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- 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' trailer shows the conflict to come'Armies' is the third film in the planned 'Hobbit' trilogy and will be released on Dec. 17.
- What's the best passage in literature?Amazon shares information 鈥 gathered from readers who highlight favorite lines in their Kindles 鈥 about the most popular passages in books from the Bible to 'The Hunger Games'.
- 10 best books of November: the Monitor's picks Here are the 10 books that the Monitor's critics judged to be at the top of the heap this month.
- What Academy Award-winning actor has reportedly signed on to play J.D. Salinger?The movie 'Coming Through the Rye,' written and directed by Jim Sadwith, will center on two young adults trying to track down the 'Catcher in the Rye' author.
- 'The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher' allows Hilary Mantel to imagine what might have beenThe author of 'Wolf Hall' opens doors into alternate worlds in her new collection of short fiction.
- Reader recommendation: The Signature of All ThingsMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'A Series of Unfortunate Events': The dour series is coming to NetflixThe rights to the children's series by Lemony Snicket have reportedly been secured by the streaming company.
- 'The Meaning of Human Existence' considers humanity's purpose and place in the grand scheme of thingsBiologist Edward O. Wilson tackles mankind 鈥 our origins, our unique place in the universe, and what the future of the species holds 鈥 in about 200 pages.
- Navy SEAL, who wrote book about the bin Laden raid, loses $4.5 millionFormer Navy SEAL, Matt Bissonnette, filed a lawsuit against his ex-lawyers for advising him it was OK to publish his book about the Osama bin Laden raid. The book聽聽"No Easy Day," prompted a Pentagon inquiry that evolved into a criminal probe by the Justice Department.
- Reader recommendation: Frederick Weyerhaeuser and the American WestMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'Wolf Hall' miniseries will come to PBS this AprilThe miniseries stars actor Mark Rylance as advisor Thomas Cromwell and 'Homeland' actor Damian Lewis as monarch King Henry VIII.
- Ever dreamed of sleeping in a Hogwarts dormitory? Here's your chanceA London hotel is offering guests the chance to stay in wizard-style rooms.
- Would you read a book sponsored by Sweet'NLow?"Find Me I'm Yours," is actually a series of websites and web TV shows, and a vehicle for product placement, all developed by a team of 35 writers, web developers, and social media whizzes.
- 'Lives in Common' recalls a not-too-distant time when Arabs and Jews lived as neighborsJust a century ago, Jews and Arabs lived in the same courtyards, participated in each other's religious festivals, and watched over each other's children, says an Israeli political scientist.
- Reader recommendation: Playing on All the KeysMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Bestselling books the week of 11/6/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- 'Paddington' statues come to London ahead of movie's releaseFifty Paddington statues designed by celebrities and organizations will be auctioned off to benefit the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children after being on display in London. The 'Paddington' film will be released in November in the UK and in January in the US.
- Tom Hanks will release a short story collectionHanks said his collection will be related to his collection of typewriters, 'not about the typewriters themselves, but rather the stories are something that might have been written on one of them.'
- 'Nora Webster' tells the story of a 40-something widow with power and graceWhen Nora Webster loses her husband 鈥 beloved by all in their small Irish village 鈥 she must find a way to live that works for herself and her sons .
- Reader recommendation: A Natural History of the PianoMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.