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- What Günter Grass must say about IsraelGünter Grass’s poem 'What Must Be Said' is many things, but it is not a blanket denunciation of Israel.
- 'Three Cups of Tea' author Greg Mortenson battles a civil lawsuitAre readers who bought 'Three Cups of Tea' entitled to compensation?
- Paris in LoveMary Bly – writing under pen name Eloisa James – turns her Facebook posts into a delightful diary chronicling 12 months in Paris.
- Reader recommendation: American PrometheusMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Bestselling books: How well do you know the books on the top?
So you're a book maven, the kind of reader who's always up on the latest and the best. But how well do you really know the books that are on the top this week? Test your knowledge with our quiz on the top 10 titles on the IndieBound bestseller list.
- Bestselling books the week of 4/19/12, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
- Pippa Middleton book scheduled for an October releaseA book by Pippa Middleton, reportedly titled 'Celebrate,' will include party-planning tips.
- Book world expresses disappointment, outrage over Pulitzer snubPulitzer juror Susan Larson said she and the rest of the fiction jury are 'shocked … angry … and very disappointed' that the Pulitzer board elected not to choose a 2012 fiction winner.
- Henry James: 10 quotes on his birthday 10 quotes from the great American novelist Henry James on his 169th birthday.
- Thornton Wilder: 10 quotes on his birthday 10 quotes to celebrate the 115th birthday of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Thornton Wilder.
- PitchTodd Boss's new book of poems, 'Pitch,' serves up subtle music from a young master.
- Pulitzer Prize for history, but not for fictionThe late Manning Marable won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for history, honored for a Malcolm X book. But no Pulitzer Prize was awarded for fiction.
- Year of Reversible LossA posthumous memoir from longtime Monitor poet Norma Farber.
- Robert Doisneau: 5 best collections of his photography Check out these 5 photography collections of Doisneau's work from Paris to Palm Springs.
- What sank the Titanic?The Titanic was in 'a killing zone of nature,' says author Timothy Maltin.
- Pulitzer Prize: How well do you know the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winners?
The list for winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction reads like a who's-who of some of America's most venerated authors and their works. Created in 1918, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was known as the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel until 1947, when it took on its current name. How well do you know some of the books that the Pulitzer Prize has recognized?
- 1616: The World in MotionThis lavishly illustrated history of the year 1616 is both enthralling and frustrating.
- Reader recommendation: Stranger in a Strange LandMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Vatican, Bodleian Libraries will publish millions of ancient texts onlineWorks that will be available for perusal will include Gutenberg's Bible, believed to be the first text ever printed.
- 'The Presidents' Club': 10 stories about relationships between American presidents From Truman to Obama, 10 stories of friendships and feuds between US presidents.