Topic: Penguin Group

Happy Birthday, Nancy Drew!

Nancy Drew, the titian-haired sleuth beloved by American girls for decades, turns 80 this week.

Going for a softer touch, Ruth Reichl renames her memoir

Ruth Reichl's memoir about her mother has morphed from "Not Becoming My Mother" to "For You Mom, Finally."

2010 Pulitzer Prize winners in letters and drama

"Tinkers" by Paul Harding surprised many by winning the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

A reading list for 2010

Looking ahead, here's a list of some of the most anticipated titles of the first quarter of the new year.

Chinese novelist Mian Mian sues for piracy – by Google

Chinese author Mian Mian – whose works include 'Panda Sex' and 'Acid Lover' – filed the first copyright violation by a Chinese author against Google. She says Google scanned her novel without permission.

Opinion: A twitter tour of Western philosophy

What if Socrates, Plato, Augustine, Aquinas, and Hume had been able to tweet their thoughts?

Summer reading list

'Where is the money in e-books?'

Books they're trying to pitch

A new Winnie the Pooh book for 2009

Sad ending to a memoir

Lynne Cheney plans to write a bio of James Madison

Best nonfiction books of 2008

The Monitor’s annual gift guide to the best nonfiction books of 2008.

Thanks to 'The Kite Runner,' a new school in Afghanistan

What book reviewers are saying this week

Opinion: Daily Kos founder: How you can take on the system

In a digitally democratic era, fans, bloggers, and activists can bypass traditional gatekeepers and bring about real change.

What book reviewers are saying this week

Who will be first to write about the crash?

What book reviewers are saying this week

An uneasy time in the book world

Journalist gains readers when his copy turns up, unexpectedly, in a romance novel

Elements of Paul Tolmé's piece on black-footed ferrets end up as dialogue in a book by bestselling author Cassie Edwards, yielding new readers for him and charges of copying his prose for her.

Journalist gains readers when his copy turns up, unexpectedly, in a romance novel

Elements of Paul Tolmé's piece on black-footed ferrets end up as dialogue in a book by bestselling author Cassie Edwards, yielding new readers for him and charges of copying his prose for her.

Marry Your Baby Daddy Day: Activist marries unwed parents

Maryann Reid holds mass weddings for black couples who have children.