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- AmericanahChimamanda Ngozi Adichie's cosmopolitan new novel 'Americanah' follows two Nigerian odysseys.
- 7 great new illustrated children's books From a cranky Yankee to a young girl who worries about being different, these picture books tell winning stories.
- Philippa Gregory's 'Cousins' War' series will become a Starz TV showThe series, titled 'The White Queen' after one of the novels in the trilogy, will run for 10 episodes.
- BEA panel asks: Do book critics need an ethics code?The National Book Critics Circle recently surveyed reviewers about whether ethics guidelines are necessary for the industry.
- Neil Gaiman's new novel = boffo sales in CambridgePorter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass. was one of two booksellers given permission by Gaiman to pre-sell signed copies of his forthcoming book 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane.' 'We’ve never sold that many copies of any book in any place I’ve ever worked,' said the store's co-owner.
- The World Is a CarpetJournalist Anna Badkhen chronicles four seasons spent in a tiny village in Afghanistan.
- Walt Whitman: 10 quotes on his birthday Here are 10 quotes from the work of Walt Whitman, America's "poet of democracy."
- Bestselling books the week of 5/26/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- Jack Vance was one of literature's 'most distinctive and undervalued voices'Vance collected a number of awards over the years, including Hugo Awards for 'The Dragon Masters' in 1963, 'The Last Castle' in 1967, and for his memoir 'This is Me, Jack Vance!' in 2010.
- The Last Man in RussiaBritish journalist Oliver Bullough describes a Russia that is destroying itself from within.
- Stephen King: his childhood, his family, what scares himStephen King's new book, 'Joyland,' hits bookstores June 4.
- Reader recommendation: A Fort of Nine TowersMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Rudyard Kipling: plagiarist?Rudyard Kipling wrote in a letter now up for sale that 'it is extremely possible that I have helped myself promiscuously but at present cannot remember from whose stories I have stolen.' Kipling is most famous for his 1894 work 'The Jungle Book.'
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy: 12 quotes on his birthday Here are 12 quotes from America's 35th President.
- A Book of VoyagesPatrick O'Brian's "A Book of Voyages" – available in America for the first time – spans the globe with some of history's most adventurous writers.
- Amazon's Kindle Worlds fan fiction publisher draws mixed reactionsSome see Amazon's Kindle Worlds fan fiction publishing platform as a great marketing move, while others are wary of Amazon's ownership of ideas.
- We Need New NamesNoViolet Bulawayo adds her own striking voice to the rich tradition of immigrant literature.
- CookedMichael Pollan uses the four elements – fire, water, air, and earth – to explore the art and practice of cooking.
- Telling the BeesPeggy Hesketh crafts a gorgeously written debut mystery.
- Reader recommendation: White Dog Fell from the SkyMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.