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'American Cornball' is a funny book about the things people used to laugh atA 'Guide to the Formerly Funny' garners present-day laughs, while examining some shocking subjects that no longer seem comic.
Reader recommendation: John Quincy AdamsMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Curious about politicos who brag and bloviate? Mark Leibovich has storiesNew York Times Magazine correspondent Mark Leibovich talks about the habits and hobbies of Washington A-listers.
Donald Culross Peattie: revival time for a once-beloved naturalist?Nine books by Donald Culross Peattie, once one of America's most popular naturalists, are being reissued.
'Green' considers the emotional, social, and poetic significance of a very versatile band of the color spectrumIn verde, there is veritas: a new book explains how one hue can illustrate greed, royalty, envy, and the splendor of the natural world.
Reader recommendation: Black AprilMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
6 new sports books for good holiday reading Here are excerpts from six new sports books.
10 writers I'm most grateful for this ThanksgivingOn this day of gratitude, let's give thanks for writers. Which authors would you put on your top 10 list?
Do you know what was taken out of the Bible?Writer Joel Hoffman of 'The Bible's Cutting Room Floor' discusses the editing that was done by the humans who compiled the Old and New Testaments.
'Fully Alive' is Timothy Shriver's story of the Kennedy family's relationship to the Special OlympicsJFK nephew Timothy Shriver tells the inspiring story of how the Special Olympics came to be, and some of the ways in which the organization has changed the world for the better.
Reader recommendation: A Life in Six MasterpiecesMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Bestselling books the week of 11/27/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
Good book for your flight? JetBlue can provideJetBlue is adding e-books from HarperCollins to its entertainment mix. Passengers can read excerpts from new titles and then choose to purchase the rest.
Lawrence Wright's 'Going Clear' will be the basis for an HBO documentary about Scientology'Going Clear' was shortlisted for the National Book Award.
Can Barnes & Noble's Black Friday 'secret weapon' reverse the chain's slumping sales?Barnes & Noble will be offering 500,000 copies of signed works by major authors to kick off the holiday shopping season. But will it be enough?
'De Niro' is impressive, fair-minded, and doesn't shrink from tough questionsWhy did Robert De Niro trade truly great roles for low-maintenance performances? Shawn Levy tackles this and more in his authoritative biography.
Reader recommendation: Measure of a ManMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
'The Fault in Our Stars' director Josh Boone says 'The Stand' will be adapted as four filmsBoone says the production has "people on board in certain roles' and that production could begin 'maybe in the spring.'
Ted Kooser admits: He'll never get around to reading everythingA poet laureate faces the same challenge as all the rest of us: There's more great stuff to read than there is time to read it in.
Indies First: What's happening at a bookstore near you?Indies First, in which authors appear at independent bookstores and sometimes work as booksellers, will be happening again this year on Small Business Saturday. Take a look at who's signed up.