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- 'Divergent' summer camp will be held in IllinoisIllinois bookstore Anderson's Bookshops is hosting three five-day sessions of a 'Divergent' camp this summer. Each day will focus on a different faction from author Veronica Roth's book series.
- The Harlem HellfightersIn graphic novel form, 'World War Z' author Max Brooks tells the story of the 369th Regiment, the first African-American infantry unit to fight in World War I.
- Reader recommendation: Mission to MoscowMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Poetry quiz: Can you match the poet to the poem?
Of course you carry bits and pieces of famous poems in memory 鈥 we all do. But how many of them can you actually match with the poets who wrote them? Celebrate April (National Poetry Month) by taking our quiz 鈥 and enjoy some magnificent verse as you go.
- Bestselling books the week of 4/3/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- 10 best books of April 2014, according to Amazon's editors Amazon staff says these books are the best releases to check out this month.
- No time to peruse a book? Not to worry 鈥 speed-reading is backA crop of new apps 鈥 including Spritz, Velocity, AccelaReader, and Rooster 鈥 claim to help readers get through books more quickly.
- Author Ryan Avery aims to set record for number of books signedAvery hopes to sign 5,000 copies of his book on April 16.
- Montana bookstore owner encourages sharing of store displaysGary Robson, owner of Montana's Red Lodge Books & Tea, has created two Pinterest boards to try to encourage bookstore owners and workers all over the world to share ideas.
- All Our NamesDinaw Mengestu's powerful third novel toggles between Uganda and the Midwest to tell the story of two young men who come of age during an African revolution.
- Reader recommendation: Red SummerMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Michael Lewis on the dangers of high-frequency tradingMichael Lewis's new book "Flash Boys" raises red flags over the Wall Street's practice of high-frequency trading.
- Nickolas Butler's debut 'Shotgun Lovesongs' impresses criticsButler's novel, released earlier this month, has won over many critics, with both Amazon and IndieBound selecting it for their best-of-the-month lists.
- 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' Potter book will be a film trilogyJ.K. Rowling's book 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' a fake textbook set in the 'Harry Potter' world, will reportedly be adapted as a film trilogy.
- The Bombers and the BombedRichard Overy's exhaustively researched, well written, and definitive new book undertakes a complete review of the Allied air war in Europe.
- Reader recommendation: Catastrophe 1914Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Authors against Turkey Twitter banPEN International has rallied writers to protest Turkey's nationwide ban on Twitter
- Half Price Books hosts a Tournament of Sidekicks March Madness-styleThe tournament is currently down to 16 contenders, with everyone from Ron Weasley of 'Harry Potter' fame to Winnie the Pooh's friend Piglet still in the running.
- Is California overdue for a big earthquake?Was the recent earthquake in Los Angeles a warning of more to come? 'Earthquake Storms' author John Dvorak shares his thoughts.
- 'The Gifts of the State' collects short stories by young Afghanis'Gifts' consists of 18 short stories by young residents of Afghanistan who write about their lives 鈥 filled with tradition and warfare, on top of all the more ordinary things that young people everywhere hope and wish for.