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- Reader recommendation: Time and AgainMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite receives rave reviewsCalled 'the best e-reader you can buy,' the Paperwhite has debuted to almost universal praise.
- 25 banned books that may surprise you The following books may seem harmless to most readers, but they all made it onto banned books lists at one time or another.
- 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' author Maria Semple talks about her new bookSemple shares the moment that she knew she was onto something good with 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' and tells us what inspired a pivotal plot point.
- 15 must-read books about K-12 education in the US Confused by the rhetoric? Here are 15 books to help you understand public education in the US today.
- Barnes & Noble yanks Amazon-published books from stores 鈥 againIn the face of reports of an Amazon title found in Barnes & Noble stores, the bookseller has again stated that it will not be stocking books published by Amazon.
- Lena Dunham reportedly plans memoirThe book by the 'Girls' creator and star would cover romance, eating, and the workplace.
- Object LessonsThis anthology of short stories from The Paris Review 鈥 selected by 20 contemporary authors 鈥 includes some deeply pleasurable discoveries.
- Reader recommendation: The Parties Versus the PeopleMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Bestselling books the week of 10/4/12, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- 10 best books of October, according to Amazon's editors Sara Nelson, editorial director of books and Kindle for Amazon.com, talks about the 10 books chosen by Amazon editors as the best of October, 2012.
- Junot Diaz and other writers are awarded MacArthur genius grantsPulitzer Prize-winner Junot Diaz, reporter David Finkel, and writer Dinaw Mengestu were honored by the MacArthur Foundation, each receiving a $500,000 grant.
- Rick Riordan's new book quietly builds buzzWhile J.K. Rowling's 'The Casual Vacancy' is getting the media attention, Rick Riordan's latest children's book 'The Mark of Athena' has been racing up the bestseller lists.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger's new memoir: anything but 'total recall'?Arnold Schwarzenegger's new memoir 'Total Recall' is disappointing many readers.
- 'The Casual Vacancy' e-book suffers technical problemsSome readers were upset by the font size of early releases of the e-book version of 'The Casual Vacancy,' in addition to concerns about its price.
- Banned Books Week celebrates its 30th anniversaryEvents included in this year's Banned Books Week include the '50 State Salute.'
- 'Gods Like Us': 6 stories of Hollywood from Ty Burr's new book Here are 6 tales of Hollywood lore in 'Gods Like Us.'
- J. K. Rowling's new book: Gritty and darkly humorousJ.K. Rowling has written a gritty and darkly humorous tale of ugly realities in a pretty English village.聽 "The Casual Vacancy" is a story of ambition, envy, and rivalry. "There's swearing and sex ... It's a bit of a shock," says one reader.
- What books to assign to a group of inmate-students?Dickens or Denisovich? Mailer or Malamud? This professor agonized over the reading list for a class of prison inmates.
- 'The Dangerous Animals Club': 5 stories from Stephen Tobolowsky's book Prolific actor Stephen Tobolowsky looks back over his life in his collection of essays.