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Literary adaptation 'Under the Dome' brings summer TV back to the networks

'Under the Dome,' a summer hit for CBS, is adapted from a Stephen King novel.
The No World Concerto

A novelist tries to make very modern music out of a work of fiction.
Reader recommendation: Mary Baker Eddy, The Years of Discovery

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10 best books of July: the Monitor's picks

Here are the 10 July books to which the Monitor's book critics give the highest grades.
Italo Calvino: Letters, 1941-1985

This collection of Calvino's letters unveils the correspondence of a writer at the heart of modern literature's revolutions.
Mo'Meta Blues

Polymath bandleader Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson chronicles his life in beats.
Italian Ways

For every moment that Italy annoys Tim Parks, there are two in which it delights him.
Reader recommendation: Far From the Tree

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Spy vs. Spy: 16th-Century Style

Thanks to human nature, the essence of espionage hasn't changed much in 500 years. Historian Stephen Budiansky compares spying in the 16th-century with modern-day tactics.
Spinning Shakespeare into modern prose: Will it work?

Hogarth Press launches the Hogarth Shakespeare, which publish 'prose retellings' of Shakespeare's works to mark the Bard's 400th birthday.
Gettysburg: The Last Invasion

On the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln scholar Allen C. Guelzo offers a detailed account of the battle, with a focus on the human side of the history.
Reader recommendations: One Man Great Enough

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Will Indigo Books and Music expand outside Canada?

During the annual meeting of the bookstore company, CEO Heather Reisman said 'the new Indigo will be a global company.'
E.L. James is highest-ranked author on the Forbes Celebrity 100

James came in at number 42 on Forbes's list, the highest spot of any author, with writer James Patterson close behind.
Bestselling books the week of 6/27/13, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best at independent bookstores across America
The Greek House

Swiss painter Christian Brechneff's story – a beguiling mix of genres, from travelogue to art guide – is the next best thing to actually going to a Greek island.
Reader recommendation: Wolf Hall

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'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' will be directed by Tim Burton

Tim Burton, who's known for his spooky movies, will take on the eerie tale of a boy who explores the ruins of an abandoned children's home.
10 books about James "Whitey" Bulger

Interested in learning more about reputed Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger? You're in luck. Bulger has been written about often over the years. Here are 10 titles you might want to check out.
Transparent

Natalie Whipple's debut young adult novel about an invisible teen fleeing her gangster dad is buoyed by well-executed plot twists.

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