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Are all campaign books awful? Clinton's certainly doesn't buck the trend'Stronger Together,' like most campaign books, is so poorly produced, it serves no one – reader, publisher, political party, nor candidate.
George W. Bush's portraits of veterans evoke both controversy and praise'Portraits of Courage' – 66 oil paintings and a four-panel mural of veterans and active service members, all painted by Bush – will be published early next year.
Examining the legacy of the Attica riots, 45 years laterHistorian Heather Ann Thompson finds both horrors and hope in the epic saga of the Attica Prison uprising.
4 powerful novels to help young readers come to terms with 9/11These four middle grade and young adult authors courageously tackle 9/11 in a crop of freshly published novels.
In 'Whistlestop' John Dickerson looks to history for perspective on campaignsJohn Dickerson tells Monitor contributor Erik Spanberg that he wondered: 'What were the norms and standards that existed for previous [presidential] campaigns?' He looked to history and found that 'it was just so much fun, these stories you come across.'
Be honest: How many books did you actually read this summer?My guilty secret: Even though my life is largely devoted to books, somehow I only managed to read one book for pleasure this summer.
Why the 1940 US presidential election was – and wasn't – a lot like 2016The candidates and the issues they confronted in 1940 have some surprising similarities to the candidates and issues of 2016. But the differences are at least as stark.
#emojireads: Can emoji replace book reviews?Emoji – those adorable digital icons – are now depicting book titles, summaries, and even entire stories.
Roald Dahl: back in the spotlightSteven Spielberg’s new film adaptation of a Roald Dahl story has Dahl being remembered as a children's book author with a dark sense of humor. But his stories for adults are typically more macabre.
Do book lovers live longer?Regular book reading appears to promote a 'significant survival advantage,' says a Yale University study.
How Jimmy Carter became the best ex-presidentDepressed and isolated after his loss to Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election, Carter found a new mission and changed the world
Why am I always hungry when I read?I have come to connect reading with food – a bond that grows particularly strong in summer.
‘Have you no sense of decency?' - who said it first and whyAs Trump faces fire, a look back at the words that shook Joseph McCarthy.
When they're shooting police in my hometown, can I go on reading?Flannery O’Connor once said that, 'in the long run, a people is known, not by its statements and statistics, but by the stories it tells.'
Ridley Pearson says inspiration, passion drove the writing of 'White Bone''Maybe four years ago, I read that your and my grandchildren will not see elephants in the wild,' Pearson told Monitor contributor Erik Spanberg. 'I kind of got passionate about it and I decided to make it the topic of [my] book.'
Are Harry Potter readers less likely to vote for Donald Trump?
Will 'Genius' bring new readers to the novels of Thomas Wolfe?Read 'Look Homeward, Angel' today, and you can be forgiven for concluding that legendary editor Max Perkins didn’t cut out enough.
Can Stephanie Meyer's new spy thriller match 'Twilight' success?'The Chemist,' the first adult novel of 'Twilight' author Stephanie Meyer, follows the adventures of a former clandestine government operative who goes on the run.
Is it easier for teens to get guns than books? Obama thinks so.'We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer, or even a book,' the president said during an interfaith memorial service Tuesday for five Dallas police officers.
Why I read 'Robinson Crusoe' every summerThe same way that some families go to the same mountain cabin, beach house or place by the lake each vacation season, every summer I find myself circling back to 'Robinson Crusoe.'
