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The Accidental UniverseThe physics behind reality may be hard to grasp 鈥� but Alan Lightman makes trying fun.
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Book predicting a bleak future for Apple without Steve Jobs is 'nonsense,' says Apple CEO Tim CookYukari Iwantani Kane's new book 'Haunted Empire' questions the future of Apple without Steve Jobs at the helm. Cook says 'Empire' 'fails to capture Apple, Steve, or anyone else in the company.'
'Daughter of Smoke and Bone' fans: re-read those books!Hoping to drum up interest in the upcoming third book, the publishers of Laini Taylor's 'Daughter of Smoke and Bone' trilogy are using 'The Great Daughter of Smoke & Bone Re-read' program to get fans discussing the series on Goodreads.
Bestselling books the week of 3/20/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
Life Is a WheelWhat can you learn about life biking from Oregon to New York?
ABC Family orders pilot of TV adaptation of Blake Nelson's 'Recovery Road'Blake Nelson's novel 'Recovery Road' was released in 2011.
Vintage Books re-releases novels that were the basis for classic filmsThe new Vintage Books imprint, titled Vintage Movie Classics, re-released such novels as 'Show Boat' by Edna Ferber.
The Cairo AffairOlen Steinhauer has penned a high-stakes international thriller that expertly blends dubious government behavior with memorable characters.
7 basketball books for March Madness and beyond Here are excerpts from seven books by some of the biggest names 鈥� coaches and players 鈥� in college basketball.
New data says less than 3 percent of children's books surveyed in 2013 were about black peopleThe Cooperative Children's Book Center of the University of Wisconsin 鈥� Madison found that of the new children's books they received at their center, less than 3 percent focused on black people and even fewer were by black authors (about 2 percent, according to the CCBC.)
Spiritual counselor to the Nazis? 'Mission at Nuremberg' author Tim Townsend tells the unlikely story'Mission at Nuremberg' tells the story of Henry Gerecke, the official chaplain of the Nuremberg Trials, and his relationship with the Nazis facing justice there.
Russell Brand's new book will focus on his political viewsBrand's new book will 'urg[e] its readers to discard apathy and challenge the status quo,' according to its publisher.
J.K. Rowling writes history of Quidditch World Cup for the Pottermore websiteThe website Pottermore recently posted the first part of an essay by Rowling on the history of the Quidditch World Cup, the championship of the popular sport in the 'Potter' world. It's only the newest original material from Rowling revealed on Pottermore.
'Topsy' author Michael Daly discusses the unfortunate life story of a famous elephantAs a baby, the elephant named Topsy was beloved by 19th-century circus audiences. But as an adult she would suffer a horrible fate at the hands of Thomas Edison.
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National Book Critics Circle select 'Americanah,' 'Five Days at Memorial' as winners'Americanah' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie took the prize for fiction, while 'Five Days at Memorial' by Sheri Fink secured the nonfiction prize.
Jane Lynch will co-write a children's book on bullyingLynch, who stars on the TV series 'Glee,' will co-write a story about a little girl who enjoys bullying others until someone takes her on.
Helen Oyeyemi takes on a new fairy tale in 'Boy, Snow, Bird''Boy, Snow, Bird' is a take on the 'Snow White' legend.
North Korean dictators: also successful children's book authors?North Korean dictators Kim Jong-Il and Kim Il-Sung were credited with writing children's books featuring thinly veiled metaphors for North Korean political theory.