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- Reader recommendation: A Door in the OceanMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Are there really 'men's books' and 'women's books'?Experience forces a librarian to conclude that 鈥 at least when it comes to books 鈥 some sexual stereotypes are true.
- Thomas Maier's biography 'Masters of Sex' becomes a Showtime seriesThe series starring Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan premieres Sept. 29.
- NEA survey: Adults are still reading, but look less to literatureA NEA 2012 survey found that the number of adults who read at least one book in 2012 was about the same as 2008, but fewer were picking up literature.
- 'My First Novel' editor Alan Watt aims to demystify the creative processAlan Watt, who edited the anthology 'My First Novel,' invited 25 writers to contribute recollections about how they got their start.
- Drama HighHow a struggling Pennsylvania high school became a theater dynamo.
- Reader recommendation: The One ThingMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'Parks and Recreation' star Nick Offerman will release a memoirNick Offerman's book, 'Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living,' is due out Oct. 1.
- 'Invisible Man' ban is lifted from North Carolina school districtAfter banning Ralph Ellison's novel earlier this month, the Randolph County school board voted to bring 'Invisible Man' back to school libraries.
- WilsonA. Scott Berg's biography of Woodrow Wilson pales next to a recent work by John Milton Cooper, Jr.
- Reader recommendation: Flood of LiesMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'Fifty Shades of Grey' marketing juggernaut now includes wine'Fifty Shades of Grey' trilogy marketing spinoffs include classical music collections and wine.
- New Kindle Fire tablets receive good response from reviewersThe tech community seems especially impressed by a feature called Mayday, which calls up an Amazon tech support employee via video chat to help with tablet issues.
- 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
- Reader recommendation: The SparkMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 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.