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3 new foreign mystery novels that are worth your travel time Craving a foreign excursion? Try the next best thing 鈥� one of these mystery novels set in far-away lands.
'Gulp' author Mary Roach discusses her foray into the 'taboo' realm of the digestive systemMary Roach's new book 'Gulp' focuses on the sometimes unsavory topic of digestion.
Tsarnaev brothers will be focus of new biographyThe biography's author Masha Gessen, a journalist born in Russia who has also lived in the US, has also written about Russian president Vladimir Putin.
RumpLiesl Shurtliff's spin on the legend of Rumpelstiltskin is a funny, charming debut novel aimed at middle-grade readers.
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'Life at the Marmont': 6 stories of Hollywood stars at the famous hotel The Chateau Marmont in Hollywood has played host to everyone from Grace Kelly to Johnny Depp. Here are a few of the stories from the hotel's former owner, Raymond Sarlot, and writer Fred E. Basten.
Amanda Knox's new memoir reveals a gentler side of the American studentAmanda Knox's memoir is titled 'Waiting to be Heard' and discusses her life from childhood to her time in prison in Italy.
NY governor Andrew Cuomo will write memoir for 2014Andrew Cuomo's memoir will be 'a full and frank look at his public and private life,' according to publisher HarperCollins.
10 best books of May, according to Amazon's editors Amazon staffers say these books are the cream of the crop among May releases.
The Blind Man's GardenTwo Pakistani brothers flee to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in this riveting story by Pakistani-British author Nadeem Aslam.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/29/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Pulitzer Prize: huge sales neither required nor guaranteedAfter winning the highest honor in the literary world, the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winners have seen sales increases 鈥� but so far the numbers are pretty tiny.
'The Hunger Games' trilogy drives juvenile fiction sales up 13.1 percent for 2012According to a new report by the Association of American Publishers, children's and young adult books experienced a sales jump driven by hardcover sales of Suzanne Collins' trilogy.
Poetry Out Loud 2013 finals: students from all over the US will competePoetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest, will help to wrap up Poetry Month tonight in Washington, D.C.
Bunker HillNathaniel Philbrick retells the story of the bloodiest battle of the American Revolution, after which there was no turning back.
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'Sookie Stackhouse' series will end this MayThe 'Sookie Stackhouse' series by Charlaine Harris 鈥� the basis for HBO's 'True Blood' TV show 鈥� will wrap up with the release of the 13th book, 'Dead Ever After.'
Climate change inspires a new literary genre: cli-fiCli-fi, or 'climate fiction,' describes a dystopian present, as opposed to a dystopian future. And don't call it 'science fiction.' Cli-fi is literary fiction.
