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The Invention of Wings"The Secret Life of Bees" author Sue Monk Kidd weaves her own narrative into the real-life story of abolitionist Sarah Grimk茅.
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Poet Amiri Baraka, founder of the Black Arts movement, dies at 79Amiri Baraka, onetime poet laureate of the state of New Jersey, was one of the most important and controversial African American literary voices.
Want your novel to succeed? Make it more complexMembers of the computer science department at Stony Brook University in New York say their computer model can determine whether a novel will be successful. Some of their findings were surprising.
Small presses release some of the best books aroundIn 2014, as in years past, it looks as if some of the best new releases will be coming from America's smaller publishers.
Lifetime develops TV adaptation of 'Flowers in the Attic' sequel 'Petals on the Wind'Lifetime's remake of 'Flowers' has yet to air, but the network announced it's already developing an adaptation of the second novel in 'Flowers' author V.C. Andrews' series.
Horace and MeCan the man who coined the phrase "Seize the day" still teach us how to live vibrantly?
Reader recommendation: A Wall in JerusalemMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Hitler鈥檚 鈥楳ein Kampf鈥� tops ebook salesThe Nazi dictator鈥檚 controversial manifesto is among the bestselling political books on Amazon and iTunes.
Bobby Orr: 12 things I learned from Bobby Orr's autobiography, 'Orr: My Story" Here are a dozen things I learned from reading "Orr: My Story," by hockey great Bobby Orr.
Orr: My StoryBobby Orr finally gets around to telling the story behind one of the greatest careers in the history of professional sports.
Professor discovers previously unpublished Mary Shelley lettersIn the letters, 'Frankenstein' author Mary Shelley discusses her son, among other subjects.
Fox News campaigns against unflattering Roger Ailes biographyThe biography by Gabriel Sherman, titled 'The Loudest Voice in the Room,' will hit shelves on Jan. 21, but has already created a firestorm.
'Star Trek' actress Zoe Saldana will reportedly star in NBC's 'Rosemary's BabySaldana recently appeared in the films 'Out of the Furnace' and 'Star Trek Into Darkness.'
鈥楤ecause鈥� is 2013 word of the yearThe American Dialect Society voted 'because' word of the year for 2013, beating out 'Obamacare,' 'slash,' 'selfie,' and 'twerk.'
Roth UnboundThe warmth of Philip Roth's breath is on every page of Claudia Roth Pierpont's new biography.
Reader recommendation: Strength to LoveMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Robert Gates memoir shocks WashingtonFormer Defense Secretary Robert Gates is the first to offer a scathing critique of President Obama and his administration from within the Cabinet.
James Franco stars in an ambitious book trailer for Gary Shteyngart memoirThe trailer for Gary Shteyngart's memoir 'Little Failure' features James Franco and Rashida Jones.
'Salinger' documentary will include additional footage when it airs on PBS'Salinger' is set to air on PBS on Jan. 21.
