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- Ophelia and the Marvelous BoyKaren Foxlee's middle-grade novel tells the story of a girl named Ophelia who has traveled to a city where it always snows, only to discover a quest behind a mysterious door.
- John Burgess's 'A Woman of Angkor' sheds light on a little-known eraBurgess's book recreates what life would have been like for ordinary Cambodians during the golden age of Khmer civilization.
- Amazon and Kobo tie for title of favorite e-book seller in surveyThe survey was conducted by the site Good e-Reader among participants whom Good e-Reader estimated buy between 50 and 100 books a year.
- Book the Writer service brings authors to book clubs 鈥 for a feeWhile authors have appeared in person, via Skype or via telephone at book clubs before, Book the Writer has the clubs pay for the author's appearance.
- 'The Giver': How will the movie adaptation be different from the book?Actor Jeff Bridges, who is starring in the film, cautioned that the movie is 'taking a lot of licenses.'
- 'The Fault in Our Stars' trailer: Here's a peek at the teenage love storyThe film adaptation of 'Fault' is set to arrive this June.
- Under the Wide and Starry SkyNancy Horan's second novel 鈥 recently chosen for the 鈥淭oday鈥 show book club 鈥 examines the marriage of 鈥淭reasure Island鈥 author Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife, American Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne.
- The Undercover Economist Strikes BackThis cordial look at our recession's slow recovery has all the answers 鈥 and the questions to boot.
- An Officer and a SpyRobert Harris's novel about the Dreyfus affair of the 1890s is a perfect story for the age of WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden.
- Reader recommendation: Hunting the Wild PineappleMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Malcolm Gladwell as punishment? Judge orders woman to read 'David and Goliath'After a woman recently turned herself in to American authorities and confessed to participating in setting several fires, a judge ordered she read both 'Goliath' and Mary C. Wood's 'Nature's Trust' in addition to serving a prison sentence and completing community service.
- 'The Astronaut Wives Club' could become a TV showABC has ordered a pilot for an adaptation of Lily Koppel's book 'The Astronaut Wives Club.'
- Barnes & Noble exclusive editions give the struggling company an advantageThe company has experienced success with its 'exclusive editions' program, in which B&N will release versions of popular tween and young adult titles with never-before-seen content.
- Jimmy Carter's next project: Speaking up for the world's womenJimmy聽Carter's聽next book will defend women's rights and challenge the use of religion to deny equality, reports Simon & Shuster, who have published several of Jimmy Carter's books.
- My Life in MiddlemarchRebecca Mead's book is not only a love letter to George Eliot but also a rumination on how literature can shape our lives.
- Reader recommendation: The Bird SkinnerMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Bestselling books the week of 01/30/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- America's first bookless public library appears to be a successBiblioTech, located in San Antonio, is on track to surpass 100,000 visitors in its first year, with fans coming from as far away as Hong Kong to see it.
- Shakespeare will meet Star Wars again in Ian Doescher's 'The Empire Striketh Back'Doescher tells the famous sci-fi tales in iambic pentameter in his book series.
- 'The Wizarding World of Harry Potter': Here's what to expect from the new theme park sectionThe new section of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park at Universal Studios is expected to represent the Diagon Alley shopping area frequented by the wizarding world in the books.