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Libraries for gathering, not just booksLibraries from Massachusetts to California are expanding to more unusual offerings like clothing exchanges and tai-chi sessions. 'For a long time, we鈥檝e tried to make sure people come in for more than checking out books,' says Leah Price, communications director for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.聽
'Kenneth Clark' tells the enviable story of a life of high cultureBritain's champion of fine art was the son of a manufacturing family who wound up explaining high culture to his fellow countrymen.
'Dorie鈥檚 Cookies' couldn鈥檛 come at a more propitious momentWith more than 300 recipes spread over 500 pages, Dorie Greenspan鈥檚 latest is a big, generous volume that includes many enticing offerings.
Nothing says Christmas to me like my memories of the Sears Wish BookIn the weeks before Christmas, the Wish Book grew dogeared with desire.
'Game of Queens' profiles a savvy set of bold European queensBritish historian Sarah Gristwood pulls back to a wider view of Europe and the far-flung queens who greatly influenced events: Isabella of Castile, Louise of Savoy, Marguerite of Navarre, Catherine de Medici, and more.
10 best books of December 2016, according to Amazon's editors What are the best books to be released as the year draws to a close? Check out Amazon's picks.
'Inherit the Dust' offers startling images to remind us of the threats to wildlifeA wildlife advocate's photos ask: Where do the cheetahs play?
Bestselling books the week of 12/8/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
'The Glass Universe' recalls the women who helped to chart the heavensDava Sobel brings to life the nearly forgotten group of 19th-century women who laid the foundations of modern stellar photometry.
'Eight Flavors' is part travelogue, part history, and part recipe bookFood blogger and historian Sarah Lohman takes readers on a fascinating and thought-provoking tour of the history of America as told through the lens of its culinary innovations.
Universe: Rebirth, the Deluxe EditionA new hardcover celebrates the biggest comic event of 2016.
3 excellent new books on Pearl HarborThese varied and lively histories will bring the history of Pearl Harbor to a new generation of readers.
12 sports books to cap off 2016Below are excerpts from an appealing crop of 12 sports books published in 2016.
Bestselling books the week of 12/1/16, according to IndieBound What's selling best at independent bookstores across America?
5 picture books that inspire young readers to reach highThese illustrated stories foster the hopes and dreams of readers of all ages.聽
'Women Heroes of World War II: The Pacific Theater' is grisly but inspiringIn countries occupied by Japan during World War II, many people did their best to fight back 鈥� including a number of courageous women.
First LookHow Louisa May Alcott won the hearts of generations to comeThe famed author, suffragist, and abolitionist is remembered on what would have been her 184th birthday.
'Moonglow' is a magic family epic, told with magnificent disregard for the factsPulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon blurs family history and fiction in his captivating new novel.
'The Marches' follows a British politician traveling his country by footRory Stewart walks the length of Hadrian's Wall, drawing some surprising conclusions about his fellow citizens as he goes.
'Millennium' is full of gratitude for the staggering advances of 1,000 yearsOne of the most bracing aspects of 'Millennium' is the breadth of factors it covers, from food production to sanitation conditions to the 海角大神 Church Militant to the development of firearms to radical changes in transportation of both people and products.