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Reese Witherspoon will narrate 'Go Set a Watchman' audiobook'As a Southerner, it is an honor and privilege to give voice to the Southern characters who inspired my childhood love of reading, Scout and Atticus Finch,' the 'Wild' actress said in a statement.
Toni Morrison discusses 'skin privilege' in recent interviews about 'God Help the Child'In one interview Morrison said that "when a white teenager is shot in the back by a cop running away ... we'll know something about race."
'The Little Prince': An upcoming adaptation gets another trailerThe new adaptation of the classic book includes the voice work of actors Jeff Bridges, Marion Cotillard, and James Franco.
Banned Books Week 2015 will center on young adult titles'These are the books that speak most immediately to young people, dealing with many of the difficult issues that arise in their own lives, or in the lives of their friends,' Judith Platt, chair of the Banned Books Week national committee, said of challenged YA books.
Queen Victoria's children's book will be released this summerThe Royal Collection Trust will publish a children's story written by the monarch when she was a young girl.
We always knew it – 'Harry Potter' books really do cast spellsBritish scientists say their research confirms that emotion-charged passages in 'Harry Potter' books have significant impact on the brains of readers.
Jon Krakauer's 'Missoula,' about alleged campus rape, draws critical praiseReviewers are calling the book 'meticulously reported' and 'the right book at the right time.'
Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev: What were they thinking?Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen suggests that Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev may have seen terrorism as 'a shortcut to greatness.' As a terrorist, 'You can go from being a nobody to declaring war on a great country,' says Gessen.
'A Wrinkle in Time': A cut passage is publishedFans of the classic science fiction novel recently got a look at a section of the book that was taken out before publication. 'Wrinkle' won the Newbery Medal.
Pulitzer Prize 2015 winners include 'All the Light We Cannot See,' 'The Sixth Extinction'Monitor staff named 'Light' as one of the best books of 2014.
'Natchez Burning' author Greg Iles discusses 'The Bone Tree,' the twist-filled sequelIles's new book, 'The Bone Tree,' includes an investigation into the JFK assassination. 'If Oswald did not act alone, then I would say there’s a 95% chance that a conspiracy of the size and type that I laid out in this book is the most likely thing to have happened,' Iles says.
Anti-Hillary books may be this season's new genreA bevy of upcoming books take aim at former Secretary of State and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Director McG comes aboard 'Shadowhunters' TV seriesThe director will helm at least one episode of the upcoming ABC Family series. 'Shadowhunters' is based on the 'Mortal Instruments' series by Cassandra Clare.
'Pitch Perfect 2' actress Anna Kendrick will release a book in 2016Kendrick recently starred in the musical movies 'The Last Five Years' and 'Into the Woods' and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in the film 'Up in the Air.'
How to best enjoy National Poetry MonthPoetry isn't doing it for you? Maybe you need to find a new poet.
Why everyone is talking about the new book by David BrooksReaders have been fascinated by Brooks's contention that external success – or what he calls 'résumé' success – is less essential than inner goodness.
Most challenged books: what do they say about us?The American Library Association's 2014 list of most banned books may be indicative of contemporary concerns.
J.K. Rowling: why failure is essential to success'You will fail,' says 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling, talking about her new book 'Very Good Lives.' 'That's inevitable. It's what you do with it.'
John Wilkes Booth: history's most charming assassin?‘Fortune’s Fool,’ the first-ever biography of John Wilkes Booth, portrays Lincoln's assassin as charismatic, talented, and overcome with hatred and rage.
'Dead Wake’ author Erik Larson talks about history, hubris, and the LusitaniaIn an interview with the Monitor, Larson says history has taught him that 'any time we find ourselves expressing smug confidence about things that will or will not happen, we need to take warning.'
