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The LowlandPulitzer Prize-winner Jhumpa Lahiri tells the story of Indian brothers whose choices raise questions about sacrifice, love, and the price of freedom.聽
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Bestselling books the week of 9/26/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
'Game of Thrones' actors drop hints about the upcoming season at the Emmys'Game of Thrones' actors Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, and others discussed upcoming plot developments on the show while attending the Emmy Awards.
Is having a strong children's section a secret to success for indie bookstores?An informal survey recently carried out by Publishers Weekly found that most stores where children's books had a strong presence are doing well financially.
'The Time Traveler's Wife' gets a sequelA preview of the upcoming sequel is available via the recently released e-book edition of 'The Time Traveler's Wife.'
Emmy winners and nominees included productions based on booksSome winners like 'Behind the Candelabra' and nominees such as 'Game of Thrones' originally came from the written word.
African mysteries offer insight into the continent's violenceNovels such as 'Hour of the Red God' by Richard Crompton shed light on volatile conditions in Africa.
Banned Books Week celebration includes Google Hangouts, user-generated videosBanned Books Week is being celebrated from Sept. 22 to Sept. 28 this year.
Invisible Man book ban: Who's behind it?Invisible Man book ban: A mother in North Carolina complained that the Invisible Man was "too much for teenagers." "Invisible聽Man" is a first-person narrative by a black man who considers himself socially invisible. It was originally published in 1952.
J.D. Salinger: New England residents swap tales about encounters with the authorA Vermont teacher heard many stories about Salinger, from a student who often watched "Jeopardy!" with him to the author's love of church suppers.
'Invisible Man' is banned from libraries in a North Carolina school districtThe Randolph County Board of Education recently voted to ban Ralph Ellison's 1952 novel from libraries.
Man Booker Prize will now be open to any novel written in EnglishThe prestigious UK writing prize will now be open to any works that are published in the UK and were written in English.
J.D. Salinger will be the subject of a biopicFollowing the release of a documentary and book, both titled 'Salinger,' the documentary's director will write the screenplay for a biopic of the 'Catcher in the Rye' author.
Dissident GardensThere's wit and social satire aplenty in Jonathan Lethem's new novel about the tolls of idealism.
Unpublished Hemingway story will be released in Harper's MagazineThe work, titled 'My Life in the Bull Ring with David Ogden Stewart,' will be published in Harper's Magazine.
A new 'Great Expectations' trailer delves more deeply into the storyIn the upcoming adaptation, 'War Horse' actor Jeremy Irvine plays protagonist Pip, while Helena Bonham-Carter of 'The King's Speech' plays Miss Havisham.
Small Wars, Faraway PlacesBritish historian Michael Burleigh explores the context behind long-simmering regional conflicts.
Bestselling books the week of 9/19/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
Command and ControlOur own nuclear missiles may be a greater danger to us than those of our enemies.
