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'The Big Red Book of Modern Chinese Literature' is a sumptuous samplerUniversity of California English professor Yunte Huang presents work from nearly 50 Chinese writers spanning the last century.
Why Dr. Seuss's books still appeal to readers todaySeuss's birthday on March 2 is celebrated as Read Across America Day, in which book-based activities take place at schools and celebrities encourage children to pick up a title. How have Seuss's works appealed to generations?
10 best books of March 2016, according to Amazon Here are the March books Amazon's editors like best.
Can Simon & Schuster's new Muslim imprint ease publishing's diversity problem?The new Salaam imprint, focused on Muslim characters and stories, is expected to launch in 2017 with nine books, from picture books for children to Young Adult titles for tweens and teens.
'Evicted' follows the harrowing, heartbreaking cases of eight familiesJournalist Matthew Desmond spent a year and a half with eight Milwaukee families about to lose their homes.
First LookBackdoor censorship? Virginia to warn parents about sexually explicit booksParents, educators, and lawmakers debated the merits of teaching literature that promotes discussions about sex and violence, such as Toni Morrison's 'Beloved.'
'Heart of Europe' is history at its most engagingUniversity of Hull history professor Peter Wilson has given the Holy Roman Empire its longest and most readable one-volume history of the modern era.
'Exit Right' follows six high-profile political conversionsDaniel Oppenheimer takes a group portrait of six men who made a political about-face. What does it tell us about the nature of our beliefs?
'Children of Paradise' is a journalist's riveting exploration of today's IranLaura Secor looks at the generation of Iranians who inherited a country transformed by the Islamic Revolutions of 1979.
Want an Ivy League education? Read these books.What are Ivy League students reading that the rest of us aren't? More British literature and more philosophy.
'Strange Gods': A secular scholar examines religious conversionAre converts most often motivated by faith 鈥� or do more practical considerations come into play?
Bestselling books the week of 2/25/16, according to IndieBound* What's flying fastest off the shelves of independent bookstores this week? IndieBound's list is based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States for the sales week ended聽Sunday, February 21, 2016.
'Nowhere People' profiles stateless peoples and their little-known plightPhotographer Greg Constantine's hefty 373-page book features black-and-white photos from 12 of the countries where he has worked over the years.
'Every Song Ever' is a creative listener's guide to contemporary musicNew York Times jazz critic Ben Ratliff suggests that how we listen to music might be 'every bit as important' as what the composer intended when writing it.
'Polly and Her Pals: Volume Two,1928-1930' is a gorgeous trip to the 1920sA classic comic strip gets the royal treatment in an oversized hardcover collection.
Why I stayed away from 'To Kill a Mockingbird' as long as I couldHow could a book that teachers all seem to push at us not be kind of boring?
'The Queen of the Night' blends opera and mystery into a grandiose readLoosely inspired by the life of opera singer Jenny Lind, Chee's new novel drips with romance, betrayal, intrigue, and espionage.
Harper Lee laid to rest in private ceremony in Alabama hometownThe celebrated author's close friends and family聽gathered Saturday at a church in the small Alabama town of Monroeville, the basis of the setting of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Harper Lee leaves behind a trail of unanswered questionsWith Harper Lee's passing, the questions about her second book and聽her retreat from public life over the past half-century have only deepened the mystery about her.
Harper Lee: Beloved 鈥楾o Kill a Mockingbird鈥� author diesHarper Lee created a work that has endured for generations with her first novel 'Mockingbird,' which told the story of聽Scout Finch and her experiences as her father battles racism.
