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3 new novels about young people on a mission Characters wonder if they're the right ones for the job in these talked-about new novels.
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'Kite Runner' author Khaled Hosseini: building a bridge between Afghanistan and the West'Kite Runner' author Khaled Hosseini says there are misconceptions on both sides of the relationship between Afghanistan and the West and that he is embracing his role as cultural emissary.
The Black CountNew Yorker writer Tom Reiss gives us the rattling good tale of the real Count of Monte Cristo.
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Bestselling books the week of 11/22/12, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
UK booksellers lash out at Amazon: 'We pay our taxes'Booksellers across the UK have put up signs in their windows reading 'We pay our taxes' in response to a hearing by the Public Accounts Committee on Amazon's business practices.
23 of the best new and upcoming cookbooks/food books for the holidays A list of the best new and upcoming cookbooks to diversify your own culinary repertoire or offer as holiday gifts.
Apple owns a patent for page-turning 鈥� kind ofApple now holds the patent for the appearance of their animation which makes it look as if the reader of an e-book is turning a physical page.
Iron CurtainYou won't find a better book about the beginnings of the Cold War than this National Book Award-nominated study by Anne Applebaum.
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos as 'Businessperson of the Year': Can the book world learn from him?Fortune Magazine awarded Bezos the title of 'business mind of 2012.'
Walkable CityThis timely, important book should be required reading for city planners 鈥� and anyone simply hoping for a more walkable downtown.
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'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones': an action-packed trailer'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones' is based on the first novel in writer Cassandra Clare's series.
'Heads in Beds': 6 crazy stories about working at a hotel In "Heads in Beds," former hotel worker Jacob Tomsky reveals what really happens behind the scenes and offers suggestions as to how to ensure good service the next time you are a guest in a hotel.
'Put me in the story, mom!' Now you really canThe new app 'Put Me in the Story,' released by publisher Sourcebooks, will allow older readers to add the name of a younger one to Sourcebook titles.
After the 2012 election, what's next for Ayn Rand?Rand became the center of the cultural debate again when her books became a part of the 2012 presidential election. Where will the controversial author and her influence go from here? Rand biographer Anne C. Heller offers her take.
Apple and Flipboard team up to bring more books to iOS devicesVia Flipboard, the new version of the app also lets users see what titles are popular in other countries.
'The Baby-sitters Club' novels will get e-book releasesThe first 20 books in the popular children's series by Ann M. Martin will be released in electronic format on Dec. 1.
