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- Jack Vance was one of literature's 'most distinctive and undervalued voices'Vance聽collected a number of awards over the years, including Hugo Awards for 'The Dragon Masters' in 1963, 'The Last Castle' in 1967, and for his memoir 'This is Me,聽Jack聽Vance!' in 2010.
- The Last Man in RussiaBritish journalist Oliver Bullough describes a Russia that is destroying itself from within.
- Stephen King: his childhood, his family, what scares himStephen King's new book, 'Joyland,' hits bookstores June 4.
- Reader recommendation: A Fort of Nine TowersMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Rudyard Kipling: plagiarist?Rudyard Kipling wrote in a letter now up for sale that 'it is extremely possible that I have helped myself promiscuously but at present cannot remember from whose stories I have stolen.' Kipling is most famous for his 1894 work 'The Jungle Book.'
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy: 12 quotes on his birthday Here are 12 quotes from America's 35th President.
- A Book of VoyagesPatrick O'Brian's "A Book of Voyages" 鈥 available in America for the first time 鈥 spans the globe with some of history's most adventurous writers.
- Amazon's Kindle Worlds fan fiction publisher draws mixed reactionsSome see Amazon's Kindle Worlds fan fiction publishing platform as a great marketing move, while others are wary of Amazon's ownership of ideas.
- We Need New NamesNoViolet Bulawayo adds her own striking voice to the rich tradition of immigrant literature.
- CookedMichael Pollan uses the four elements 鈥 fire, water, air, and earth 鈥 to explore the art and practice of cooking.
- Telling the BeesPeggy Hesketh crafts a gorgeously written debut mystery.
- Reader recommendation: White Dog Fell from the SkyMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson: 12 quotes on his birthday To celebrate the life of great American thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson, here are 12 quotes.
- 'Behind the Candelabra': Before the HBO movie, what did America think of Liberace?Liberace biographer Darden Asbury Pyron discusses the entertainer's legend.
- 'Glee' star Lea Michele will author a combination memoir/ how-to bookLea Michele has appeared in several Broadway productions and stars on the Fox musical series 'Glee.'
- Life without Amazon? Barefoot Books is the David that cut ties to GoliathMassachusetts-based publisher Barefoot Books had previously cut ties with Barnes & Noble and Borders.
- And the Mountains EchoedKhaled Hosseini's third novel 鈥 his most complex so far 鈥 traces a powerful emotional arc.
- Reader recommendation: Eisenhower's Sputnik MomentMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Penguin Books settles with 33 states, consumers in e-book price-fixing suitPenguin Books settled their charges for $75 million, bringing the funds that will reimburse consumers to $165 million.
- Lydia Davis wins 2013 Man Booker International PrizeLydia Davis is best-known for her very brief short stories and work as a translator.