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- 'Avid Reader' is the story of a publishing icon and friend to authors
Over the decades, Robert Gottlieb worked with a veritable Who's Who of 20th-century literary figures.
- 'Commonwealth,' Ann Patchett's new novel, is a family affair
Patchett's latest novel – her most autobiographical to date – weaves a wry but compassionate tale of step-siblings forced to become family.
- How a new technology can help researchers read closed books
Researchers say the imaging system from MIT, which uses radiation to reveal the pages of a closed book, could help historians access books and documents too fragile to open.
- 'Astro City, Vol. 13: Honor Guard' features superheroes with heart
Kurt Busiek's 'Astro City' comic series highlights the humanity behind the masks.
- 4 powerful novels to help young readers come to terms with 9/11
These four middle grade and young adult authors courageously tackle 9/11 in a crop of freshly published novels.
- 'Pond' is a cool, curious dive into a world of minutiae
Claire-Louise Bennett's unclassifiable work is a 'tumble down a rabbit hole,' taking readers into a world where the drama is in the details.
- In 'Whistlestop' John Dickerson looks to history for perspective on campaigns
John 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.'
- 'Mad Enchantment' is a compelling portrait of Monet and his chef d'œuvre
Biographer Ross King once again puts a human face on the historical narrative of an artistic triumph.