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- Maurice Sendak exhibit features 'Wild Things' art and the author's script notesThe exhibit is on display in New York City through Aug. 17.
- Superman: Why we've loved him through the yearsSuperman is getting another make-over with 'Man of Steel' now out in theaters. Boston-based writer Larry Tye explains why we've loved this nice-guy superhero so long and so well.Â
- You Are One of ThemDespite Soviet conspiracy themes, Elliott Holt's debut novel is really the poignant story of a fragmented family.
- Reader recommendation: John KeatsMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Should prison inmates be allowed to read whatever they choose?"Werewolf erotica"? A history of race relations? The Bible? What should prisoners be reading – and does society have the right to decide for them?
- 3 thoughtful summer reads for teens These three novels aimed at teens have substance AND can be enjoyed poolside.
- The Other TypistSuzanne Rindell's debut novel is a thrilling riff on noir tales.
- Reader recommendation: The Year that Changed the WorldMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'A Hologram for the King' film will star Tom HanksDave Eggers' National Book Award finalist will star and be produced by 'Cloud Atlas' actor Tom Hanks.
- Bestselling books the week of 6/10/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
- '1984' book sales surge on NSA spy scandal'1984' book sales are rising after the Edward Snowden revelations about NSA spying. The topic of 'Big Brother' watching has spurred the sales of George Orwell's "1984" and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World."
- TransAtlanticNational Book Award winner Colum McCann delivers one of the more beautifully written novels of the year.
- Superman comic book fetches $175,000 at auctionA rare copy of Action Comics No. 1 – which includes the first appearance of Superman – sold for $175,000 after being hidden for more than 70 years.
- Do kids today shy away from challenging books?Today's teens are buried in books, but what are they reading? Nothing very challenging, worry some adults – including Stephen King.
- 'The Little Prince' will star Jeff Bridges, Marion Cotillard, and others'The Little Prince' will be adapted into an animated film by Mark Osborne, the director of 'Kung Fu Panda.'
- Anne Frank: The BiographyNew material allows German historian and biographer Melissa Müller to offer a deeper, more nuanced view of the world's most famous Holocaust diarist.
- Reader recommendation: Our Lives, Our Fortunes & Our Sacred HonorMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- NSA revelations trigger a spike in '1984' salesGeorge Orwell's dystopian classic '1984' has experienced a sales surge since the National Security Agency's surveillance program has been in the headlines.
- Anne Frank: 10 quotes on her birthday Here are 10 quotes from Anne Frank's diary.
- Ringo Starr will adapt 'Octopus's Garden' as a children's bookStarr's book will be illustrated by children's books illustrator and author Ben Cort.