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Bestselling books the week of 8/28/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
'Lisette's List' is aimed at Francophiles and art loversSusan Vreeland's latest focuses on a collection of paintings hidden during the Nazi occupation of France and then unearthed after the war.
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Floating libraries take to the waterA library on a docked boat is set to debut in New York in September, while a book collection has been circulating on a lake in Minneapolis this summer.
Misquote has UK children's laureate Malorie Blackman defending her cry for more diversity in children's booksA quote misattributed to Blackman complained that there are 'too many white faces' in children's literature, subjecting her to 'hatred, threats, and vitriol'.聽The author says her intent was to express support for 'more books featuring kids/YA with disabilities, LGBT, people of colour, travellers, different cultures, religions.'
David Mitchell's 'The Bone Clocks' is the novel to watch this fall'The Bone Clocks' isn't out until early September, but the novel by 'Cloud Atlas' author Mitchell is already drawing almost universal praise.
'Augustus: First Emperor of Rome' intrigues with its view of Roman politicsWhile parallels between ancient Rome and the US are revealing, our contemporary political scandals are mundane by the standards of antiquity.
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'Outlander': A map from Visit Scotland gives fans a guide to the real countryWondering what's real and what's fiction on 'Outlander'? The tourism organization Visit Scotland has explanations for Gaelic phrases and where to find real buildings featured in the show, among other trivia.
New book by classic children's author Richard Scarry will be releasedScarry's son Richard Scarry Jr. recently found a manuscript by his father and completed the illustrations. The book will be released on Aug. 26.
'Football: Great Writing About the National Sport' touches on the good, bad, and the uglyEditor John Schulian does not turn away from the dark side of football, but neither does he forget the joy, inspiration, and even the humor to be found in the game.
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Who was the man who started World War I?Gavrilo Princip, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, could well be the most significant forgotten figure of the 20th century. Author Tim Butcher discusses what he learned about Princip for his book 'The Trigger.'
David Gregory slated to write a book about Judaism and his 'spiritual journey'Gregory's book will be released sometime in 2015, according to publisher Simon & Schuster.
'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them': Will David Yates direct?Yates is reportedly in negotiations to direct 'Beasts,' a new story set in the world of 'Harry Potter.' Yates directed the well-received final four movies in the 'Potter' film series.
'Death by Toilet Paper' is a poignant story with just enough bathroom humor to captivate kidsThis heartfelt and thoroughly readable story about a boy coping with the loss of his father is more than just a delightful end-of-summer read.
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Leo Tolstoy's wife Sophia is getting her sayMichael R. Katz's forthcoming book 'The Kreutzer Sonata Variations' will include two previously untranslated works by Sophia Andreevna Tolstoy which she wrote in response to her husband's controversial story 'The Kreutzer Sonata.'
Germany's culture minister speaks out against AmazonGerman culture and media minister Monika Gruetters recently addressed the campaign by European authors protesting Amazon's business tactics with Swedish publisher Bonnier Group. Gruetters said she 'supports' the effort.
'Inherent Vice': Will Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel be a winner come awards season?'Inherent Vice' stars Joaquin Phoenix, Katherine Waterston, and Josh Brolin.