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10 best books of August 2016, according to Amazon's editors What are the best books to be released as summer winds down? Check out Amazon's picks.
Explosive sales for newest 'Harry Potter' tale: 2 million and countingHarry Potter's appeal continues, with huge sales numbers coming out from the release of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,' a book version of the script used in the West End play.
'Winning Arguments' brings political rhetoric to daily lifeStanley Fish鈥檚 odd little book is not a study of rhetoric so much as a defense of his view that reality聽is聽rhetoric.
Bestselling books the week of 8/02/16, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America?
What J.K. Rowling said about Harry Potter post-'Cursed Child'Rowling spoke about her plans for Harry Potter following the premiere of the play 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,' which depicts Harry and his family years after the events of the original books and films.
When they're shooting police in my hometown, can I go on reading?Flannery聽O鈥機onnor once said that, 'in the long run, a people is known, not by its statements and statistics, but by the stories it tells.'
5 surprising facts about the Patty Hearst kidnapping sagaA new book chronicles the kidnapping of Patty Hearst and its stunning aftermath.
'The Return' details Hisham Matar鈥檚 quest to discover his kidnapped fatherIn 2012, Libyan novelist Hisham Matar was finally able to return to his native country to try to learn the fate of his father.
Ridley Pearson says inspiration, passion drove the writing of 'White Bone''Maybe four years ago, I read that your and my grandchildren will not see elephants in the wild,' Pearson told Monitor contributor Erik Spanberg. 'I kind of got passionate about it and I decided to make it the topic of [my] book.'
'Outrun the Moon' features a stellar YA heroine set in historic ChinatownMercy Wong, a sharp-eyed, entrepreneurial teenager wants to create a better life for her family. An earthquake crosses her plans.
'Missing, Presumed' launches a promising new detective seriesSusie Steiner describes the search for a young woman of privilege. However, damaged and wary detective Manon Bradshaw is the heart of this novel.聽- How much do you know about German literature?
Goethe and Schiller are common names. But how deep does your knowledge of German literature run? Try our quiz and find out!
Are Harry Potter readers less likely to vote for Donald Trump?
4 audiobooks rich in nostaglia Nostalgia plays a large part in this month's four selections.
'The Drone Eats with Me' chronicles life under bombardment in GazaSaif's diary records life in a place where war has become 'an everyday song, forever聽playing in the background.'
'Homegoing' is a centuries-spanning epic of interlinked short storiesYaa Gyasi鈥檚 powerful debut novel tells the story of two sisters, and their descendants, divided by the slave trade.- How much do you know about the Green Party? Take the quiz
With the 2016 presidential campaign heating up, some Americans are looking away from both the Republican and Democratic nominees and wondering instead what alternative parties have to offer. This has sparked a new interest in the Green Party, best known for its commitment to preserving the environment. Test yourself: How much you know of what "Go Green" is all about?
Bestselling books the week of 7/28/16, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America?
Will 'Genius' bring new readers to the novels of Thomas Wolfe?Read 'Look Homeward, Angel' today, and you can be forgiven for concluding that legendary editor Max Perkins didn鈥檛 cut out enough.
'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child': What do critics love about it?Reviews for the upcoming 'Potter' stage play are so far very positive. What about the show has so impressed reviewers?