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Most well-read cities: Three Virginia cities on Amazon top 20 listMost well-read cities included Alexandria, Va., which came out ahead of Cambridge, Mass., and Berkeley, Calif., in the Amazon list. The top 5 most-well read cities also included Ann Arbor, Mich., and Boulder, Colorado.
PBS documentary explores the world of romance novelsPBS documentary 'Guilty Pleasures' looks at the romance novel – one of the most popular literary genres on the planet.
'The Amateur,' a new book slamming Obama, is already amassing criticsThe book, by former NYT Magazine editor Edward Klein, makes Jodi Kantor’s “The Obamas” 'feel like a neighborly visit.'
Jean Craighead George: remembering a Newbery Award-winnerJean Craighead George, author of 'My Side of the Mountain' and 'Julie of the Wolves,' was often praised for her detailed descriptions of wildlife.
Running With the KenyansIn a move that is alternately naive, courageous, and entertaining, British journalist Adharanand Finn transplants to Kenya to learn from the world's best runners.
Orhan Pamuk's Museum of Innocence opens in IstanbulOrhan Pamuk's Museum of Innocence, based on his 2008 novel, houses thousands of objects that evoke the atmosphere of 1970s Turkey and enshrine ordinary life.
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Carlos Fuentes: Tribute to a Mexican literary and political iconCarlos Fuentes belonged to a generation of Latin American writers who were both literary and political, author and social commentator. Fuentes was a public intellectual.
The Wind Through the KeyholeThe Wind Through the Keyhole" – a "Dark Tower"-related novel set in the fictional Mid-World – is unlikely to be ranked among Stephen King’s top works, but it's still plenty entertaining.
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Carlos Fuentes: 5 best novels Throughout his decades-long literary career, Carlos Fuentes produced more than 20 books. Here are five of his best.
Bestselling books the week of 5/17/12, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.- Is Virginia really the best-read state in the nation?The state also had more cities on Amazon's list of the top 20 most well-read areas than any other.
The strange history of the English languageLinguist David Crystal, author of "The Story of English in 100 Words," analyzes vocabulary from "shellacking" to "Twittersphere."
How fast can they write? E-books push writer productivityA dozen books a year? Some writers are accelerating the pace in this brave new world of e-books.
The Aleppo CodexThe most accurate Biblical codex in Jewish tradition – a book revered both for its linguistic precision and its beauty – has been a victim of intentional deceit and government cover-ups.
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21 smart nonfiction titles we think you'll enjoy this summer Here are 21 promising nonfiction titles appearing just in time for summer 2012.
15 summer 2012 novels we think you'll like Here are 15 fiction titles that look promising for the best of summer 2012 reading.
