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- 'The Book Thief' movie, starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson, arrives this November
'The Book Thief' actor Rush praised co-star Sophie Nélisse, who portrays protagonist Liesel Meminger. 'Sophie is just a true, natural original.... she's a gifted performer,' Rush said.
- Summer reading and the beauty of serendipity
Oh, the magic of finding a great book through the sheer power of chance! Is the summer the best time for that to happen?
- The Son
Philipp Meyer's Texas epic tells a story that can stand alongside classics by Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy.
- Reader recommendation: War and the Soul
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- Customers are more likely to buy books if they smell chocolate, says study
A group of Belgian researchers that concluded shoppers are more likely to buy items at a bookstore (especially cookbooks and romance novels) if the scent of chocolate is in the air.
- Laurie Halse Anderson's 'Speak' will be adapted as a graphic novel
'Speak' was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
- 10 best books of August: the Monitor's picks Here are the 10 titles the Monitor's book critics are recommending this month.
- The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail
Newbery Medalist Richard Peck concocts a delightful story about an accident-prone mouse sent away to school next to Buckingham Palace.