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'Avid Reader' is the story of a publishing icon and friend to authorsOver the decades, Robert Gottlieb worked with a veritable Who's Who of 20th-century literary figures.
'Commonwealth,' Ann Patchett's new novel, is a family affairPatchett's latest novel 鈥� her most autobiographical to date 鈥� weaves a wry but compassionate tale of step-siblings forced to become family.
How a new technology can help researchers read closed booksResearchers say the imaging system from MIT, which uses radiation to reveal the pages of a closed book, could help historians access books and documents too fragile to open.
'Astro City, Vol. 13: Honor Guard' features superheroes with heartKurt Busiek's 'Astro City' comic series highlights the humanity behind the masks.
4 powerful novels to help young readers come to terms with 9/11These four middle grade and young adult authors courageously tackle 9/11 in a crop of freshly published novels.
'Pond' is a cool, curious dive into a world of minutiaeClaire-Louise Bennett's unclassifiable work is a 'tumble down a rabbit hole,' taking readers into a world where the drama is in the details.
In 'Whistlestop' John Dickerson looks to history for perspective on campaignsJohn Dickerson tells Monitor contributor Erik Spanberg that he wondered: 'What were the norms and standards that existed for previous [presidential] campaigns?' He looked to history and found that 'it was just so much fun, these stories you come across.'
'Mad Enchantment' is a compelling portrait of Monet and his chef d'艙uvreBiographer Ross King once again puts a human face on the historical narrative of an artistic triumph.
10 best books of September 2016, according to Amazon's editors As fall arrives, what should you be reading? Check out Amazon's full list.
'Virgil Thomson' celebrates Thomson's written words and musical notesThomson鈥檚 uncommon capacity to both create works in a particular art form and to write lucidly about that art form is in evidence throughout the Library of America second collection spotlighting the writer-composer.
Bestselling books the week of 9/8/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
'Collected Poems' by Clive James celebrates decades of learning, growthClive James continues to pour forth verse 鈥� as unabashedly alive as ever.
'For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood' offers advice from a transformational educatorEmdin鈥檚 'reality pedagogy' shows teachers how to truly respect their students by getting to know their communities and cultures.
'On Trails' celebrates the deep history of trails on earthRobert Moor takes a journey on paths that lead through memory and over mountains and into places where the only option is to take the long way around.
'The Huntress' profiles Alicia Patterson 鈥� journalist, adventurer, rebelPatterson鈥檚 career 鈥� as chronicled by her niece,聽Alice Arlen 鈥� straddled the worlds of publishing and politics, and her personal life was a swirl of high society and far-flung travels.
Bestselling books the week of 9/1/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best in independent bookstores all across America.
'Landskipping' movingly considers the human love of landscapesAnna Pavord's meditation on 'Painters, Ploughmen and Places' celebrates the enduring power of landscapes on our collective imagination.
Be honest: How many books did you actually read this summer?My guilty secret: Even though my life is largely devoted to books, somehow I only managed to read one book for pleasure this summer.
'A Torch Against the Night' runs deeper than 'An Ember in the Ashes'This sequel preserves the hyperkinetic energy of 'An Ember in the Ashes' while layering in more thoughtful complexities.
'1966' singles out a moment when musical history was madeThe Summer of Love gets all the press, but Jon Savage argues that the biggest break with the past happened the year before.
