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What did JK Rowling tell two aspiring authors on Twitter?JK Rowling's Twitter feed has been a source of positivity for the marginalized, and she continues this trend by giving advice to discouraged writers-to-be.
'Give Us the Ballot' is an urgent, moving, deeply important history of American voting rightsThe story journalist Ari Berman sketches has two bookends: the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and the Supreme Court鈥檚 decision in Shelby County v. Holder in 2013 striking down a key section of the VRA.
Hitting bookstores soon: J.R.R. Tolkien's first fantasy story'The Story of Kullervo,' a dark retelling of the 19th-century Finnish poem 'The Kalevala,' is the latest in a number of previously unpublished works by J.R.R. Tolkien.
'Between the World and Me' examines race in America with sharp intellect, gorgeous proseTa-Nehisi Coates, a national correspondent at The Atlantic, has crafted a highly provocative, thoughtfully presented, and beautifully written narrative about the ongoing racial struggle in America.- How much do you know about African-American literature? Take the quiz
There's a world beyond Maya Angelou and Frederick Douglass. Have you explored it? Take our quiz and see how much you know about African-American Literature!
'Walking with Abel' takes readers across the Sahara with grace and intimacyAnna Badkhen sketches the lives of the nomadic Fulani tribe, as well as the changes they are facing.
Bestselling books the week of 8/13/15, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
'One Man Against the World' is a dark and troubling portrait of Richard NixonThe second big Nixon book this summer (after "Being Nixon" by Evan Thomas) paints an unforgiving picture of a deeply flawed man and president.
Shakespeare and marijuana: important discovery or silly speculation?Some scholars suggest that the Bard may have smoked marijuana for inspiration, but others are skeptical.聽
What the world is reading this summerMonitor correspondents around the globe share what is flying off the shelves in their region 鈥� as well as books that might help you understand their part of the world a bit better.
'Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship that Shaped the Sixties'Kevin M. Schultz attempts to analyze the influence of two antagonistic thinkers of their time.
4 adventurous audiobooks for a summer of exploration Travelers play a major role in each of the four audiobooks on the agenda this month. All titles are available to download from www.audible.com.
'The Wolf Border' explores the relationship between civilization and wildernessSarah Hall tells intermingled stories of wolves reintroduced to England and interpersonal drama.
'How Music Got Free' chronicles the art of music theftStephen Witt offers a compulsively readable overview of the music industry and how it crumbled as music became free.
Female author submits novel under man's name. You will totally believe what happens next.Writer聽Catherine Nichols submitted the opening pages to her novel to 50 literary agents under her own name, and then again using a man's name. Can you guess which name got more positive responses?
Generosity united the South in the aftermath of 2011 superstorm鈥榃hat Stands in a Storm鈥� tells one woman's story in the face of the 2011 tornado that tore through Alabama and how social media allowed Southerners to rally and support one another.
Why one bookstore is offering refunds on Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman'Brilliant Books in Traverse City, Mich., is offering customers who bought the newly released Harper Lee novel 'Go Set a Watchman' refunds because it says marketing for the highly anticipated volume was misleading.
'The Pope's Daughter' is Dario Fo's lively sketch of Lucrezia BorgiaFo's first novel paints his own vibrant picture around the much-contested real life of the controversial daughter of Pope Alexander VI.
'Ink and Bone' is an explosive YA book aimed at bookwormsRachel Caine unravels the secrets of the Library of Alexandria even as she spins an irresistible story.
Bestselling books the week of 8/7/15, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
