Books

Valley Girl: Appalachia's Future Poet Laureate Takes on Mountaintop Removal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Appalachia, Dirty Coal, Mountaintop Removal, Crystal Good, Coal, Books, Poetry, Crystal Good Book, Crystal Good Poems, Crystal Good Poet, Crystal Good Poetry, Video, Books News

It takes a dazzling new chapbook of poetry, every now and then, to remind us that the extraordinary fountain of Appalachian letters continues to churn out some of the most original, innovative and downright fearless voices today.

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Books: Alex Grecian's The Yard Measures Up as Satisfying Mystery

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Book Reviews, Alex Grecian, Alex Grecian the Yard, The Yard Alex Grecian, The Yard Review, . The Yard, Books, Books News

In this debut novel by comic book author Alex Grecian, Scotland Yard is an absorbing launch pad for a new series built around the detectives who are finding their way in the new business of criminology.

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'50 Shades Of Grey' Illustrated In Stock Photos

Salon | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Awkward Stock Photos, 50 Shades of Grey, Erotica, Romance Novels, Books, Bad Stock Photos, Stock Photos, Stock Photography, 50 Shades of Grey EL James, Women News

This week, for roughly the millionth time, E.L. James' romance-bondage trilogy "50 Shades" nabs the No. 1, 2 and 3 spots on the New York Times bestsel...

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A Book About Paris Has Its Way With Me

Jane Chafin | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Photography, Toulouse-Lautrec, Art, Offramp Gallery, Taschen, Paris Portrait of a City, Paris, Books, Arts News

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Marion Nestle Says Calories Count for Weight Loss, Health (Video)

Linda Watson | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Dr. Marion Nestle, Food, Iacp, Video, Diet, Why Calories Count, Calories, Books, Food Politics, Count the Calories, Food Calories, Food Calorie Count, Diet and Nutrition, Calories Count, Healthy Living News

The conclusion of Dr. Marion Nestle's Why Calories Count offers refreshingly straightforward advice about how to stay healthy and trim in a society that promotes overeating: Eat less, eat better, and move more.

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Summer Reading Books for ALL Your Kids

Devon Corneal | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Picture Books, YA Books, Devon Corneal, Summer Reading 2012, Children's Books, Books, Books for Girls, Books for Boys, Summer Reading, Vacation Reading, Summer Reading List, Young Adult Books, Parents News

Here's to a summer without whining -- unless your kids are asking for another trip the library or bookstore to stock up.

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The One Where Robb Gets Some: A Geek Girl Watches Game of Thrones

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Hbo, Entertainment, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, Books, Media, Fantasy, Game of Thrones Recap, TV News

While a few other things did happen, it wasn't exactly the most action-packed of episodes. This episode was clearly the calm before the siege.

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Your Start-up Life: Best Business Books to Groom Your Team

Rana Florida | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Creativity, Your Start-Up Life, Consultants, Strategy, Brand, Library, Economy, Books, Design, Trends, Innovation, Future, Business, Start-Up, Publications, Advice, Rana Florida, Marketing, Memoir, Technology, Management, Ideas, Business Books, Business News

Insights about business can be gleaned from almost any good book -- whether it's a memoir by a professional athlete or a page-turning account of the ups and downs of a frenetic political campaign.

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Tavis Smiley & Cornel West Challenge Poverty in New Book

Voto Latino | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, Poverty, Books, Latino Voices News

Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West, recently released a new book called "The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto", which challenges our assumptions about poverty. I got a chance to listen in on a teleconference with Smiley earlier this month, and here are 10 things you need to know about the book.

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The Messiness of Love, Family and Identity: Q&A With Lysley Tenorio

Larissa Archer | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Literature, Short Stories, Filipino-American Artists, Author Interviews, San Francisco Writers, Books, Monstress, Lysley Tenorio, Books News

Monstress does what all the best art does: it reveals the nuanced depths of people one might otherwise overlook or casually judge and dismiss. And it does this without polemic or the tiresome earnestness some writers succumb to when doing or attempting to do the same thing.

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"Men's Fiction" vs. "Mommy Porn"

Ester Bloom | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Esquire Magazine, Social Media, Books, Literary Fiction, Literary Prizes, Fiction, Sexism, Masculinity, Vida, Culture, Books News

Gender distinctions in literature are arbitrary and often ass-backwards. Can women, for example, write "men's fiction"? Why not?

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Fiction in Flux

Warren Adler | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: The Serpent's Bite, Publishing, Writers, Books, Writing, Fiction, Ebooks, Books News

For fiction writers in search of a publishing outlet, these are the best of times. For fiction writers in search of readers, this is the worst of times. For fiction writers in search of monetary rewards it is, for most, a disaster.

