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- 'In the Country' tells tales from the Filipino diaspora
Mia Alvar's debut short story collection portrays nine different lives, connected through memories of their home country.
- ‘Clay Water Brick’ explores the spirit of entrepreneurship
Kiva founder Jessica Jackley’s memoir is an inspiring tale of one woman's drive to help others succeed.
- 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child': What will it be about?
'Potter' author J.K. Rowling recently revealed more details about the new play about the boy wizard that's opening in London in 2016. What will the story of the new play be?
- 12 sports books make a summer reading potluck These 12 books range from the story of a family of baseball catchers to a tribute to the knuckleball to an introspective exploration by a woman rower and beyond. Together they offer a summer full of good reading.
- June 27: possibly the spookiest date in literature
June 27, in Shirley Jackson’s 1948 short story, “The Lottery,” is the date when residents of a seemingly quaint small town gather to participate in a ritual act of violence.
- 'The Brontë Cabinet' sets the three fabled sisters in context
Biographer Deborah Lutz builds connections between cultural history, fiction, and the actual lives of the Brontës.
- Reader Recommendation: Louise Catherine:The Other Mrs. Adams
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.