All Books
- 'The Monopolists' tells the surprising story behind America's favorite board gameHow a vessel for liberal ideas became a board game craze.
- Help! I'm 51 and still haven't read nearly half the books on my bucket listThe lesson I'm starting to grasp is that reading is about quality 鈥 and not quantity.
- 'Lincoln's Greatest Case' showcases the impressive legal skills of America's 16th presidentOne lawyer who worked with Lincoln warned that anyone who underestimated him would 'very soon wake [up] with his back in a ditch.'
- Valentine's Day: Bookstores take part in celebrationsOne store is having staff act out famous rom-com bookstore scenes, while another is giving a prize to someone with a great love story.
- James Franco is cast in Stephen King's '11/22/63'Franco will reportedly play an English teacher who travels back in time to try to stop the Kennedy assassination.
- Kelly Link's 'Get in Trouble' is well-received by criticsLink's short story collection was released earlier this month.
- 'Madison's Gift' vividly recounts the many accomplishments of America's fourth presidentJames Madison's career is considered through the lens of his relationship with five historic figures: Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Monroe, and 鈥 of course 鈥 Dolly Madison.
- Bestselling books the week of 2/12/15, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- Why book publishers will miss Jon StewartJon Stewart was known for bringing attention to lower-profile, more obscure books.
- 'Super Sad True Love Story' TV adaptation will reportedly be directed by Ben StillerStiller has previously directed films such as 2013's 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' and the 2001 film 'Zoolander.'
- Jeb Bush, the tech-savvy 'e-governor,' releases chapter one of his e-bookThe book is an effort to 'tell the story of a life of a governor' through 'the use of [Bush's] emails.'
- 'Shannara' MTV series adds cast members'The Chronicles of Shannara' will be based on the book series by fantasy writer Terry Brooks.
- 'Mr. and Mrs. Disraeli' chronicles an unusual 19th-century love story'Young Romantics' author and scholar Daisy Hay offers an intriguing portrait of the 33-year union of Mary Anne Lewis (n茅e Evans) and the Victorian prime minister and novelist Benjamin Disraeli.
- 'Into the Wild' author Jon Krakauer will write a book about sexual assaults on campusJon Krakauer's upcoming book 'Missoula' will center on stories he was told by those who said they experienced sexual assault at the University of Montana. Krakauer is also the author of 'Into Thin Air.'
- David Axelrod: better 'believer' than author?David Axelrod's memoir 'Believer' leaves more questions than it answers.
- Terry Pratchett: Collection of early stories wins over criticsPratchett recently released a collection of his early stories, which reviewers found to be 'charming' and 'rollicking.'
- 'Miss Peregrine' movie gains cast membersThe movie adaptation of Ransom Riggs's young adult novel is being directed by Tim Burton and cast members such as Eva Green and Asa Butterfield have reportedly signed on.
- Why Oprah Winfrey chose 'Ruby' for her book clubCynthia Bond's novel "Ruby" is set in Texas and tells a fierce and poetic tale of a worldly, beautiful black woman, Ruby Bell, and her struggle not to be destroyed by her home community of Liberty Township.
- 'The Book of Love' is Roger Rosenblatt's mediation on affection in all its formsDespite the presence of the occasional gem, most of 'The Book of Love' reads like an unfinished manuscript.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder autobiography of pioneer girl a 'blockbuster'The Laura Ingalls Wilder autobiography 'Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography' sales have taken off. And sales are likely to get another lift from a Google Doodle on her 148th birthday.