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- Arnold Schwarzenegger's new memoir: anything but 'total recall'?
Arnold Schwarzenegger's new memoir 'Total Recall' is disappointing many readers.
- 'The Casual Vacancy' e-book suffers technical problems
Some readers were upset by the font size of early releases of the e-book version of 'The Casual Vacancy,' in addition to concerns about its price.
- Banned Books Week celebrates its 30th anniversary
Events included in this year's Banned Books Week include the '50 State Salute.'
- 'Gods Like Us': 6 stories of Hollywood from Ty Burr's new book Here are 6 tales of Hollywood lore in 'Gods Like Us.'
- J. K. Rowling's new book: Gritty and darkly humorous
J.K. Rowling has written a gritty and darkly humorous tale of ugly realities in a pretty English village. "The Casual Vacancy" is a story of ambition, envy, and rivalry. "There's swearing and sex ... It's a bit of a shock," says one reader.
- What books to assign to a group of inmate-students?
Dickens or Denisovich? Mailer or Malamud? This professor agonized over the reading list for a class of prison inmates.
- 'The Dangerous Animals Club': 5 stories from Stephen Tobolowsky's book Prolific actor Stephen Tobolowsky looks back over his life in his collection of essays.
- Biographer D.T. Max: getting inside David Foster Wallace's head
'The mystery about David was about how someone so immensely talented, creative and successful could feel so bad about himself no matter what,' Max says.