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Christian Science Monitor | Books
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'Coming Apart': Charles Murray sees an America divided, but not by race
'Coming Apart' by Charles Murray is being called an important book. But is it a good one?


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Charles Dickens: looking for love in all the wrong places
On the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Dickens – Feb. 7, 2012 – his best novels remain linked to his many heartaches.


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Indigo, Books-a-Million boycott Amazon
Booksellers Indigo Books and Music and Books-a-Million join Barnes & Noble in refusing to sell Amazon-published books – but Amazon may be looking into opening their own retail stores.


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Former White House intern claims to have had an affair with JFK in a new book
Former White House intern Mimi Alford claims in 'Once Upon A Secret' that she had an affair with the former president when she was 19.


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Reader recommendation: Great by Choice
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.


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Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick will write two more books
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, who signed a deal with Hyperion for two new books, will release the first this May in e-book form only.


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Reader recommendation: Bury Your Dead
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.


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After Muslim protests, Kolkata Book Fair cancels Taslima Nasrin book launch
The launch of Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin’s new autobiography "Nirbasan" was cancelled after the fair's organizers received threats from Muslim leaders.


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'Watchmen' prequels provoke debate in comic book community
A prequel series will be released this summer, written by acclaimed comic book authors – but the original 'Watchmen' writer isn't involved.


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Barnes
In the latest salvo in the war between the book giants, Barnes & Noble says it won't sell books published by Amazon in its stores.


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Barnes
A New York Times article puts Barnes & Noble – and its next e-reader – in the headlines.


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Jonathan Franzen: E-readers are 'damaging to society'
Jonathan Franzen, the author of 'Freedom' and 'The Corrections,' calls e-readers incompatible with 'responsible self-government.'


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'A Wrinkle in Time' 50 years later
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publishing of Madeleine L'Engle classic "A Wrinkle in Time."


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America's most literate cities: Washington, D.C. takes the top spot
Seattle comes in at number two on the new list released by Central Connecticut State University, while Bakersfield, Calif. is ranked as the least literate city in America.


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'Noir City' organizer Eddie Muller on the evolution of the genre he loves
'Czar of Noir' Eddie Muller talks about the hard-boiled crime fiction that inspired film noir.


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