All Books
- 'Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible' portrays a Russia in which 'everything is PR'
Former Russian TV producer and director Peter Pomerantsev offers a peek inside the machine that distracts much of the Russian populace.
- Calling all Shakespeare fans: new service lets viewers watch Globe Theatre productions online
The Globe Player lets viewers rent or purchase videos of various Globe productions, including those in languages other than English.
- 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' trailer shows the conflict to come
'Armies' is the third film in the planned 'Hobbit' trilogy and will be released on Dec. 17.
- What's the best passage in literature?
Amazon shares information – gathered from readers who highlight favorite lines in their Kindles – about the most popular passages in books from the Bible to 'The Hunger Games'.
- 10 best books of November: the Monitor's picks Here are the 10 books that the Monitor's critics judged to be at the top of the heap this month.
- What Academy Award-winning actor has reportedly signed on to play J.D. Salinger?
The movie 'Coming Through the Rye,' written and directed by Jim Sadwith, will center on two young adults trying to track down the 'Catcher in the Rye' author.
- 'The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher' allows Hilary Mantel to imagine what might have been
The author of 'Wolf Hall' opens doors into alternate worlds in her new collection of short fiction.
- Reader recommendation: The Signature of All Things
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'A Series of Unfortunate Events': The dour series is coming to Netflix
The rights to the children's series by Lemony Snicket have reportedly been secured by the streaming company.
- 'The Meaning of Human Existence' considers humanity's purpose and place in the grand scheme of things
Biologist Edward O. Wilson tackles mankind – our origins, our unique place in the universe, and what the future of the species holds – in about 200 pages.
- Navy SEAL, who wrote book about the bin Laden raid, loses $4.5 million
Former Navy SEAL, Matt Bissonnette, filed a lawsuit against his ex-lawyers for advising him it was OK to publish his book about the Osama bin Laden raid. The book "No Easy Day," prompted a Pentagon inquiry that evolved into a criminal probe by the Justice Department.
- Reader recommendation: Frederick Weyerhaeuser and the American West
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'Wolf Hall' miniseries will come to PBS this April
The miniseries stars actor Mark Rylance as advisor Thomas Cromwell and 'Homeland' actor Damian Lewis as monarch King Henry VIII.
- Ever dreamed of sleeping in a Hogwarts dormitory? Here's your chance
A London hotel is offering guests the chance to stay in wizard-style rooms.
- Would you read a book sponsored by Sweet'NLow?
"Find Me I'm Yours," is actually a series of websites and web TV shows, and a vehicle for product placement, all developed by a team of 35 writers, web developers, and social media whizzes.
- 'Lives in Common' recalls a not-too-distant time when Arabs and Jews lived as neighbors
Just a century ago, Jews and Arabs lived in the same courtyards, participated in each other's religious festivals, and watched over each other's children, says an Israeli political scientist.
- Reader recommendation: Playing on All the Keys
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.