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  • A Waltz Through Depression-Era Art And Culture
    Morris Dickstein's dazzling new cultural history of the Great Depression, called Dancing in the Dark, is one of those "everything but the kitchen sink" kind of books — that really works.
  • Matt Latimer, Struck 'Speech-Less' By The D.C. Noise
    Matt Latimer, speechwriter to President George W. Bush during his last months in office, says his old boss didn't always stick to the script. His new tell-all memoir recounts more than one startling comment that Latimer says his boss made behind closed doors.
  • Karen Armstrong has called on people around the world to collaborate on the writing of a "Charter for Compassion" centered on the Golden Rule; now she's working with leaders from the Abrahamic faiths — Islam, Christianity and Judaism — to help finalize and propagate it.
    Karen Armstrong Builds A 'Case For God'
    In her new book The Case for God, the author — a former nun — argues that religion is a practical discipline that can teach us to discover new capacities of the mind and heart.
  • An artist's display sits outside the courthouse where Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison in June. The Manhattan courthouse was packed with Madoff's victims, who gave statements about how he affected their lives. One of them was Sheryl Weinstein, who claims she had an affair with Madoff.
    Madoff Heads To Jail, And The Books Head To Stores
    Six months after Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to running a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, six books have already been published about the scandal. Four came out just last month. They cover much of the same ground — with some exceptions.
  • On Sept. 15, Dan Brown's novel <em>The Lost Symbol</em> set a record for the most books sold in a single day.
    A Blockbuster Week For The Publishing Industry
    People in the publishing business described this week as a trifecta: It began with the release on Monday of the new Ted Kennedy autobiography and ends Friday with Oprah's announcement of her latest book club pick. In between, Dan Brown's new book The Lost Symbol hit the stores.
  • Three Books For Frugal Fashionistas
    If you think fashion is just for rich socialites and reality show stars, you've been watching too much MTV. Melissa Walker has three books that show the key to style isn't cash — it's creativity.
  • From Comedy Writer To 'Famous Novelist'
    Comedy writer Steve Hely details the journey of a young writer's effort to create the greatest best seller of all time in his new novel How I Became a Famous Novelist.
  • More Symbols, Mysteries In Dan Brown's New Novel
    At their core, novelist Dan Brown's best-selling books are treasure hunts, much the like the ones his father, a math teacher, arranged for him and his siblings. The Lost Symbol continues the tale of Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, who is plunged into the secretive world of Freemasons.
  • Doctors and other supporters of health care overhaul attend a candlelight vigil in New York City in September 2009. The gathering was one of hundreds nationwide honoring those suffering under the current health care system.
    Poll Finds Most Doctors Support Public Option
    In the heated, political back-and-forth of the health care debate, doctors' voices aren't always heard. A new, comprehensive nationwide survey finds that 73 percent of doctors support the inclusion of a public option.
  • Krakauer Explores Pat Tillman's Death And Cover-Up
    Jon Krakauer's latest book sheds new light on the death of former NFL player Pat Tillman, who left the Arizona Cardinals to fight in Afghanistan. The author examines the soldier's death by friendly fire, and the government's subsequent effort to cover that up.
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