Shalom Auslander, the author of “Foreskin’s Lament,” believes in a God who is not pleased when someone writes an angry and very...

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Joining the growing list of publishers that use public votes to decide what to publish, Penguin Group is teaming with Amazon.com and...

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Justice Clarence Thomas says Anita Hill was a mediocre employee who was used by political opponents to make claims that she had been...

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"Libraries are the new must-have for the rich and famous"The Times, 28 September 2007.Well, I'm neither rich nor famous, but oh, do I love my library!   If only the heating worked in there, I'd be close to ins...

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Just found this on an e-group posted by Bernice Chauly:Readings at NoBlackTie presents a smorgasboard of Malaysian writers/poets/mus...

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Jenna Bush’s first book, “Ana’s Story,” will get a first run of 500,000 copies and a cross-country publicity swing.

A collection of nonfiction (and one story) from the Turkish writer and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk.

Naomi Klein essentially accuses Milton Friedman of being the godfather of a Mafia-like gang who have exploited the public disorientation...

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In this first novel, a nerdy Dominican-American yearns to write fiction and fall in love.

This magnificent biography of Henry Morton Stanley is a superb adventure story as well as a feat of advocacy.