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'All the Wild that Remains' honors two great authors of the American WestEdward Abbey and Wallace Stegner 鈥� opposites in character and temperament 鈥� shared an abiding love of America west of the hundredth meridian.
Reader recommendation: All the Pretty HorsesMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.- Anti-Hillary books may be this season's new genreA bevy of upcoming books take aim at former Secretary of State and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
'The Shadow of the Crescent Moon' mourns the damage done in PakistanThis novel of life in a Pakistan gripped by violence comes from the daughter of one of the country's political dynasties.
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Director McG comes aboard 'Shadowhunters' TV seriesThe director will helm at least one episode of the upcoming ABC Family series. 'Shadowhunters' is based on the 'Mortal Instruments' series by Cassandra Clare.
'Pitch Perfect 2' actress Anna Kendrick will release a book in 2016Kendrick recently starred in the musical movies 'The Last Five Years' and 'Into the Woods' and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in the film 'Up in the Air.'
'Moral Agents' dissects the critics who shaped mid-20th-century literatureOne of today鈥檚 most trenchant literary critics digs into some of the voices who defined American letters for their generation.
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How to best enjoy National Poetry MonthPoetry isn't doing it for you? Maybe you need to find a new poet.
'American Warlord' struggles to tell an important story about West AfricaThe stories of former Liberian president and warlord Charles Taylor and his son Chucky highlight the suffering of the Liberian people.
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Why everyone is talking about the new book by David BrooksReaders have been fascinated by Brooks's contention that external success 鈥� or what he calls 'r茅sum茅' success 鈥� is less essential than inner goodness.
5 tributes to Abraham Lincoln from literary greats Here, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln, are comments from five literary greats found in 鈥淭he Lincoln Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Legacy from 1860 to Now,鈥� published by The Library of America.
'Target Tokyo' offers a gripping retelling of the Doolittle raid, complete with new detailJames Scott has written the definitive account of the 1942 Doolittle raid on Tokyo.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/12/15, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Most challenged books: what do they say about us?The American Library Association's 2014 list of most banned books may be indicative of contemporary concerns.
'Odysseus Abroad' views 'heroism' in the Age of Thatcher with gentle ironyA 22-year-old Indian-born man wakes up on an average day in his 1985 London studio apartment and sets off on a journey to see his uncle.
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