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- National Book Critics Circle Awards go to 'Billy Lynn,' 'Far From the Tree'The National Book Critics Circle honored works such as 'Far From the Tree' by Andrew Solomon and 'The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson' by Robert Caro during their 2012 awards ceremony.
- Dr. Seuss: 25 quotes on his birthday Here are 25 quotes from everyone's favorite subversive rhyming children's author.
- 10 best books of March, according to Amazon's editors Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson talks about the 10 new releases she's calling the best books of March.
- ContagiousA new case study in the vein of 鈥淔reakonomics鈥 and 鈥淭he Tipping Point鈥 addresses the 鈥渨hy鈥 of viral marketing.
- Reader recommendation: The Secret RaceMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'Fifty Shades of Grey' author EL James drops hints about next project'It won鈥檛 be nearly so raunchy,' the author said of what she'll work on next.
- 3 novels about home and estrangement Robert Frost once defined home as 鈥渢he place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.鈥 In this week's fiction roundup, three men estranged from their families find out if he was right.
- Reader recommendation: The Hooked XMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Israelis, Palestinians dispute books appropriated in 1948When Palestinians fled their homes in 1948, they left behind some 30,000 books. Now they want them back.
- Michel de Montaigne: 15 pithy quotes on his birthday February 28th marks Michel de Montaigne's 480th birthday. Here, to celebrate, are some of his most enduring aphorisms.
- Bestselling books the week of 2/28/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in bookstores across America?
- How to buy your way onto the bestseller listFirst good reviews went on sale. Now a marketing firm is charging thousands to buy copies of books in order to artificially place them on bestseller lists.
- Banksy: 7 stories from 'The Man Behind the Wall' Here are 7 Banksy stories from the recent biography "Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall."
- 'Etiquette and Espionage,' a steampunk YA title, garners strong reviews and sales'Etiquette and Espionage' continues the steampunk trend also seen in author Cassandra Clare's bestselling 'Infernal Devices' series.
- Vera Gran: The AccusedThe life of beautiful World War II torch singer Vera Gran 鈥 who became trapped in the Warsaw Ghetto 鈥 is one of the missing chapters from the story of "The Pianist."
- Reader recommendation: Eight Pieces of EmpireMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'Game of Thrones' debuts a new season 3 trailer'Game of Thrones' returns for its third season March 31.
- Children's author Patricia MacLachlan honors Newtown residents with new bookMacLachlan, author of 'Sarah, Plain and Tall,' said she was inspired to write a picture book after talking with her friend, an illustrator who lives in Newtown.
- Les Mis茅rables' Victor Hugo: 10 quotes on his birthday Some of our favorite quotes from Victor Hugo on his birthday.
- Oscar winners 2013 are dominated by literary adaptationsAmong the biggest Oscar winners of 2013 were five movies that were adapted from books or articles, including 'Argo,' 'Life of Pi,' and 'Lincoln.'