'Coming Apart' by Charles Murray is being called an important book. But is it a good one?

On the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Dickens – Feb. 7, 2012 – his best novels remain linked to his many heartaches.

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.

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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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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The launch of Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin’s new autobiography "Nirbasan" was cancelled after the fair's organizers received threats from Muslim leaders.

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

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.

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

Jonathan Franzen, the author of 'Freedom' and 'The Corrections,' calls e-readers incompatible with 'responsible self-government.'

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

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.

'Czar of Noir' Eddie Muller talks about the hard-boiled crime fiction that inspired film noir.