All Books
- 'The Boy Kings': 6 stories from a Facebook employee Author Katherine Losse shares 6 of her stories from behind-the-scenes stories from her time at Facebook.
- The Dictator's Learning Curve
Journalist William Dobson looks at the ‘nimble’ tactics of autocrats in an age of social media.
- Should young adult books have age ratings?
Author G.P. Taylor says 'children's literature has gone too far' and advocates a ratings system like that for movies or video games.
- 'Let's Pretend This Never Happened': 7 stories from a memoir by The Bloggess From a pet turkey to Post-It arguments, here are seven stories from popular blogger Jenny Lawson's new book 'Let's Pretend This Never Happened.'
- Snow-Storm in August
In 'Snow-Storm,' author Jefferson Morley intensely captures the tension-filled 1830s and draws historical figures of the time in subtle shadings.
- Limerick master Edward Lear celebrates his 200th birthday
Limericks survive today with poems that pay tribute to everything from Steve Jobs to the London Underground.
- Subversives
'Subversives' takes a deep and troubling look at Reagan's handling of the civil unrest in Berkeley in the 1960s.
- J.K. Rowling's publisher reveals cover art
The cover art for 'The Casual Vacancy,' J.K. Rowling's upcoming novel for adults, consists of a simple design with a check mark in the center.
- 4 truly American novels These books center on residents of the USA in different eras all trying to find success.
- Nathaniel Hawthorne: 10 quotes on his birthday Nathaniel Hawthorne is considered one of the fathers of the American literary cannon. Here are 10 memorable quotes to commemorate his July 4 birthday.
- The Obamians
Is there an Obama Doctrine? 'The Obamians' leaves room for doubt, but it does provide an interesting look at the inner workings of the president's foreign policy team.