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Bestselling books the week of 5/17/12, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Is Virginia really the best-read state in the nation?The state also had more cities on Amazon's list of the top 20 most well-read areas than any other.
The strange history of the English languageLinguist David Crystal, author of "The Story of English in 100 Words," analyzes vocabulary from "shellacking" to "Twittersphere."
How fast can they write? E-books push writer productivityA dozen books a year? Some writers are accelerating the pace in this brave new world of e-books.
The Aleppo CodexThe most accurate Biblical codex in Jewish tradition 鈥� a book revered both for its linguistic precision and its beauty 鈥� has been a victim of intentional deceit and government cover-ups.
Reader recommendation: The Divine ComedyMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
21 smart nonfiction titles we think you'll enjoy this summer Here are 21 promising nonfiction titles appearing just in time for summer 2012.
15 summer 2012 novels we think you'll like Here are 15 fiction titles that look promising for the best of summer 2012 reading.
Yogi Berra: 21 quotes for his birthday Yogi Berra turns 87 on May 12th. Here are some of his oft-quoted malapropisms and aphorisms.
An indie bookstore 'saved by a tweet'Broadway Books in Portland, Oregon, saved from shutting its doors when the owner's son tweeted a plea to help save it, is now celebrating its 20th birthday.
Anna Quindlen talks about her new memoir 'Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake'Quindlen Krovatin (who happens to be her son) chats with the author about the book and the history behind it.
Reader recommendation: Ghost on the ThroneMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
A Sense of DirectionThis first-rate travel book is 鈥� like all the best travel books 鈥� most fascinating when it has the author at its center.
Reader recommendation: A Hogan for the BluebirdMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
10 best books of May, according to Amazon Amazon's editors picked these 10 books as the best for the month.
Harry Potter comes to KindleAll the books in the Harry Potter series will arrive in the Kindle lending library 鈥� free for Amazon Prime members 鈥� on June 19.
New book claims that Jack the Ripper was 鈥� a woman?Author John Morris points to Lizzie Williams, the wife of a suspect, as the possible culprit.
'50 Shades of Grey' won't be coming to some libraries'We do not collect erotica,' says one staff member at a library where the books will not be stocked.
'MOMumental': 5 stories about raising children Author Jennifer Grant advises and confesses in her new book 鈥� here are five of her anecdotes.
Mother's Day: 10 great books for Mom You've probably already done the classics 鈥� try these 10 books for a gift this Mother's Day.