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- Eisenhower in War and PeaceJean Edward's Smith's new biography obliterates earlier arguments that Eisenhower’s was a dull, torpid presidency.
- Reader recommendation: Following AtticusMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Barnes & Noble: on the offensive with a $199 Nook TabletThe price and specifications of the new Nook Tablet put it in direct competition with Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet device.
- Astronaut Mark Kelly has written a children's bookMark Kelly, husband of former US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will release his children's book about a mouse in space this fall.
- When E.B. White is also GrandpaE.B. White’s granddaughter Martha keeps loving watch over a unique literary legacy.
- Presidents Day: our best presidents are as close as the nearest biographyWith biographies like Carl Sandburg's 'Lincoln,' Americans can learn about past presidents on any day of the year.
- Behind the Beautiful Forevers'Pure, astonishing reportage’ of makeshift life in an Indian slum.
- Reader recommendation: The White CompanyMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'The Hunger Games' quiz: Test your knowledge!
The first book of Suzanne Collins' 'Hunger Games' trilogy was published in 2008. Today all three series books – in which heroine Katniss Everdeen lives and fights in a futuristic North America – are still topping bestseller lists. And now on March 23 the movie adaptation of the first book of the series, "The Hunger Games," will be arriving at theaters. How well do you know "The Hunger Games"? Brush up before you see the first movie. (Careful – some spoilers follow.)
- Barrett-Browning love letters go digitalOn February 14, the famous love letters of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning were made available online.
- Portugal plays each side against the other in World War IINeill Lochery's new book "Lisbon" chronicles Portugal's pivotal role in World War II.
- Amanda Knox signs book dealKnox, who had her murder conviction overturned in October, will publish a memoir through HarperCollins.
- Charles Dickens as journalistCharles Dickens – the great novelist – was also a journalist in love with the streets.
- Bill O'Reilly's new book will “answer many questions” about JFK's assassinationFox host Bill O'Reilly, who has already written about Lincoln's assassination in his bestseller 'Killing Lincoln,' will now tackle Kennedy's assassination.
- Reader recommendation: God's SecretariesMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 10 best books for readers ages 7 to 9 Ten delightful literary adventures for young readers aged 7 to 9.
- The Last Great SenateDid the Senate really used to be a grand institution? Ira Shapiro argues that it was – and not that long ago.
- Reader recommendation: Salvage the BonesMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Robert Harris's "The Fear Index" makes a thriller out of a man sitting at a computerRobert Harris, the author of 'The Ghost,' discusses his new financial page-turner "The Fear Index" and his predilection for writing about ancient Rome.
- Kennedy son Tim Shriver will write book on the Special OlympicsSpecial Olympics CEO Tim Shriver says his new book will focus on how the athletes involved in the competition have changed his life.