All Books
- SeaWorld death prompts author to explore whales in captivityIn 'Death at SeaWorld,' writer David Kirby examines killer whale shows in the wake of the 2010 theme park tragedy.
- Ernest Hemingway: 10 quotes on his birthday Here are 10 quotes from American journalist and novelist Ernest Hemingway to commemorate the date of his birth on July 21, 1899.
- Where the Bodies Are BuriedThis mystery is rooted in Glasgow's past.
- Reader recommendation: Immigrants and BoomersMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Brazil: 11 books to read before you go The 11 travel books that The Lonely Planet suggests you read before arriving in Brazil.
- The CandidatePopkin's book will fascinate campaign junkies with its capsule histories of past presidential runs.
- Reader recommendation: Calling Invisible WomenMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Schumer challenges DOJ on e-book lawsuitSen. Charles Schumer wrote in an op-ed that the Department of Justice's lawsuit could 'wipe out the publishing industry as we know it.'
- You bought – a crack house?Matthew Batt tells how he and his wife bought a house that absolutely nobody else wanted and – with considerable blood, sweat, and tears – turned it into their home, sweet home.
- Surviving Harvard: 7 stories from freshman year From his new book 'That Book About Harvard,' writer Eric Kester shares stories of his embarrassments and mishaps at America's most famous college.
- Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng will release memoirThe lawyer, who now attends the New York University School of Law, will release a memoir in fall 2013.
- James Joyce: A New BiographyGordon Bowker seeks the real James Joyce in the pages of his work.
- Reader recommendation: Brave CompanionsMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Some good news for the book businessBookStats, an annual survey that tracks the American publishing industry, finds that, contrary to doomsday predictions, bookstores and paper-and-ink books are still in demand.
- 4 writers who stretch the limits of their craft These four writers have all crafted books utterly different from anything else you've read.
- 'Game of Thrones' and 'Hunger Games' inspire baby namesThe baby name website Nameberry says names from fantasy novels 'Game of Thrones' and 'Hunger Games' are among the most popular this year.
- 'Poetry of the Taliban' – will it find an audience in the US?Alex Strick van Linschoten, one of the editors of the US edition of 'Poetry of the Taliban,' says many of the poems in the book deal with unexpected topics.
- Bestselling books the week of 7/19/12, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
- Stephen R. Covey: 7 essential quotes to commemorate his life Recognized by Time magazine as one of the 25 most influential Americans, Stephen R. Covey, author of "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," impacted millions of individuals worldwide.
- CronkiteDouglas Brinkley’s detailed new biography portrays an individual far more complex than we imagined.