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This 'Wimpy Kid' was made, not born
The movie version of 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' opens Friday. Here's how the filmmakers brought an illustrated book to the big screen.
Five questions for author Kelly Corrigan
Her 2008 best seller, 'The Middle Place,' dealt with the year she and her father were both diagnosed with cancer.
Book Buzz: Chelsea Handler off with a 'Bang'
The late-night comedy host follows 'Vodka'; Jodi Picoult has her own app; and a new novel arrives from the late Donald E. Westlake.
William Peter Blatty's 'Dimiter' possessed with suspense
The author of 'The Exorcist' is out with his first full-length novel in more than 25 years. But don't expect head-spinning demons.
'Dog Boy' unleashes a haunting, heartfelt tale
Eva Hornung's story about a feral child adopted by a pack of stray dogs is beautifully written.
| Abraham Lincoln Reborn As A Vampire Slayer
Suppose that, in 19th-century America, the forces of good and evil battled for the soul of the new republic — what we now know as the Civil War. Author Seth Grahame-Smith explores that premise in a new book you can really sink your teeth into.
Three-Minute Fiction: And The Winner Is …
The clock on our Three-Minute Fiction contest is ticking. Stay tuned, and we'll reveal our latest winner on Sunday.
Toxic 'Factory': Industrial Meat And The Environment
David Kirby's book Animal Factory tells the story of three people whose lives have been adversely affected by the growth of factory farms. Part investigative report, part thriller, this book explores the environmental and health impact of raising animals in confinement.
Excerpt: 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'
Negative Images 'Brainwash' African Americans
Ad man Tom Burrell calls out negative images of African Americans in the media for perpetuating the myth of black inferiority. In Brainwashed, he examines the history of the myth and how contemporary culture reinforces it.
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Book Reviews
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Book Review | 'Backing Into Forward: A Memoir,' by Jules Feiffer
In this frequently hilarious memoir, the acclaimed cartoonist Jules Feiffer offers a vision of New York City during the cultural and political foment of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.
Essay: The Making of the President, Then and Now
The great campaign books of the past are about more than the back-room drama that dominates recent releases.
Book Review | 'The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them,' by Elif Batuman
An entertaining memoir-cum-travelogue of a grad student’s improbable education in Russian language and literature.
Book Review | 'Blooms of Darkness,' by Aharon Appelfeld
In this novel with echoes of Anne Frank’s diary, a Jewish child is hidden in a brothel during the Holocaust.
Book Review | 'A Week in December,' by Sebastian Faulks
This ambitious, angry novel’s capitalist is more reliably loathsome than its jihadist.
Book Review | 'Silk Parachute,' by John McPhee
John McPhee writes on golf and lacrosse, food and fact-checkers, and, this time, himself.
Book Review | 'Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History,' by David Aaronovitch
Paranoia strikes deep in this journalist’s survey of conspiracy theories in Western politics.
Book Review | 'On the Brink,' by Henry M. Paulson Jr.
Henry M. Paulson’s account of his tumultuous term as George W. Bush’s last Treasury secretary.
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Top 5 Best Sellers
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Hardcover Fiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. HOUSE RULES, by Jodi Picoult
2. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
3. THE SILENT SEA, by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul
4. BACKLASH, by Aaron Allston
5. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, by Seth Grahame-Smith
Hardcover Nonfiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler
2. COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCE, by Karl Rove
3. CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR BODY, by Daniel G. Amen
4. NO APOLOGY, by Mitt Romney
5. THE PACIFIC, by Hugh Ambrose
Paperback Trade Fiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. LITTLE BEE, by Chris Cleave
2. THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks
3. A RELIABLE WIFE, by Robert Goolrick
4. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
5. THE 8TH CONFESSION, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Paperback Mass-Market Fiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks
2. DEAR JOHN, by Nicholas Sparks
3. FIRST FAMILY, by David Baldacci
4. SHUTTER ISLAND, by Dennis Lehane
5. THE VAMPIRE AND THE VIRGIN, by Kerrelyn Sparks
Paperback Nonfiction
Top 5 at a Glance
1. A PATRIOT'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen
2. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT'S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler
3. MY HORIZONTAL LIFE, by Chelsea Handler
4. THE BLIND SIDE, by Michael Lewis
5. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
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