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15 Questions Every Lady Book Club Should Ask

Jezebel | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Novels, Discussion Questions, Book Clubs, Jane Austen, Books, Thought Provoking Questions, Book of the Month, Women News

Book clubs can be a wonderful way for like-minded people to get together and share their love of literature. Maybe you're long out of college and miss...

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Fukushima Tour de Force: New Book Chronicles Nuclear Devil's Tango

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, President Obama, Fukushima, Books, Nuclear Power, Cecile Pineda, Nuclear Energy, Green Energy, Gregory Jaczko, Japan, Cecile Pineda Devil's Tango, Books News

In Devil's Tango, Pineda brings together a refreshingly bold command of the facts and myths of the nuclear industry with her extraordinary prose to offer a rare look into many of the overlooked implications of the Fukushima tragedy.

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What Makes Chinese Youth Tick?: A Quick Q & A With Mary Bergstrom

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Marketing, Consumerism, Youth, China, Shanghai, Books, Culture, All Eyes East, Mary Bergstrom, Books News

"Youth in China are doing more than just buying brands and downloading free entertainment, they are quietly and irreverently changing the future of the world we all live in."

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Life Lessons From Reality Stars' Novels

BuzzFeed | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Reality Television, Nicole Richie, Snooki, Lauren Conrad, Books, The Kardashians, Novels, Bethany Frankel, Female Reality Stars, Women News

"Not everyone was born to put on a rubber apron and split atoms in a kitchen with a meat cleaver. Some people contributed to the world in a different-...

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The Itsy-Bitsy Book Club

Anna Leahy | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Book Clubs, Books, Lynn Kilpatrick, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Barbara Comyns, In the House, Danielle Dutton, Books News

I've resisted joining a book club. I dread fitting another thing into my schedule. My friend came up with an alternative: The Itsy-Bitsy Book Club. It's just the two of us. It's just one book once a year.

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Chasing Shadows In Paris

M.J. Rose | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Authors, Paris, Perfume, France, Writing, Books, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Travel, Writing a Novel, Travel News

She's a city for the all senses, for artists and writers and musicians and dreamers, for fantasies, for long walks and wine and lovers and, yes, for mysteries.

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Dear HBO, That Was Awesome: A Geek Girl Watches Game of Thrones

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Hbo, Television, Entertainment, Game of Thrones, Books, Genre, Tv, George R. R. Martin, Fantasy, TV News

If Game of Thrones continues in this vein, the show may actually overcome its reputation as a gratuitous-gore-and-sex fest and become one of HBO's all-time greatest shows.

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All Books Are Sacred

Thomas Moore | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Library, Bookstores, Spirituality, Books, Books News

In our modern way of thinking, we believe we can separate the contents of a book from the material it's written on and bound with. But anyone who loves books knows that the book is what you hold in your hand.

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The Human Condition and the Civil War Intertwine in Blue Asylum

Julie A. Carlson | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Author Interviews, Kathy Hepinstall, Blue Asylum Kathy Hepinstall, Blue Asylum, Books, Books News

Insane asylums. What is it about them that draws our interest? Mental institutions have been used as haunting settings for countless movies and novels, including a recent novel, Blue Asylum.

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Interview With Dr. Ari Tuckman on Adult ADHD

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Paying Attention, Organizing, Adhd, More Attention Less Deficit, Add, Adult ADD, Adult ADHD, Books, Ari Tuckman, Hyperactivity, Inattention, Organization, Tuckman, Healthy Living News

Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., MBA is a psychologist in private practice, specializing in diagnosing and treating children, teens, and adults with ADHD, anxiety, and depression.

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Spooky or Jokey? 10 Favorite YA Fantasies

David Kudler | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Young Adult Literature, Fantasy Books, Young Adult Fantasy Books, Young Adult Fiction, Books, Fantasy, Books News

My teen daughters and I are all voracious readers of fantasy, and we found ourselves discussing our favorite titles in terms of which camp they'd fall into. Here's the list we made.

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Why Women Slackers Are More Productive at Work

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Female CEOs, Female Leadership, Work Hours, Happiness at Work, Work, Books, Work Satisfaction, Compensation, Business, Slackers, Best Buy, Women at Work, Working Women, Female Productivity, Business News

In an ideal world, companies would pay for performance and performance usually equals outcomes -- not hours worked. Who's to say that when you're sitting at your desk in your office you're actually doing meaningful work?

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Buddhist Books for Children

Peter Clothier | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Buddhism for Children, Buddhism, Children's Books, Books, Books News

I spent a delightful afternoon yesterday reading the Barefoot Books collection of Indian Tales, as told by Shenaaz Naji and illustrated by Christopher...

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