All Books
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Bestselling books the week of 5/17/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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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.
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The strange history of the English language
Linguist David Crystal, author of "The Story of English in 100 Words," analyzes vocabulary from "shellacking" to "Twittersphere."
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How fast can they write? E-books push writer productivity
A dozen books a year? Some writers are accelerating the pace in this brave new world of e-books.
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The Aleppo Codex
The most accurate Biblical codex in Jewish tradition – a book revered both for its linguistic precision and its beauty – has been a victim of intentional deceit and government cover-ups.
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Reader recommendation: The Divine Comedy
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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21 smart nonfiction titles we think you'll enjoy this summer
Here are 21 promising nonfiction titles appearing just in time for summer 2012.
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15 summer 2012 novels we think you'll like
Here are 15 fiction titles that look promising for the best of summer 2012 reading.
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Yogi Berra: 21 quotes for his birthday
Yogi Berra turns 87 on May 12th. Here are some of his oft-quoted malapropisms and aphorisms.
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Chapter & Verse
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.
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Chapter & Verse
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.
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Reader recommendation: Ghost on the Throne
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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A Sense of Direction
This first-rate travel book is – like all the best travel books – most fascinating when it has the author at its center.
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Reader recommendation: A Hogan for the Bluebird
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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10 best books of May, according to Amazon
Amazon's editors picked these 10 books as the best for the month.
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Chapter & Verse
Harry Potter comes to Kindle
All the books in the Harry Potter series will arrive in the Kindle lending library – free for Amazon Prime members – on June 19.
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Chapter & Verse
New book claims that Jack the Ripper was – a woman?
Author John Morris points to Lizzie Williams, the wife of a suspect, as the possible culprit.
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Chapter & Verse
'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.
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'MOMumental': 5 stories about raising children
Author Jennifer Grant advises and confesses in her new book – here are five of her anecdotes.
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Mother's Day: 10 great books for Mom
You've probably already done the classics – try these 10 books for a gift this Mother's Day.
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