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- 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' Potter book will be a film trilogyJ.K. Rowling's book 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' a fake textbook set in the 'Harry Potter' world, will reportedly be adapted as a film trilogy.
- The Bombers and the BombedRichard Overy's exhaustively researched, well written, and definitive new book undertakes a complete review of the Allied air war in Europe.
- Reader recommendation: Catastrophe 1914Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Authors against Turkey Twitter banPEN International has rallied writers to protest Turkey's nationwide ban on Twitter
- Half Price Books hosts a Tournament of Sidekicks March Madness-styleThe tournament is currently down to 16 contenders, with everyone from Ron Weasley of 'Harry Potter' fame to Winnie the Pooh's friend Piglet still in the running.
- Is California overdue for a big earthquake?Was the recent earthquake in Los Angeles a warning of more to come? 'Earthquake Storms' author John Dvorak shares his thoughts.
- 'The Gifts of the State' collects short stories by young Afghanis'Gifts' consists of 18 short stories by young residents of Afghanistan who write about their lives – filled with tradition and warfare, on top of all the more ordinary things that young people everywhere hope and wish for.
- A Place in the CountryEssays from the author of 'Austerlitz' offer clues to the inner life of a beloved but often enigmatic writer.
- Reader recommendation: Train TracksMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'Gone with the Wind' prequel will focus on the character of Mammy'Rhett Butler's People' writer Donald McCaig's novel 'Ruth's Journey' will be released this October.
- 'Dork Diaries' series could be adapted for filmThe 'Dork Diaries' series is by Rachel Renee Russell.
- Every Day Is for the ThiefA Nigerian expatriate returns to Lagos, with altered vision.
- Reader recommendation: Intellectual Origins of the English RevolutionMonitor readers share their favorite picks.
- 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' celebrates its 50th birthdayAnniversary celebrations by the book's publisher, Penguin for Young Readers, will include a National Golden Ticket Sweepstakes, through which five children will be able to take a behind-the-scenes tour of Dylan's Candy Bar.
- 'Anchorman' director Adam McKay will helm an adaptation of Michael Lewis's 'The Big Short'Lewis's book on the financial crash was first published in 2010.
- 6 baseball books to launch the 2014 season For true aficionados, here are excerpts from six must-read baseball books.
- Jimmy Carter's new book 'A Call to Action' receives positive reviewsIn Carter's new book, he says that he believes the biggest challenge facing our world today is the subjugation and abuse of women and girls.
- Bestselling books the week of 3/27/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- The Age of RadianceHope, fear, pathos, and drama pack this history of the Atomic Age.
- Reader recommendation: The HumansMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.