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'Station Eleven' presents a more positive view of a post-disaster worldWhile Mandel doesn't shy away from depicting the difficulties of post-disaster life in her new novel, reviewers are noting that her book, unlike many other apocalyptic tales, presents the survival of art forms like theater and music.聽
Want to learn more about 'Gone Girl' character Amy Dunne? Here's her Pinterest boardAs promotion for the upcoming film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel, those behind the movie have created a Pinterest account for character Amy Dunne.
Young adults more likely to read than those who are 30 and up, says Pew reportStudy participants between the ages of 16 and 29 were more likely to have read a book in the last year than those 30 and older, but young adults are less likely to value the place of a library in a community.
HBO's upcoming miniseries adaptation 'Olive Kitteridge' gets rave reviews'Olive' stars Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins.
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How one Minnesota town took up arms against robber Jesse JamesThis week, the town of Northfield, Minn. is honoring the 138th anniversary of the robbery of the聽Northfield First National Bank, which became the final holdup of the James and Younger gang.
Bestseller 'Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book' gets a holiday follow-upDiane Muldrow's guide to life 'Golden' became a bestseller and there's now an installment for the holidays.
Facebook's 'books that stayed with you' meme: Here are the top picksFacebook recently revealed some of the books that users picked most often when participating in a meme about what books 'stayed with you.'聽
'Liar Temptress Soldier Spy' finds thrills and chills in Civil War historyFour women 鈥� two Union sympathizers and two proud Rebels 鈥� served their causes in surprising fashions during the US Civil War.
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Bestselling books the week of 9/11/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
Man Booker Prize: Two American writers make the cut for the shortlistIn addition to the American contenders Karen Joy Fowler for 'We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves' and Joshua Ferris of 'To Rise Again at a Decent Hour,' other nominees include Richard Flanagan for 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' and Ali Smith for 'How to Be Both.'
Leo Tolstoy's life was imagined in the film 'The Last Station'Those who may have remembered Leo Tolstoy only from high school classes got a new portrait of him in the Oscar-nominated movie 'The Last Station,' starring Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren.
'The Roosevelts: An Intimate History,' by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns, makes a gorgeous companion to the PBS seriesTheodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt believed that they could do great things 鈥� and succeeded more often than not.
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Margaret Atwood's latest work to be released in 2114Through the Future Library project, Atwood's newest work will be hidden for 100 years and finally printed in 2114.
Author says he's discovered Jack the Ripper's identityRussell Edwards, author of 'Naming Jack the Ripper,' claims DNA findings confirm who was responsible for the crimes attributed to the serial killer.
'On Tocqueville' examines the life and work of one of America's most prescient observersAlexis de Tocqueville was only 25 when he visited the United States in 1831 but his book remains influential to this day.聽
'World Order' by Henry Kissinger is spellbinding and convincing 鈥� when it isn't frustrating and contradictoryKissinger is a thinker of the first order who lays out cool, careful, and sometimes brilliant principles 鈥� only to ignore them when it suits his purposes.
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