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Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World
Michael Lewis touches down in the nations damaged by the 2008 financial meltdown and proves – yet again – that he can turn anything into compelling prose.
10/13/2011 07:05 am -
Literary Brooklyn: The Writers of Brooklyn and the Story of American City Life
From Walt Whitman to Jonathan Safran Foer, Brooklyn holds a unique place in America’s literary history.
09/15/2011 07:05 am -
Chapter & Verse A bookstore is thriving – in Tripoli?
A tiny bookstore around the corner from Tripoli's Green Square is one of the first businesses to reopen in Libya's capital.
08/31/2011 12:41 pm -
Genius of Place
Frederick Law Olmsted – a man of strange and restless talent – dreamed of making a better, greener world accessible to all.
08/29/2011 12:15 pm -
"Nothing Daunted" – a Q&A with Dorothy Wickenden
Dorothy Wickenden talks about how her grandmother and her best friend – society girls from the East – headed West for adventure in 1916.
08/18/2011 11:22 am -
Chapter & Verse James "Whitey" Bulger is captured – but not in a bookstore
James "Whitey" Bulger – alleged gangster and known book lover – was sometimes sought in bookstores during his 16 years on the run.
06/23/2011 11:49 am -
Chapter & Verse It happened so fast: E-books now surpass print book sales at Amazon
Less than 4 years after they were introduced by Amazon, e-books have now overtaken print.
05/19/2011 12:58 pm -
Chapter & Verse What I do believe about "Three Cups of Tea"
Greg Mortenson might have lied about many things. But that doesn't change the essential truth of his book.
05/04/2011 12:15 pm -
The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism.
How did Margaret Marcus – a middle-class Jew from Larchmont, N.Y. – become Islamic ideologue Maryam Jameelah?
04/28/2011 05:59 pm -
Chapter & Verse Can they find anything bad to say about Derek Jeter?
"The Captain," a new Jeter biography coming out next month, is already the subject of speculation.
04/25/2011 01:09 pm -
Reading My Father
Alexandra Styron searches his writings and her memory in an attempt to piece together the puzzle that was her father, author William Styron.
04/22/2011 07:05 am -
Chapter & Verse A "secular Bible" draws readers, controversy
"The Good Book" – intended to serve as a secular Bible – focuses on ethics but not religion.
04/15/2011 11:43 am -
Chapter & Verse Stieg Larsson shared details on his fourth "Dragon Tattoo" novel
Stieg Larsson died before the overwhelming global success of his "Millennium" novels – but not before sharing a few details about the fourth book in the series.
03/29/2011 12:14 pm -
Interview with Stephanie Staal, author of "Reading Women"
Feminist texts that had seemed energizing when Stephanie Staal read them as a college student held a completely different message when she approached them as a mother.
03/25/2011 09:15 am -
Classic review: Triangle
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
03/25/2011 07:10 am -
Modigliani: A Life
Biographer Meryle Secrest tackles the messy, "cursed" life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.
03/23/2011 07:10 am -
Chapter & Verse Amazon deals a blow to Lendle e-book lending site
Amazon has revoked Lendle's API access, saying that the e-book lending service "does not serve the principal purpose of driving sales of products and services on the Amazon site."
03/22/2011 01:22 pm -
The Alice Behind Wonderland
Simon Winchester examines the story behind the discomforting photo taken of the little girl who inspired “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
03/17/2011 07:15 am -
Chapter & Verse Bristol Palin will publish a book
Bristol Palin will write about "her life, her world, and the things that matter most" in a 2011 book called "Not Afraid of Life."
03/01/2011 11:47 am -
Chapter & Verse Dr. Seuss's birthday: How many ways can we celebrate?
Dr. Seuss's birthday – March 2 – has become a holiday of note around the world.
03/01/2011 11:23 am -
Interview with Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of "36 Arguments for the Existence of God"
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein talks about her novel "36 Arguments for the Existence of God" – a book that goes places bestselling fiction normally avoids.
02/10/2011 06:05 am -
Chapter & Verse Egypt: reflections from the author of "Down the Nile"
Rowing solo 120 miles down the Nile gave Rosemary Mahoney a unique perspective on the Egyptian character.
02/04/2011 10:03 am -
Chapter & Verse Roger Rosenblatt: How do you teach writing?
Award-winning writer Roger Rosenblatt explains what he has learned about teaching his craft.
02/03/2011 06:05 am -
You Never Give Me Your Money
Veteran music reporter Peter Doggett offers a heartbreaking but fascinating account of the postbreakup Beatles.
01/13/2011 06:10 am -
Chapter & Verse J.K. Rowling cleared of plagiarism charges in the US
'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling was cleared of plagiarism charges when a judge found that the plaintiff's case 'strains credulity.'
01/07/2011 10:48 am
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