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A New Collection, Well-Furnished With Munro's Best

12:20pm November 14, 2014

by Jane Ciabattari

Family Furnishings collects 24 of short story master Alice Munro's best works. Reviewer Jane Ciabattari calls it a superb introduction to Munro, and a reminder that she's a writer to be cherished.

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Amazon, Hachette Reach Agreement Over E-Book Prices

10:31am November 14, 2014

by Lynn Neary

The agreement in the months-long dispute was announced today and the two former adversaries will resume normal business "immediately," according to a press release.

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Visitors walk through the Hachette Book Group's exhibition in May at BookExpo America, the annual industry convention in New York.

Amazon And Hachette Reach A Deal On E-Book Pricing

2:00pm November 13, 2014

by Colin Dwyer

The multiyear agreement, which will take effect in early 2015, ends a months-long stalemate between the online retail giant and the publishing powerhouse.

Richard Ford, 70, says he "went through life thinking that when you got to be in your 60s that basically you weren't good for much."

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Author Richard Ford Says 'Let Me Be Frank' About Aging And Dying

9:11am November 13, 2014

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer's new book centers on Frank Bascombe, a 68-year-old man dealing with his aging body, a dying friend and his ex-wife, who has Parkinson's.

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'Three-Body Problem' Asks A Classic Sci-Fi Question, In Chinese

7:03am November 13, 2014

by Jason Heller

Chinese sci-fi author Cixin Liu bridges the gap between East and West in his new novel, a tale of alien first contact influenced by Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke and Chinese history and mythology.

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After A Flurry Of Literary Awards, A Book On The 'Wonder' Of Words

6:01pm November 12, 2014

by Jason Sheehan

It's literary awards season. The Nobel, the National Book Awards shortlists, and the Man Booker Prize were all recently announced. Author Jason Sheehan recommends some reading on all this reading.

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Maurice Sendak's Book Collection At Heart Of Legal Dispute

5:10pm November 12, 2014

Robert Siegel talks with The Philadelphia Inquirer's Peter Dobrin about a dispute between a Philadelphia Museum and the estate of Maurice Sendak, over the late author's rare book collection.

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An Artist Draws His Journey Away From War And Death, With Gratitude

4:36pm November 12, 2014

by Etelka Lehoczky

Shigeru Mizuki's Showa 1944-1953 is the third volume of his massive, autobiographical history of Japan and WWII, packed with anger at generals who ordered him to die, and gratitude for his survival.

Jean Jennings (left) and Frances Bilas set up the ENIAC in 1946. Bilas is arranging the program settings on the Master Programmer.

The Forgotten Female Programmers Who Created Modern Tech

12:35pm November 12, 2014

by Laura Sydell

The Innovators, Walter Isaacson's new book, tells the stories of the people who created modern computers. Women, who are now a minority in computer science, played an outsize role in that history.

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In Father's Biography, George W. Bush Says He Didn't Inherit Iraq

11:48am November 12, 2014

George W. Bush also uses the new book to reflect on his own legacy. On Wednesday's Morning Edition you can hear his thoughts about his decisions on Iraq and the current situation there.

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