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Unfathomable City: A New Orleans AtlasThe life (and near-death) of the Big Easy, inventively mapped.
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Pop culture meets the classicsNorwegian crime writer Jo Nesb酶 and 鈥淒ownton Abbey鈥� star Dan Stevens are featured in new releases of old literary classics.
Oscar nominations: Many films came from the pageMany of this year's Oscar-nominated films 鈥� including '12 Years a Slave' and 'Philomena' 鈥� have literary origins.
FlappersIn brief and provocative biographies, Judith Mackrell explores the lives of six influential women of the Jazz Age.
Patrick Carman's 'Half Nelson' proposal: for each Amazon purchase, buy a book at an independent bookstore'39 Clues' author Patrick Carman says he knows Amazon is a convenient option, but suggests buying a book from an independent bookstore each time you buy from Amazon.
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Michael Lewis's new book about Wall Street will be released this MarchMichael Lewis is the author of such works as 'Moneyball' and 'The Blind Side.'
'Game of Thrones': Town temporarily renames itself King's LandingThe town of Kings Langsley in the UK will rename itself King's Landing, the capital city in 'Thrones of Thrones,' for a week to celebrate the release of the show's latest season on DVD.
The Empire of NecessityA slave revolt on the high seas sheds light on many historical ironies.
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Bestselling books the week of 01/16/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
Donna Tartt鈥檚 鈥楾he Goldfinch鈥� helps to draw big crowds to a smaller NY museum鈥楾he Goldfinch,鈥� the 1654 painting by Carel Fabritius, appears on the cover of Donna Tartt鈥檚 new novel.
Twitter fiction festival: an innovative showcase for storytellingThe second Twitter fiction festival will be held between March 12 and 16, 2014.
'Outlander' TV series gets a new trailerThe 'Outlander' historical novels are by Diana Gabaldon.
'Gone Girl' film is reported to have 'a whole new third act'The ending of the film version of ' Gone Girl' is reported to be different from the final pages of the novel, which created controversy among readers. What will the change be?
Love & WarJames Carville and Mary Matalin defend and explain their famously bipartisan marriage.
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'Game of Thrones' trailer: HBO releases a new preview for season 4A new 'Game of Thrones' trailer gives fans a glimpse at what to expect in the new season.
'Lean In' will be released in a new edition for college gradsA new version of Sheryl Sandberg's 'Lean In' with extra chapters geared towards graduates will be released this April.
