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- Reader recommendation: The Coast of MaineMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Akira Yoshizawa: the 101st birthday of an origami masterAkira Yoshizawa, an origami pioneer honored today with a google doodle, brought paper to life.
- Garry Marshall: 10 stories from his memoir The 'Pretty Woman' and 'New Year's Eve' director Garry Marshall reflects on his time in Tinseltown in his new memoir, 'My Happy Days In Hollywood.'
- Encyclopedia Britannica puts an end to print publishingThe familiar Encyclopedia Britannica reference books will now only be published digitally, says the company.
- Albert Einstein: 15 quotes on his birthday Here, on his birthday, are 15 memorable quotes from Albert Einstein.
- Bestselling books the week of 3/15/12, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
- Worlds ApartFormer US Ambassador to Austria Swanee Hunt writes hauntingly of the "grand intentions and missed opportunities" that prevented us from protecting Bosnians.
- Reader recommendation: A Long Way From HomeMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Writer Francesca Lia Block enlists her fans to fight Bank of AmericaAfter mortgage and communication problems brought young adult author Francesca Lia Block close to losing her house, she asked her readers to spread the word about her situation.
- 7 excellent books about Kony and the LRA Seven books to better inform about Kony, the LRA, and Uganda.
- 'What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?': 15 answers From the new book 'What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?,' the four stars of 'The Buried Life' share what strangers have told them.
- Right pricing e-books: Is the government actually discouraging competition?Authors Guild President Scott Turow charges in an open letter about e-book pricing: “Our government may be on the verge of killing real competition in order to save the appearance of competition.”
- Reader recommendation: A People’s History of the United StatesMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- That 'Crazy Daisy' who started the Girl ScoutsOn the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts, biographer Stacy A. Cordery talks about Juliette Gordon Low, the unusual woman behind one of the world's most beloved organizations.
- 'John Carter': 11 other adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs novels As the movie 'John Carter' arrives in theaters, here are 11 of the most well-known adaptations of other Edgar Rice Burroughs books.
- Lower e-book prices ahead as government threatens Apple, publishers?The Justice Department has told Apple and five major publishers that it's planning to sue them for fixing e-book prices.
- Edith Pearlman takes the NBCC fiction prizeOther National Book Critics Circle honorees include writer John Lewis Gaddis for 'George F. Kennan: An American Life' and Maya Jasanoff for 'Liberty's Exiles.'
- Lincoln's close call with electoral defeat'Decided on the Battlefield' by David Alan Johnson tells how Abraham Lincoln nearly lost it all.
- Finally! Pottermore will open in AprilAfter lengthy beta testing, the Harry Potter website Pottermore will be open to the public starting in early April.
- Sword of the Spirit, Shield of FaithBritish academic Andrew Preston offers a crisply written account of the historic intersection of religion and US foreign policy.