'First Edition' Of The 'Iliad'? Sure, Right Next To That 'FIrst Edition' Bible
An online used bookstore reports that demand for a "first edition" of Homer's Iliad has soared, thanks to a new thriller starring Jennifer Lopez.
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Reckoning With Afghanistan's Toll In 'Green On Blue'
"Green on Blue" tells the story of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of an Afghan orphan. NPR's; Rachel Martin speaks to the unlikely author: Elliot Ackerman, a former U.S. marine.
Through 10 Years Of Mining His Grief, A Novelist Makes 'Nice'
Matt Sumell wrote Making Nice in part as a response to his mother's death from cancer. "I was using the good luck of bad luck," he says. "You use what hurts."
A Lot Of Sound And Fury In 'The Infernal'
Mark Doten's debut novel has some beautiful writing in it, but critic Jason Sheehan says the book suffers from too much verbal and typographical trickery, and not enough actual story.
An American Dream, A Cuban Soul: Poet Richard Blanco Finds 'Home'
While immigration is a subject of some of the most intense political debates in this country, inaugural poet Richard Blanco says it also drives his art. He shares his journey of becoming an American.
NPR Bestsellers: Week Of February 19, 2015
The lists are compiled from weekly surveys of close to 500 independent bookstores nationwide.
NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of February 19, 2015
In A Spool of Blue Thread, Anne Tyler tells the story of a Baltimore family thrown into disarray by illness and sudden tragedy. It debuts at No. 3.
NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of February 19, 2015
David Axelrod recounts his journey from Chicago journalist to presidential adviser in Believer. It debuts at No. 5.
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of February 19, 2015
In Elin Hilderbrand's The Matchmaker, Dabney Kimball Beech faces her true love when he returns home after 27 years. It appears at No. 14.
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of February 19, 2015
Nate Silver profiles the world of prediction in The Signal and the Noise, which appears at No. 14.