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'A Colder War' features dramatic twists, exotic scenery, and inscrutable charactersFrom Istanbul to Odessa, Charles Cumming's latest spy tale is packed with the classic pleasures of a really good thriller.聽
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J.D. Salinger's New Hampshire house up for saleWill the residence provide insight into the mysterious author's later life?
Study: Those who use an e-reader are worse at remembering a plotA new study found that those who read a story on an e-reader versus a paper version were worse at putting the story's events in the right timeline.
Ice Bucket Challenge comes to the literary worldThe Ice Bucket Challenge, created to raise awareness of ALS, was taken by such book world figures as author Stephen King, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and author and indie bookstore supporter Stephen Colbert.
Benedict Cumberbatch cast as villainous tiger in Warner Bros. 'Jungle Book'Benedict Cumberbatch will face off against Idris Elba's interpretation of the same character, Shere Khan, in Disney's version of the classic tale.
'Excellent Sheep' calls for colleges to reform their admissions processWilliam Deresiewicz, Ivy League grad and former professor, critiques current standards at colleges, but offers little data to back up his assertions.
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Bestselling books the week of 8/21/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
'In the Kingdom of Ice' turns into one of the summer's hottest booksAuthor Hampton Sides also wrote 'Hellhound on His Trail,' a bestselling nonfiction account about the search for the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.
Ann Leckie wins top sci-fi award for debut novel 'Ancillary Justice''Ancillary Justice' is the first novel ever to win the science fiction 'triple crown' 鈥� the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Arthur C. Clarke awards 鈥� all in the same year.
Doris Kearns Goodwin's 'No Ordinary Time' will be adapted as a limited series'No Ordinary Time' centers on Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II.
'The End of Absence' chronicles one man's quest to pull away from a hyperconnected lifeMichael Harris wishes to gently wake us from the 'swarm of noise' so that we may recall the benefits of silence.
J.K. Rowling reveals new information about 'Harry Potter' singer Celestina WarbeckRowling's newest original content penned for the website Pottermore focuses on Celestina Warbeck, an 'off-stage' character whose songs are heard in the 'Potter' novels although the singer never makes an actual appearance.
Gritty memoir from the author of 'Little House on the Prairie' to hit shelves this fallSome of the material from Laura Ingalls Wilder's autobiography, 'Pioneer Girl,' was used as a basis for the famed children's book series, but many of the more intense scenes were considered inappropriate for children.
'Outlander' is renewed for a second season after high ratings for series premiereThe second season of 'Outlander' will reportedly cover the events of Diana Gabaldon's novel 'Dragonfly in Amber.'
What's going on with the Washington Post's 'buy it now' Amazon book links?Some Washington Post book reviews currently have a 'buy it now' link to Amazon embedded in the text, but a Washington Post spokesperson says the buttons are a mistake and that they're meant to go on the side of the page.
Amazon-Bonnier battle goes public with protest by European authorsMore than 1,000 writers from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland have signed a letter to Amazon saying that the company has made Bonnier-published books less available and manipulated Amazon's recommended reading lists.
'Panic in a Suitcase' is a story of Odessan 茅migr茅s in Brooklyn, told with humor and catharsisA Brighton Beach family鈥檚 saga bends Russian literary tradition into mordant modern comedy.
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