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'Delancey' focuses on the messy process of opening a restaurantFamed food blogger Molly 'Orangette' Wizenberg tells the messy, explosive, and exhilarating story of giving birth to a restaurant.
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Indies First Storytime Day will be celebrated this weekendTo celebrate Indies First Storytime Day, various authors and illustrators will be reading stories at bookstores across the country.聽
'Flowers in the Attic': The series will continue with two new booksTwo new books centering on a distant relative of the 'Flowers' family will be released this fall and winter, respectively.
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"Mantle of Command" examines FDR's role as commander in chiefNigel Hamilton studies FDR's relatively overlooked role as military leader during World War II.
'Game of Thrones': Trial by combat was a real option, says writer'Game of Thrones' recently included a twist involving trial by combat, which writer Eric Jager says it was a real option for much of Europe in the Middle Ages.
Rush Limbaugh wins Children's Choice Book Awards Author of the Year prizeAfter Rush Limbaugh's name appeared on the list of nominees for the prize, the Children's Book Council released a statement explaining that nominees were selected based only on their sales numbers.
Booksellers express support for Hachette Book Group against AmazonSome Hachette titles are currently listed on the Amazon website as taking multiple weeks to ship, but Hachette says the company is 'satisfying all Amazon's orders promptly' and that the company is delaying some of their books 'for reasons of their own.'
Organization creates books that can be used as water filtersThe group WaterIsLife has created 'drinkable books' 鈥� the text tells readers about water safety and the pages function as water filters.
Can books help to redeem prisoners?Italy follows Brazil in offering a chance for prisoners to reduce their sentences by reading.
"Age of Ambition" by Evan Osnos profiles the highly ambitious in today's ChinaNew Yorker writer Evan Osnos examines the remarkable lives of China's strivers.聽
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Bestselling books the week of 5/15/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
'Harry Potter' spin-off film gets a release date, Universal ride details revealedA release date for the 'Harry Potter' spin-off film, 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' has been announced and new details have been revealed about the upcoming roller coaster that will debut at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park.聽
Trio of authors recall how they investigated dark family secretsThree writers 鈥� Emma Brockes, author of 'She Left Me the Gun'; David Berg, author of 'Run Brother Run'; and Michael Hainey, author of 'After Visiting Friends' 鈥� all investigated dark areas from their families' pasts.
5 basketball books for NBA fans Here are excerpts from five recent books about professional basketball and its players, ranging from a mega-biography of Michael Jordan to a behind-the-scenes look at the Magic Johnson-era "Showtime" Los Angeles Lakers.
'The Red Tent' will reportedly become a Lifetime miniseries'The Red Tent' by Anita Diamant is a novel based on the Old Testament figures of Leah and Jacob.
'Wild' movie adaptation gets a release date, more cast membersThe film based on Cheryl Strayed's bestselling memoir is scheduled for release on Dec. 5.
