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- Reader recommendation: The Man Who Planted TreesMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Bestselling books the week of 1/10/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- Publication of a book on Scientology is cancelled in the UK after legal threatsLawrence Wright's book 'Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief' was yanked by its UK publisher Transworld but will still be released in America.
- Print book sales fell in 2012 鈥 but no faster than they did in 2011, says NielsenA Nielsen BookScan survey reveals that in 2012 unit sales of paper books dropped more than 9 percent, more or less the same amount that they declined in 2011 and 2010.
- PinnedSharon Flake's young adult novel shows high school at its best and worst and gets to the heart of its two teenage main characters.
- Reader recommendation: Mao, The Real StoryMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Elvis Presley: 10 quotes on his birthday Celebrate the 78th birthday of Elvis Presley, 鈥淭he King鈥 of rock and roll, with these 10 quotes.
- 'Print is Here to Stay': a WSJ article spreads like wildfireWriter Nicholas Carr's essay arguing that print will live on is all over the Internet.
- Bill O'Reilly's 'Killing Kennedy' will be adapted as a National Geographic specialNational Geographic and director Ridley Scott, the producers behind the adaptation of O'Reilly's 'Killing Lincoln,' will also take on 'Killing Kennedy.'
- 'West by West': 20 stories from Jerry West's autobiography Basketball great Jerry West's autobiography is rife with revelations about the legend.
- West by West: My Charmed, Tormented LifeAttention, basketball fans: Jerry West鈥檚 bestselling autobiography is now available in paperback.聽 聽
- 5 great interviews with female crime authors From Denise Mina to Nevada Barr, here are recent insights from some of the best contemporary female crime authors.
- Happy holidays for indie bookstores 鈥 but not for Barnes & NobleBarnes & Noble reported disappointing holiday sales numbers while, in contrast, some independent bookstores said they had their best month ever.
- Presidential biographer Edmund Morris discusses Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, and more'I was not drawn to either man because he was president,' says Morris of Roosevelt and Reagan, but instead by 'the enduring fascination of their character.'
- Is a 'new adult' genre the step between YA and adult books?Some in the book world say the 'new adult' umbrella signals an intermediate step for readers, while others call the category absurd.
- Declaring His GeniusIn his 1882 lecture tour of the US and Canada, Irish wit Oscar Wilde let his clothing and set design do half the work.
- Reader recommendation: Little DorritMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Bestselling books the week of 1/3/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- 10 best books of January, according to Amazon's editors Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson shares her thoughts about the Amazon staff picks for the 10 best books of January 2013.
- J.R.R. Tolkien: 10 quotes on his birthday 10 memorable quotes on life by the author of the popular "Lord of the Rings" series.