楨mpress of Art鈥�Historian Susan Jaques talks about the Russian monarch鈥檚 stunning legacy.
'Lost Among the Birds' tells a story of salvation through birdwatchingAuthor and bird watcher Neil Hayward loses himself in a year-long birding journey 鈥� and in the process he finds his life.
10 best books of June 2016, according to Amazon's editors Here's what Amazon editors say are the best of the titles being released this month.
'Hogs Wild' showcases New Yorker writer Ian Frazier at his bestFrom undomesticated animals to rap music, crime, and homelessness, Frazier spins real life into a variety of vivid and compassionate stories.
'Katherine of Aragon' offers a lusciously sympathetic portrait of a spurned royalAlison Weir starts off her six-volume fictional series about the wives of King Henry VIII with a nuanced portrayal of Katharine of Aragon and those who surrounded her.
'Everyone Behaves Badly' chronicles the rise of Ernest HemingwayAs Hemingway's fame built, so did the list of people he betrayed or alienated.
Bestselling books the week of 6/9/16, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across the US this week?
What will my kids read this summer? I'm pretending not to careAn unspoken rule of our annual start-of-summer literary field trip is that there will be no fatherly homilies on the 'Importance of Reading.'
'The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right' challenges perceptionColumbia law professor Michael Graetz and Pulitzer Prize-winner Linda Greenhouse argue that the idea that 'nothing much happened' under the Burger Court is a gross misconception.
'The Hatred of Poetry' offers a witty, passionate, funny critique of the genreMust we hate poetry to learn to love it? Ben Lerner delightfully argues that we must.
'Bush' is Jean Edward Smith鈥檚 portrait of the presidency of George W. BushGeorge W. Bush emerges in Smith鈥檚 account as an unprepared, stubborn, and feckless commander-in-chief.
'Raymie Nightingale' is Kate DiCamillo's new tale of friendship and longingThree girls want to win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire Competition, each for a different reason. On the way to their goal they get to know each other 鈥� and themselves.
How Smoke the donkey made an unlikely journey from Iraq to the USIn the midst of war, Smoke won hearts and earned himself a new job and a new home 鈥� thanks to a story by a Monitor correspondent.
'Nazi Hunters' chronicles a dogged pursuit of justiceCriminals are never beyond the law 鈥� but how far should we go in persecuting Nazi officers, guards and soldiers 71 years after the end of World War II?
Bestselling books the week of 6/2/16, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across the US this week?
'Voyager' is Russell Banks's quest to unite place and meaningIn this collection of travel pieces, novelist Russell Banks reflects on his life choices and the places connected with them.
'Detroit Hustle': the story of a couple who put their faith in urban renewalAuthor Amy Haimerl and her new husband, Karl, buy the battered shell of a house in Detroit for $35,000. The costs prove greater than they could have imagined.
