All Books
'The Georgetown Set' spells out the dangers of elite journalismJoe Alsop was postwar Washington鈥檚 greatest host. But when the party ended, his downfall had true upsides.
Reader recommendation: Apocalyptic PlanetMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Grimm brothers' first edition stories are released in English for the first timeJack Zipes recently published 'The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition'. Did you know that 鈥� when the tale was first told 鈥� Snow White's evil stepmother was her biological mother?
Amazon and Hachette reach deal after months-long e-book pricing dispute: What does that mean for consumers?
'Insurgent' trailer shows protagonist Tris in actionTris (Shailene Woodley) appears to perform a death-defying rescue in the new clip from the movie.
'@War' details the unsettling implications of cyber warfare and espionageJournalist Shane Harris considers the progress that corporations, governments, and individuals are making in their capacity to protect 鈥� or to sabotage 鈥� the Internet infrastructure.
Reader recommendation: Life in a JarMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Bestselling books the week of 11/13/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
Caitlin Moran's 'How to Build a Girl' will be adapted as a filmMoran and John Niven will reportedly adapt the book for the screen.
Stephen King's new novel 'Revival' is garnering strong reviews 鈥� with a few exceptionsCritics are calling 'Revival' 'spellbinding' and 'dark and haunting,' though the Monitor's own reviewer said the novel is not as fun as recent King work 'Mr. Mercedes' and one critic called the book's ending 'rushed and unbalanced.'
No bombshells in Bush bio '41,' but some rare glimpses of both father and sonAlthough he evades some details, George W. Bush infuses his biography of his father with love 鈥� and offers some interesting insights.聽
'China 1945' asks: Did the US 'lose' China?Former Time magazine correspondent Richard Bernstein argues that the US was not in a position to alter China's leftward swing after World War II.
Reader recommendation: Gray MountainMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
'Revival' tells the dark and stormy tale of a New England minister who loses his faithA former minister turned carnival huckster stars in Stephen King's latest novel.
Reader recommendation: 90 Miles to HavanaMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Beep Beep Books aims to bring relief through reading to children impacted by Typhoon Haiyan'Buy a jeepney. Fill it with books.... Inspire children,' says Marcie Dunham, the Filipina-American teacher who devised Beep Beep Books, a project aimed at bringing back books to children affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
'Texts from Jane Eyre': What would literary characters say if they had cell phones?Mallory Ortberg's new book imagines text conversations between Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, and more.
'The Hunger Games' will now become a stage showThere are two movies yet to be released in the 'Hunger Games' film adaptation. Soon after the last one hits theaters, a stage production of 'Games' is set to open in London.- 'Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible' portrays a Russia in which 'everything is PR'Former Russian TV producer and director Peter Pomerantsev offers a peek inside the machine that distracts much of the Russian populace.
Calling all Shakespeare fans: new service lets viewers watch Globe Theatre productions onlineThe Globe Player lets viewers rent or purchase videos of various Globe productions, including those in languages other than English.
