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'Bush' is Jean Edward Smith鈥檚 portrait of the presidency of George W. BushGeorge W. Bush emerges in Smith鈥檚 account as an unprepared, stubborn, and feckless commander-in-chief.
'Raymie Nightingale' is Kate DiCamillo's new tale of friendship and longingThree girls want to win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire Competition, each for a different reason. On the way to their goal they get to know each other 鈥� and themselves.
How Smoke the donkey made an unlikely journey from Iraq to the USIn the midst of war, Smoke won hearts and earned himself a new job and a new home 鈥� thanks to a story by a Monitor correspondent.
'Nazi Hunters' chronicles a dogged pursuit of justiceCriminals are never beyond the law 鈥� but how far should we go in persecuting Nazi officers, guards and soldiers 71 years after the end of World War II?
Bestselling books the week of 6/2/16, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across the US this week?
'Voyager' is Russell Banks's quest to unite place and meaningIn this collection of travel pieces, novelist Russell Banks reflects on his life choices and the places connected with them.
'Detroit Hustle': the story of a couple who put their faith in urban renewalAuthor Amy Haimerl and her new husband, Karl, buy the battered shell of a house in Detroit for $35,000. The costs prove greater than they could have imagined.
'String Theory' gathers the brainy, witty tennis writing of David Foster WallaceWallace鈥檚 slim collection of tennis profiles and tournament sketches is strewn with brilliant asides.
'Wolf Hollow': a powerful middle-grade tale of friendship, courageAnnabelle has always lived happily on her family鈥檚 farm in western Pennsylvania. But when Betty, a new girl, arrives in town, life changes significantly.
First LookThousands of writers pen letter denouncing Trump: Will it matter?Authors added their name to a petition denouncing Donald Trump's campaign in the final days before he secured the delegate votes to clinch the Republican nomination.
Bestselling books the week of 5/25/16, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across the US this week?
'Herbert Hoover in the White House' offers a more fully dimensional portraitCharles Rappleye fleshes out the standard picture of Hoover by using a greater array of primary sources 鈥� newspaper accounts, government documents, private diaries 鈥� than any previous account.
'Missing Man' delves into Robert Levinson's 2007 disappearance in IranBarry Meier has finely choreographed Levinson鈥檚 story, and brought it into the light from the shadow world
Why I can't let go of my magazine subscriptionsYes, it's a nuisance when the stacks of yet-to-be-read magazines reach frightening altitudes. But sooner or later comes the day when I actually do read them.
'Secondhand Time' records previously unheard witnesses to Soviet lifeThis is the kind of history, otherwise almost unacknowledged by today鈥檚 dictatorships, that matters.
'LaRose' is Louise Erdrich's beautiful new novel of love, atonement, justiceHow does one atone for wrong? Erdrich's characters 鈥� on a North Dakota reservation and in the nearby town 鈥� struggle to find the path forward.
'Elizabeth': how she ruled, from 1588 to her death in 1603Guy does a masterfully comprehensive job writing about the Elizabeth of these waning years
Computer or poet? Humans win this round of poetry contestResearchers at Dartmouth College designed an artificial intelligence algorithms that could produce sonnets. How good were they?
10 best books of May: the Monitor's picks Here are the 10 May releases the Monitor's book critics liked best.
'The Secret War' tells the remarkable story of World War II espionageThe highly respected British military historian Max Hastings has written an authoritative and engaging book that will stand as the definitive single volume analysis of 'The Secret War' for years to come.