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- 'The Dogs Are Eating Them Now' offers a harsh but illuminating verdict on the war in AfghanistanCanadian journalist Graeme Smith struggles to make sense of all that he saw during a decade of war and nation-building in Afghanistan.
- Reader recommendation: Last Chain on BillieMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Stephen King's 'Mr. Mercedes' could become a TV showThe book is reportedly being adapted for TV by David E. Kelley, best known as creator of such series as 'Boston Legal' and 'Ally McBeal.'
- 'Voices from Tibet' captures China’s subjugation of the roof of the worldWriters Tsering Woeser and Wang Lixiong speak for many voiceless Tibetans.
- Here's a preview of the upcoming illustrated version of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'Artist Jim Kay is doing the artwork for the new version of the first book of the 'Harry Potter' series, which will be released this October.
- 'The Internet Is Not the Answer' challenges 'the centers of digital power' that are changing our worldJournalist and onetime Internet entrepreneur Andrew Keen wants us to more carefully consider the question: 'What society are we building here?'
- Bestselling books the week of 1/8/15, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- 12 years invisible: How Martin Pistorius emerged from a 'prison' of silenceMartin Pistorius was believed to be in a 'vegetative state' for 12 years, only to wake up and inform his caretakers he had been conscious. His triumph over adversity is captured in his memoir.
- New Jersey bookstore will drop their prices along with the temperatureNew Jersey's Clinton Book Shop is offering Match the Temperature Discount Days. Customers will receive a discount based on the day's temperature – for example, 20 degrees equals 20 percent off.
- Senate 'torture report' gets second printing'The Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture,' which was released as a paperback and e-book by publisher Melville House, is getting a second printing of 10,000 copies.
- Elizabeth Gilbert announces a new bookThe work, titled 'Big Magic,' will be a nonfiction exploration of 'the mysterious nature of creativity,' according to the publisher.
- 'Honeydew' showcases Edith Pearlman's originality and versatilityPearlman's stories often emphasize isolation – but offer at least the hope of more.
- 'More than just books': Simon & Schuster launches video classesAuthors including 'The End of Illness' David B. Agus will be offering video classes through Simon & Schuster. Topics include health, self-help, and finance.
- 'Golden Son': Pierce Brown's second installment in a trilogy is perfect for 'Star Wars' fansBrown's sci-fi book is drawing praise for its quick plotting and a universe full of what one critic called 'epic mythos.'
- James Patterson donates funds for first World Book Day AwardThrough the award, five schools in Britain and Ireland will receive funds for their libraries.
- 'Huck Finn's America' takes a fresh look at a masterworkWhat does Mark Twain’s cherished — and contentious — work of fiction teach us about about the nation it still fascinates?
- 'I Think You’re Totally Wrong' pits a former student against his one-time writing professorIs it more important to write or to live? Caleb Powell and David Shields discuss but fail to fascinate.
- Charlie Hebdo: What would Voltaire have said?Centuries before the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris shocked the world this week, Voltaire was defending the right to express opinions that may offend.
- 'The Rosie Effect' sells well in the US, receives mixed reviews'Effect' is Graeme Simsion's sequel to his bestselling romantic comedy novel 'The Rosie Project.'
- Was a highly praised 2013 book built on flawed data?Thomas Piketty's 'Capital in the 21st Century' is being critiqued by a pair of academic studies, both of which claim to have uncovered factual errors and flawed data.