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'The Last Bookaneer' is a celebration of the written wordMatthew Pearl's latest novel is receiving many positive reviews, with critics praising the adventure tale about the race to steal a manuscript.
'The Great War of Our Times' offers an insider's view of the war on terrorMichael Morell, former Deputy Director of the CIA, presents a memoir that is both an eye-opener and a warning.
Reader recommendation: Catastrophe 1914Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
'The Heir' Barnes & Noble exclusive edition continues program success'Heir' is the next book in Kiera Cass's young adult 'Selection' series.
'Brave New World' is reportedly coming to TV network SyfySyfy is also the home of the upcoming adaptation of Lev Grossman's critically acclaimed novel 'The Magicians.'
'Academy Street' follows a young woman 鈥� and her unquenched yearning 鈥� from Ireland to NY and back againAn exiled Irish girl turned 茅migr茅 mother of New York lives a full life in just under 150 pages.
Reader recommendation: Preparation for the Next LifeMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell' gets air date, 'The Magicians' receives series orderTwo acclaimed fantasy novels are getting closer to your TV screen 鈥� 'Jonathan' will air on the BBC this month and on BBC America in June, while an adaptation of Lev Grossman's 'The Magicians' received a series order from network Syfy.
David McCullough's 'The Wright Brothers' sells well, gets positive reviews'The Wright Brothers' looks like another hit for the 'John Adams' and 'Truman' author. The book was released on May 5.
'So You've Been Publicly Shamed' considers today's cruel new forms of public punishmentIn an age of new connectivity online and beyond, a reporter finds empathy for those who鈥檝e faced mortifying infamy.
Reader recommendation: The Train to Crystal CityMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Little Free Library book highlights the growing projectA book by Margret Aldrich includes photos of the take-a-book-leave-a-book structures and interviews with those who created them.
Mark Twain's more humble beginnings as a writerStories written by Twain when he was a 29-year-old journalist in San Francisco are the product of a man still unsure of his calling. .
'The Office' actor Rainn Wilson's book will be published this NovemberWilson's work will be titled 'The Bassoon King.' The actor is currently starring on the Fox series 'Backstrom.'
'The Ingenious Mr. Pyke' is the brilliant biography of an audacious intellectAn obituary in the London Times called inventor, fugitive, and spy Geoffrey Pike 'one of the most original yet unrecognized figures of the twentieth century.'
Reader recommendation: The Boys in the BoatMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
'A God in Ruins,' Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life' follow-up, receives mostly positive reviews'God' centers on 'Life' protagonist Ursula's brother Teddy, a World War II veteran. Atkinson's 'Life' was highly acclaimed.
Mindy Kaling announces release date for new book of essaysKaling's book 'Why Not Me?' will be released this September.
Jon Krakauer goes to Missoula, Mont., to discuss book about rapeThe author of the New York Times best-seller, "Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town," will be in Missoula Wednesday to聽face angry critics.
'Daughters of the Samurai' profiles three remarkable women who influenced modern Japanese historyThe true and fascinating story of three 19th-century Japanese girls who 'spanned the globe and became fluent in two worlds at once.'
