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I just finished reading E.L. James’ wildly-buzzed-about-and-speculated-upon erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey. Look, don’t judge me, it was for book club. And I only reread a few specific passages. No more than three or four times. The truth is, the book is completely, almost inarguably ridiculous. The main male character is a perpetually-single, unattainable, [...]

Top 10 bestselling signed books on AbeBooks 1. City of Bohane by Kevin Barry 2. Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore 3. The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan 4. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow 5. The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler 6. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson 7. Game of Thrones by [...]

There is a new book getting attention. It’s called The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware. Ware, a former palliative care nurse, witnessed countless moments of clarity and emotional epiphany in dying patients, and realized there were frequent themes that often came up when the patients expressed regret or wished they had [...]

JK Rowling’s new book, The Casual Vacancy, hits shelves on September 27th.

An interesting article from Commentary Magazine yesterday. In 1929, two psychologists proposed a plan to survey literary critics, having them answer a questionnaire and rank living American novelists according to various points of merit. 65 critics took part, and the results were ranked and compiled, based on how many of the critics listed each name, [...]

The film adaptation of The Hunger Games is due for release in one week. The trailer looks very promising.

Better late than never… am I right? AbeBooks.com top 10 Bestsellers from January 2012 1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey 2. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 3. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 4. Give me Liberty!: An American History Vol. 1 By Eric Foner [...]

What is it about Stephen Covey, Dale Carnegie and Spencer Johnson that keeps book buyers coming back? I think these three authors have been on our annual bestselling lists as far back as I can remember. This Year Kathryn Stockett gave them a definite run for their money but once again The 7 Habits of [...]

Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy is now available in a single beautiful volume, published by Everyman’s Library.

Watch the official trailer for The Hunger Games movie by Suzanne Collins.