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Marco Rubio's memoir is released as his star risesMarco Rubio's memoir 'An American Son' hit bookstores this week even as rumors swirl that Mitt Romney is considering him for a running mate.
Alice Walker refuses publication of 'The Color Purple' in HebrewAlice Walker says she objects to the publication of 'The Color Purple' in Hebrew by an Israeli publisher because of the country's treatment of Palestinians.
3 of the best summer 2012 novels Old crimes come back to haunt characters in three of the summer's best novels.
Reader recommendation: The Heart is a Lonely HunterMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Bestselling books the week of 6/21/12, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Author band the Rock Bottom Remainders calls it quitsThe Rock Bottom Remainders, which includes writers Stephen King and Dave Barry, will play their last two shows this weekend in California.
Microsoft Surface: first serious iPad competitor?The new Microsoft Surface has the capability of a PC and a full multi-touch keyboard.
Barack Obama: The StoryClinton biographer David Maraniss strives for a key to America's 44th president.
Reader recommendation: Willy NelsonMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
John Edwards' mistress discusses their relationship in forthcoming bookRielle Hunter writes that Edwards was 'temporarily insane' when he denied paternity of her child.
Military historian Michael Stephenson: Who dies in battle and how?'They've always been young, and they've nearly always been poor,' Stephenson says of our soldiers.
For Paul McCartney's Birthday: The Top 40 McMoments On former Beatle Paul McCartney's 70th birthday, here are 40 memorable moments from his musical life.
Vita NovaWriter Andrew Frisardi renders Dante's text into clear, nimble English, creating a book that works for newcomers as well as Dante scholars.
'Island Practice': 4 stories from an island's go-to doctor Nantucket turns to Dr. Timothy Lepore for a wide-range of needs. Here are four of the more unusual stories included in "Island Practice," Pam Belluck's book about Lepore.
The '100-Mile Book Diet': Could it work for you?Canadian website 49th Shelf has started a 'read local' campaign, urging readers to adopt the '100-Mile Book Diet.'
New Ways to Kill Your MotherAuthor and essayist Colm Tóibín explores the ways that writers' families influence their work.
Reader recommendation: DeafeningMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Richard Ford: Why writing is an act of optimismPulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford talks about his new novel "Canada," his memories of the late Raymond Carver, and how art makes life.
Reader recommendation: Gandhi's List of Social SinsMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
'Bring Up the Bodies': 5 other portrayals of Anne Boleyn One of history's most divisive personalities, Anne Boleyn has taken the spotlight again in Hilary Mantel's new novel "Bring Up the Bodies." Here are five other portrayals of the queen in pop culture.
