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- Should authors allow their books to be censored for publication in China?As China becomes a more and more lucrative market, authors are forced to decide whether to allow cuts in their work so it can be sold there.
- Aimless LoveThis new collection will cause Billy Collins fans to fall in love all over again.
- Bestselling books the week of 10/24/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- Reader recommendation: The Mother TongueMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Veronica Roth's 'Divergent' finale, 'Allegiant,' is releasedThe final book in Roth's trilogy was released today.
- Philip Marlowe novels are being developed for TV'Castle' creator Andrew Marlowe is working with ABC to create a TV adaptation based on the character by Raymond Chandler.
- John Grisham's new novel, Broadway play open the same weekThe Broadway adaptation of Grisham's 'A Time to Kill' opened this week as the author's sequel to 'Time,' 'Sycamore Grove,' was released.
- Fiction versus nonfiction: Which is better?The age-old fiction-versus-nonfiction debate resurfaces, with a rock musician taking one side and a Supreme Court Justice the other.
- Salman Rushdie: The trouble with first personBestselling author Salman Rushdie shares his thoughts on writing, living in hiding, and the subjectivity of freedom.
- Days of FireNew York Times White House correspondent Peter Baker examines George W. Bush's presidency – a presidency, Baker argues, that rises or falls with the decision to invade Iraq.
- Reader recommendation: The Path to PowerMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Lemony Snicket will release a short story collectionThe collection, titled 'File Under 13,' is scheduled to be released this April.
- Lance Armstrong book set to become a filmDavid Walsh's book 'Seven Deadly Virtues' chronicles the reporter's attempts to discover the true story behind Armstrong's athletic feats.
- The LuminariesEleanor Catton's epic mystery, set in 19th-century New Zealand, is the winner of this year's Man Booker Prize.
- Reader recommendation: EinsteinMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- In Australia, a drone will deliver – books? Yes, reallyThe drone will be used to rush textbooks to students in delivery times as short as two to three minutes.
- Readers rally to protest online censorship of erotic booksOnline booksellers like Amazon and Kobo have begun banning self-published titles featuring themes like incest and bestiality. But now, some readers complain, other erotic titles are disappearing as well.
- Almost 300 authors sign up to participate in 'Indies First' effortWriter Sherman Alexie asked other authors to work at an indie bookstore on Small Business Saturday this year and hundreds of other writers have already pledged their support.
- Harper Lee is back in court – this time suing her own hometown'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee alleges that her hometown is exploiting her trademark and personality rights.
- The GoldfinchDonna Tartt's long-awaited new novel follows Theo Decker, a young orphan who takes possession of a legendary painting.