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- 'The Givenness of Things' mounts a passionate, intelligent defense of America and º£½Ç´óÉñityOver the course of 17 provocative essays, Robinson, a 'self-declared Calvinist from northern Idaho,' brings both her formidable intellect and powers of plain speaking to deliver a clarion call against the culture of fear that she believes is eating away at American society.
- 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child': Here's how the play fits into the 'Potter' universe'Potter' fans now know what the upcoming play will be about and it involves more of the characters from the book series than they may have thought. The show is set to open in London in the summer of 2016.
- Why Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, are bulk-buying copies of their own booksAmong politicians and political candidates, it's a fairly widely-practiced, if somewhat less-than-honest, trend to buy their own book in bulk amounts.
- 'Landfalls' is a delightful, intelligent 18th-century sailing yarnA debut novel of an 18th-century French expedition – capturing history's delusions and personal slants – proves a 'surprise and a triumph.'
- The Halloween season is the perfect time for some Goosebumps!In ‘Slappy's Tales of Horror’ comic artists adapt four of R.L. Stines' famous stories in a ghastly graphic novel format
- Two poetry collections focus on how to think, how to chooseMary Oliver and Kay Ryan both offer insightful new work.
- 'Find a Way,' swimmer Diana Nyad's stirring tale, is not for the squeamishNyad's message: 'You're never too old to chase your dreams.'
- Bestselling books the week of 10/20/15, according to IndieBound* Created by the American Booksellers Association, the IndieBound bestseller list uses data from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States to determine which books are flying fastest off the shelves on any given week.
- 4 baseball books to lure late-season readers For fans who dread the post-season's end, here are four baseball books to enjoy deep into winter.
- 'Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 3': rambling, cantankerous, funny – and sadIn addition to humor and raw partisanship, the book is punctuated with moments of great darkness.
- 'The Tsar of Love and Techno' connects Russian characters from the Caucasus to SiberiaThe author of 'A Constellation of Vital Phenomena' returns with a set of short stories that link to his award-winning debut.
- 'Gold Fame Citrus' is a love story set in tomorrow's parched CaliforniaThe future is thirsty in this novel of an attempted escape from a drought-ravaged California.
- Oldest King James Bible draft discovered: Did translators work alone?The earliest-known draft of the King James Bible offers clues to understanding how the volume was put together.Â
- Bestselling books the week of 10/13/15, according to IndieBound* Created by the American Booksellers Association, the IndieBound bestseller list uses data from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States to determine which books are flying fastest off the shelves on any given week.
- 'Empire of Self': a wonderful, moving biography of Gore VidalGore Vidal accomplished more in a typical decade than most people do in a lifetime.
- Who won the 2015 Man Booker Prize and finalists for National Book AwardsA Jamaican-born writer took the Man Booker Prize for the first time, while some authors are in the running for the National Book Award in America.
- Harry Potter’s long spellIt's been several years since the last book in the 'Potter' series was published, but judging by the fervor of fans, the boy wizard isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
- How Memphis gave us ‘Main Street of Black America’Music historian Preston Lauterbach talks about Memphis and its unique place in America's music and history of race relations.
- ‘When Clouds Fell from the Sky’ sheds new light on a dark period in Cambodia’s historyJournalist Robert Carmichael examines the nearly four-year period of Khmer Rouge rule through a family's search for a loved one who disappeared into the regime’s secretive prison system, never to be seen again.
- ‘M Train’ follows Patti Smith as she slips beguilingly between present and pastSmith is so charming and unpretentious a writer that her rambles carry more than their weight in words.