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- The Triple PackageAmy Chua 鈥 also known as 'Tiger Mom' 鈥 works with her husband to examine the surpassing success of eight US cultural groups.
- Reader recommendation: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in KindergartenMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Charlie Chaplin's novella is published for the first timeCharlie Chaplin's novella titled 'Footlights' centers on the same characters that were featured in his 1952 film 'Limelight.'
- Is there free speech in Russia? These writers think notHundreds of authors 鈥 including Jonathan Franzen, Salman Rushdie, and Margaret Atwood 鈥 have signed an open letter criticizing Russian laws which they say 'strangle free speech.'
- 'Divergent' trailer shows protagonist Tris's struggle to surviveThe movie 'Divergent' is based on the book of the same name by Veronica Roth.
- Bestselling books the week of 02/06/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- 'Servants' author Lucy Lethbridge talks about the real history of domestic service in BritainWhat's the truth behind beloved TV series like 'Downton Abbey' and 'Upstairs, Downstairs'? Lucy Lethbridge, author of 'Servants,' sought out primary sources to learn the reality of life as a domestic servant in Britain.
- 10 best books of February 2014, according to Amazon's editors Here are the titles Amazon's editors picked as the best of the month.
- One More ThingIn B.J. Novak's 'One More Thing,' comic fiction from the actor and writer unveils a restless mind at work.
- Reader recommendation: If You Want to WriteMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- All Joy and No FunJournalist Jennifer Senior asks: Is American culture driving parents slightly crazy?
- Words Will Break CementHow a band of feminist anarchists shook Putin鈥檚 Russia.
- 'The Beatles Are Here!': Five writers reminisceFive writers remember the arrival of The Beatles in the US and how it affected 鈥 or, in one case, failed to affect 鈥 their lives.
- For last Civil War vets, a time of fraud and honorRichard Serrano, author of 'Last of the Blue and Gray,' looks back at Civil War hoopla, chicanery, and glory.
- Liam Neeson reportedly joins film adaptation of Shusaku Endo novel 'Silence'Director Martin Scorsese is set to helm the adaptation of Endo's novel.
- Stephen King will release two new novels this yearOne, titled 'Mr. Mercedes,' will be released this June while the second, 'Revival,' is coming in November.
- Amazon creates imprint for 海角大神 worksBoth fiction and nonfiction will be released through the imprint, which is titled Waterfall Press.
- New poems by Greek poet Sappho discoveredScholars believe that the poems recently found to be preserved on ancient papyrus are by the seventh-century lyric poet of Lesbos.
- Super Bowl 2014: Quirk Books releases a guide to covertly reading during a sporting eventFor those who aren't enthralled by football action 鈥 or any sports game, really 鈥 publisher Quirk Books has released a fun guide to hanging out with your sports-loving friends and family while still getting some reading time in.
- J.K. Rowling says she's had second thoughts about one of the 'Harry Potter' romancesIn an interview conducted by 'Potter' actress Emma Watson, Rowling said she's wondered whether she should have paired two of the characters, Ron and Hermione, romantically.