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- 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.
- Reader recommendation: Thinking, Fast and SlowMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 10 books to read after the 'Hunger Games' trilogy So you are officially addicted to the "Hunger Games" trilogy. Now what? Check out this list of 10 recommended reads to ease your withdrawal.
- 'Bookless libraries' – has it really come to this?A growing number of public and college libraries are deciding to remove paper-and-ink books from their shelves.
- 'Encyclopedia Brown' author Donald J. Sobol rememberedDonald J. Sobol, 87, had penned more than 20 books featuring Encyclopedia Brown, a.k.a. 'Sherlock Holmes in sneakers.'
- Johnson’s Life of LondonThe other eternal city: Boris Johnson brings a collection of famous Londoners to life.
- American Writers Museum gets a concept planThe foundation behind a proposed museum honoring American authors has published a plan for the building.
- Reader recommendation: The C.S. Lewis EncyclopediaMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 12 best quotes about writing Twelve famous authors talk about writing.
- Neil Gaiman will pen five children's booksNeil Gaiman will write five children's books for HarperCollins, including a sequel to his 2009 children's book 'Odd and the Frost Giants.'
- 'Gone Girl' will come to the big screenActress Reese Witherspoon will produce the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's bestselling new novel "Gone Girl."