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Mastering the Art of Soviet CookingAnya Von Brezmen's memoir describes her childhood in the USSR and how she and her mother cooked their way through their memories.
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'Cider Monday' catches on with indie booksellersAfter the staff at New Hampshire bookstores proposed 'Cider Monday' as a holiday to celebrate on America's Cyber Monday, the idea caught on with other indie sellers.
Random House's Grinch campaign encourages children to do selfless deeds over the holidaysThe Grinch campaign, also known as 'Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes,' encourages children to do good deeds in exchange for book donations.
'Burial Rites' author Hannah Kent finds mystery in IcelandChronicling the Chill of 1820s Iceland in 'Burial Rites,' Australian author Hannah Kent finds deep humanity, for better and worse, in a faraway isle.
Thanksgiving: 10 gratitude quotes from literary greats As America gives thanks, here are thoughts on being gratitude from various literary luminaries.
Harry Potter Alliance brings together fans to affect social changeThe Harry Potter Alliance is a nonprofit coalition whose work so far has included creating a YouTube video titled 'The Hunger Games Are Real' which aims to raise awareness of poverty and hunger in the US.
Thanksgiving: A look back at Norman Rockwell's iconic illustration 'Freedom From Want'Deborah Solomon's book 'American Mirror' gives a new perspective to one of Rockwell's most famous paintings.
Bestselling books the week of 11/28/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
Double DownMark Halperin and John Heilemann, the team behind 'Game Change,' chronicle the 2012 presidential election.
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Improv Everywhere's Harry Potter takes Penn Station commuters by surpriseThe group Improv Everywhere sent an 11-year-old dressed as Harry Potter to Penn Station to ask commuters and workers where he could find Platform 9 3/4.
What can literature teach us about handling money?A Wall Street Journal writer recently decided to seek out the financial lessons embedded in works by classic 19th-century authors like Tolstoy and Flaubert. It turns out that the great writers knew a thing or two about money.
New biopic will center on 'Lord of the Rings' author J.R.R. TolkienThe news of the J.R.R. Tolkien biopic comes as the second 'Hobbit' film, 'The Desolation of Smaug,' is set to come to theaters in a few weeks.
This Is the Story of a Happy MarriageNovelist Ann Patchett's excellent essay collection ranges from dogs to writing to white-knuckled air travel.
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15 best nonfiction books of 2013 Here are the 15 nonfiction titles Monitor critics liked best in 2013.
15 best fiction books of 2013 Check out the Monitor's picks for the best novels of 2013.- Bible teaches Costco a lesson: genre mattersBooksellers need to be careful when they assign a book a genre 鈥� as Costco learned when it categorized the Bible as 'fiction.'
The Hidden White HouseHistorian Robert Klara tells the compelling, surprising story of Harry Truman's little-known battle to preserve one of America's most famous buildings.
