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- Reader recommendation: The BountyMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'Divergent' author Veronica Roth will pen four original short storiesVeronica Roth will release four short stories written from the point of view of 'Divergent' hero Four. The first will be released a month before the last book in the trilogy comes out.
- 10 books about Antoni Gaud铆, artist and architect Gaud铆's explorations of the limits of architecture ensured that building design would never be the same again.
- The Faraway NearbyRebecca Solnit's delightful book asks why we tell stories 鈥 from German fairy tales to "Frankenstein" to the stories of our own lives.
- 5 best books by Nelson Mandela Let us take a moment to appreciate 鈥 through his books 鈥 Nelson Mandela, and everything he has stood for and achieved.
- How are Paula Deen cookbook sales faring?A highly publicized racism scandal has already cost celebrity chef Paula Deen her Food Network contract. Will readers still buy her cookbooks?
- American Writers Museum gets a design planA museum planned to honor America's literature is slated to be opened in Chicago by late 2020, if funding requirements can be met.
- Will France ban some of Amazon's discounts?According to France's minister of culture and communications, the French government is looking to ban Amazon's current combination of free delivery and a five percent discount.
- SpartacusHe was a gladiator, rebel, and hero of Hollywood. But who was the man behind the myth?
- 13 books about food for summer reading 13 food-related books that provide a big-picture look at the various problems and solutions around the food industry.
- My top 10 favorite book series There's nothing more wonderful than a good book series. Here are 10 I strongly recommend.
- The Boys in the BoatHow a scrappy team of Washington rowers pulled past the world at the Berlin Olympics.
- Reader recommendation: Bunker HillMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- In China: an entire bookstore gets censored?The Chinese government has placed a media ban on mentions of the 70,000-square-foot bookstore Taiwanese bookstore chain Eslite plans to open in China's tallest building in 2015.
- 'Fifty Shades of Grey' film director chosenSome are seeing the choice of 'Nowhere Boy' director Sam Taylor-Johnson as a sign that the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' film adaptation will skew slightly high-brow.
- The Ocean at the End of the LaneNeil Gaiman has written a fairy tale for adults, reminding us that childhood memories never go away, even when we think we have forgotten them.聽
- E-book price-fixing trial: Will the judge come down on the side of Apple?Judge Denise Cote seemed inclined to rule for the Department of Justice at the beginning of the trial, but her remarks as the case closed seemed to indicate a shift towards Apple's side.
- 'Wolf of Wall Street' trailer shows Leonardo DiCaprio as an amoral stockbroker'Wolf of Wall Street' is based on a memoir by Jordan Belfort.
- Simon & Schuster teams up with Algonquin HotelThe legendary hotel will host a Simon & Schuster suite, which will offer a bookshelf full of S&S titles and an advance reading copy of a book from the publisher.
- Bestselling books the week of 6/20/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America