Topic: Margaret Mitchell

Culture Cafe Valentine's Day: Sometimes Hollywood's best love stories don't have happy endings

Two of Hollywood's most beloved romances don't have a neatly wrapped conclusion before the credits.

Top Picks: 'Agent 6,' alien diplomacy, and more

Gillian Anderson plays a tragic bride in a new 'Great Expectations,' 'American Masters' explores the lives of authors Harper Lee and Margaret Mitchell, master spy George Smiley is brought to life by actor Gary Oldman, and more top picks.

Chapter & Verse PBS specials will explore Margaret Mitchell and Harper Lee

The Southern authors, each of whom wrote a classic American novel, will have their lives and influence explored in two episodes of PBS's 'American Masters.'

10 sequels based on a classic book

10 authors who wrote a novel based in another author's literary world.

7 reasons we still give a damn about "Gone With the Wind"

Seventy-five years ago this month, a novel by an unknown young journalist from Atlanta was published. Originally submitted as a manuscript stuffed into dozens of manila folders, the book was a love story set against the backdrop of the US Civil War. Today, Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone With the Wind” remains one of the bestselling books of all time. It has been translated into 35 languages, sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide, won a Pulitzer Prize, and earned eight Academy Awards as a Hollywood motion picture. Here are some of the many reasons we still love "GWTW."

Was the world sweeter before 9/11?

From airport security to overseas wars, the world changed dramatically as a result of 9/11. That doesn't mean it was better before.

10 best novels about the US Civil War

It was 150 years ago this week that Confederate troops fired on a federal fort in Charleston harbor and began the violent four-year struggle in which Americans raised arms against Americans. The history books can tell us much about the trauma of war, but for those who prefer the emotional truths that can be conveyed by a good novel, here are 10 classic stories of the US Civil War.

Reader recommendation: My Reading Life

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

My Reading Life

One of America’s most popular writers tells how the act of reading became his salvation.

"Innocent" by Scott Turow: the first reviews look good

It took 23 years for Scott Turow to write a sequel to "Presumed Innocent." Some critics are saying it was worth the wait.

Guest blog: Room in her heart for a "Pooh" sequel

Just in time: Banned Books Week