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Bestselling books the week of 5/19/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/12/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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You know Saul Bass, even if you've never heard of him
Saul Bass had a huge role in modern design. Today's Google doodle pays homage to some of his work, but it only scratches the surface. The man, who would have turned 93 on Wednesday, created some of Hollywood's most iconic opening credits and corporate America's most recognizable logos.
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3 new novels featuring risk-taking protagonists
In these three new releases, characters seize at chances for new experiences.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/5/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Chapter & Verse Amazon's Kindle Worlds will allow writers to sell fan fiction
The digital publishing platform will let fans write, publish, and sell the stories they've written based on popular books, TV shows, and more.
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Chapter & Verse J.K. Rowling's 'Potter' first edition raises $228,000 for charity
The auction benefiting the organization English PEN sold a first-edition copy of Rowling's 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' as well as works by Roald Dahl, Hilary Mantel, and Ian McEwan.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/19/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Chapter & Verse J.K. Rowling, Hilary Mantel, and other British authors auction off annotated first editions
J.K. Rowling and other authors are selling first-edition copies of their books with annotations, written thoughts on the book, and/or illustrations to benefit the writers' organization English PEN.
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Emma Watson says she loves how different her 'Bling Ring' role is from Hermione Granger
Emma Watson stars as a celebrity-obsessed Los Angeles teenager in Sofia Coppola's 'The Bling Ring,' which premiered at Cannes. Emma Watson says she's enjoying 'having the chance to transform into new roles.'
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Bestselling books the week of 5/12/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Chapter & Verse 'Sex and the City' author Candace Bushnell is hacked, excerpt of her new novel leaked online
Candace Bushnell's computer was hacked by Guccifer, who previously claimed responsibility for posting former president George W. Bush's art online.
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You know Saul Bass, even if you've never heard of him
Saul Bass had a huge role in modern design. Today's Google doodle pays homage to some of his work, but it only scratches the surface. The man, who would have turned 93 on Wednesday, created some of Hollywood's most iconic opening credits and corporate America's most recognizable logos.
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3 new novels featuring risk-taking protagonists
In these three new releases, characters seize at chances for new experiences.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/5/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/29/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Chapter & Verse 'The Hunger Games' trilogy drives juvenile fiction sales up 13.1 percent for 2012
According to a new report by the Association of American Publishers, children's and young adult books experienced a sales jump driven by hardcover sales of Suzanne Collins' trilogy.
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What's in the Internet videos posted by Tamerlan Tsarnaev?
The videos do not show ties to any specific group, but do hint at a deeper yearning in the alleged Boston Marathon bomber for a heroic jihadi persona.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/22/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Culture Cafe Alison Brie, Nick Offerman and others will star in 'The Lego Movie'
Alison Brie, Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, and other comedy actors will voice characters in the film currently titled 'The Lego Movie.'
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Bestselling books the week of 4/15/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Chapter & Verse Quidditch World Cup VI this weekend
The top 80 collegiate teams from all over the world will compete in the sixth annual Quidditch Cup this weekend. Yes, it's an actual sport.
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Modern Parenthood Jennifer Gilmore's 'The Mothers': An honest adoption novel
Jennifer Gilmore's 'The Mothers' is a refreshingly frank portrayal of adoptive parents. Bypassing an adoption memoir of her own, she's able to treat a fictional couple much harder, and with more honesty, than she'd show herself.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/8/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/1/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Richard Griffiths dies: Daniel Radcliffe leads tribute to the veteran actor (+video)
Richard Griffiths, who portrayed Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter series, has died. Daniel Radcliffe, who played the boy wizard and performed with Griffiths in the stage play 'Equus,' said the veteran performer had encouraged and coached him and helped him get over his nerves.
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CSMonitor editors share their favorite people to follow on Twitter
Twitter turned 7 this week. In celebration of the social network's birthday, The Christian Science Monitor compiled a list of favorite Twitter accounts. Each is informative and useful in its own way. Find out what each section recommends for you.
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Bestselling books the week of 3/17/13, according to IndieBound*
See what's selling in bookstores across America.
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Chapter & Verse Emma Watson rumors: The star addresses 'Fifty Shades of Grey' stories
Emma Watson addressed rumors via Twitter that she would star in the film adaptation of 'Fifty Shades of Grey.' Emma Watson was the subject of rumors that she was attached to star in the film after hackers obtained documents from a film company.
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3 novels about family, crime, and love
In this week's fiction roundup, two girls try to hide the deaths of their parents, two American writers fall in love (at least in a novel), and an international bestseller explores the lengths a family will go to clean up after a crime.
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