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- 4 engaging audio books that span the globe These four audiobooks give us plenty to occupy our ears as the nights grow longer.
- Still looking for a scary story post-Halloween? Booksellers have a suggestion for you
In a recent survey by industry newsletter Shelf Awareness, the novel 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' by Shirley Jackson was booksellers' top pick for a great spooky tale.
- Lena Dunham cancels tour dates following bloggers' accusations that she sexually abused her younger sister
- 'Ciao, Carpaccio!' is travel writer Jan Morris's loving meditation on Venetian painter Vittore Carpaccio
In a book billed as her final work, famed travel writer Jan Morris salutes an old friend and favorite artist.
- 10 best books of November, according to Amazon Here's what Amazon's editors selected as the best books being released this month.
- 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1' trailer shows a lot of action
'Mockingjay' is an adaptation of part of the final book in Suzanne Collins's trilogy.
- J.K. Rowling reveals past, 'source of inspiration' for 'Harry Potter' character Dolores Umbridge
Dolores Umbridge is a sadistic teacher whom Harry encounters. Rowling posted a piece on the website Pottermore with new information about the character's past and revealed how she was inspired to give the cruel teacher a love of bows and kittens.
- Halloween: Can you figure out the culprit of a locked-room mystery?
Editor Otto Penzler explains how he selected the 'locked-room mysteries' that are included in 'The Black Lizard Big Book of Locked-Room Mysteries.'
- Will '41: A Portrait of my Father' reveal a different side of George W. Bush?
George W. Bush's biography of his father will be published Nov. 11 by Crown, with a planned first printing of 1 million copies.
- 'The Devil's Alliance' traces the short, unhappy marriage of Hitler and Stalin
The 'Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics' stunned the world and altered the course of World War II.
- Reader recommendation: On the Beach
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.