Topic: The Knopf Publishing Group

Book world expresses disappointment, outrage over Pulitzer snub

Pulitzer juror Susan Larson said she and the rest of the fiction jury are 'shocked … angry … and very disappointed' that the Pulitzer board elected not to choose a 2012 fiction winner.

5 finalists for the 2011 National Book Award for Young People's Literature (with one title dropped)

It was apparently a mistake when they announced six titles this year instead of the usual five nominated for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. But then, said Harold Augebraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation, "We decided that it was better to add a sixth one as an exception, because they're all good books." Which of these six finalists do you think will win the 2011 National Book Award for Young People's Literature on Nov. 17?

UPDATE: One of the six finalists – "Shine" by Lauren Myracle – was removed from the list of 2011 nominees on Oct. 17.

Oh, the irony! Julian Assange wants to keep his autobiography private

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange – responsible for the high-profile leaking of secret US government files – is now hoping to block the publication of own autobiography.

5 good reasons to embrace the fall reading season

Are you a reader? Don't be afraid to say goodbye to summer. Good things are in store!

Lives and Letters

This essay collection by former New Yorker editor Robert Gottlieb pairs insights on art with a taste for scandal.

Bestselling books the week of 1/6/2011, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 12/30/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Julian Assange to keep WikiLeaks afloat with money from book deal

Julian Assange has signed a book deal worth more than $1 million as a way to pay WikiLeaks' legal bills. The business world has had a mixed reaction to Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.

Bestselling books the week of 12/16/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 12/9/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 12/2/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best at independent booksellers across America.

Best books of 2010: fiction

In 2010 Monitor reviewers critiqued hundreds of books. Here's a list of the 11 fiction titles they considered the most outstanding. To assist you with your holiday shopping, each title here has a link that allows you to purchase the book – even as you help to support The Christian Science Monitor

Bestselling books the week of 11/23/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Labor Day lessons from 1928

Policies that generate more widely shared prosperity lead to stronger and more sustainable economic growth — and that’s good for everyone.

Best nonfiction books of 2008

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

Publishers to Bush on memoir: Don't hurry

National Book Award Finalists