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- 'One and Only Ivan' and 'This Is Not My Hat' capture Newbery and Caldecott awards
Writer Katherine Applegate and writer-illustrator Jon Klassen were the recipients of the Newbery Medal and the Caldecott Medal, respectively.
- How well do you know 'Pride and Prejudice'?
With one of the most famous opening lines of all time – 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife' – and one of literature's most beloved love stories, as well as satire that is still admired today, Jane Austen's novel 'Pride and Prejudice' is still an acknowledged classic 200 years after its publication in 1813. How well do you know the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy? Test your knowledge!
- Barnes & Noble will close one-third of its locations over next decade
The chain recently experienced disappointing numbers over the holiday season.
- Lewis Carroll: 10 quotes on his birthday Here are a few zany proverbs and one-liners from Lewis Carroll, one of the world's greatest illogicians.
- The Super Bowl: 10 football books to gear you up for the big game The biggest sports game of the year is just around the corner. Here are some books to put you in the mood.
- 'Games Without Rules' dominate Afghanistan's tangled history
Afghan-American author Tamim Ansary tracks the past of his native country
- The Painted Girls
Cathy Marie Buchanan spins a clear-eyed and heartfelt account of the seamy side of La Belle Époque in Europe.
- Virginia Woolf: 10 quotes on her birthday Here are 10 quotes to mark the birthday of Virginia Woolf.
- One Came Home
One of the best children's books of early 2013 tells the tale of a young girl whose sister goes missing during the largest passenger pigeon roosting ever.
- Reader recommendation: The Arab Uprisings
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- The Inventor and the Tycoon
Movies, money, and murder in the Gilded Age West.
- Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies' come to the stage
Mantel's novels will be performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Lance Armstrong: sued for fraud by two readers
Lance Armstrong is being sued in federal court by two readers who allege that Armstrong and his publishers committed fraud by stating that Armstrong's memoirs were fact.