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New York City on the Brink: The Truth Behind "The Darkness"

Jason Pinter | Posted 11.24.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Publishing, Huffpost Books, Crime, Books, Thriller, Mysteries, New Books, Drugs, New York, New York City, Books News

With unemployment skyrocketing, the city facing a $5 billion gap, with fewer cops on the streets and more people needing to do whatever it takes to survive, New York City is a powder keg.

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9 Of Your Favorite Books: Huffington Post November Readers' Picks (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2009 | Books

Ever since we posted our first installment of the HuffPost Readers' Picks, we've gotten a flood of further reader recommendations. The feature has bee...

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The State of the Crime Novel

Jason Pinter | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Publishing, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Huffpost Books, Crime, Crime Thrillers, Books, Thriller, Mysteries, Society, Critics, Criticism, Books News

I've asked six of the most renowned crime fiction critics in the country to weigh in with their thoughts on the state of the crime novel. I hope you find their responses as interesting as I did.

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A Life in Books

Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 10.30.2009 | Books

Read More: Kunhardt, Authors, Pat the Bunny, Lincoln Photography, Publishing, Huffpost Books, Lincoln, Books, Writing, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Life-Size, Family, Books News

I've never really been able to imagine myself in a job that didn't have something to do with books, which is how I ended up as the HuffPost Books Intern.

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Going "Indie": Rebranding the New Wave of Authors

Rob Asghar | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

Read More: Huffpost Books, Independent Publishing, Books, Self-Publishing, Future of Publishing, Book Publishing, Publishing Industry, Books News

Stop calling yourself a self-published author. You are an independent author, and you wrote an independently published book, not a self-published book.

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Celebrity Memoir 101

Jason Pinter | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books

Read More: Literary Agents, Memoir, Book Publishing, Huffpost Books, Books, Parody, Celebrities, Books News

A new celebrity memor in the bestselling tradition of Paris Hilton, Bret Michaels, Jodie Sweetin, Jerry O'Connell, Tori Spelling, Dustin Diamond, Maureen McCormick and David Hasselhoff.

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The New York Review of Books' Adventures in New Media

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.14.2009 | Books

Read More: Huffington Post Books, Nyr, New York Review of Books Blog, Nyr Blog, New York Review of Books, Huffpost Books, Books, The New York Review of Books, Books News

It's great to see a venerable institution such as the New York Review of Books getting excited by all that the new media have to offer. That's why I want to call your attention to the NYR's new blog.

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Take A Deep Breath...And Join The Slow Movement

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 10.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Arianna's Pick, Huffpost Books, Carl Honore, In Praise of Slowness, Books, Slow, Slow Movement, Arianna's Book Club, Books News

Send in your suggestions for next month's book club pick to amyhertz@huffingtonpost.com. So by now you know that Arianna's first Huffington Post Book...

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Announcing My First Pick for the HuffPost Book Club: In Praise of Slowness

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.07.2009 | Books

Read More: Book News, In Praise of Slowness, Huffpost Book Club, Huffington Post Book Club, Huffpost Books, Arianna's Reading, Carl Honore in Praise of Slowness, Carl Honore, Books News

My first pick for the HuffPost Book Club is In Praise of Slowness, a terrific book by Carl Honore about the need for a more balanced existence.

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Attention Fellow Book Lovers: HuffPost's New Books Section Is Here

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.05.2009 | Books

Read More: E-Books, Book Reviews, Publishing, Book Publishing, Huffpost Books, Publishing Industry, Books, New York Review of Books, Ereaders, Books News

My love affair with books is a long one. As a little girl growing up in Athens, I remember sending my friends home early from my fifth birthday party because all that celebrating was keeping me away from my books. Who needed friends and cake? I had my books! Since I was 21, there hasn't been a time when I wasn't researching or writing a book. Until now. So, instead of my signing another book contract, we are launching a Books section, in partnership with the New York Review of Books, where you'll find the latest book-related news and blog posts, book reviews, all sorts of special features, and, of course, articles from the New York Review of Books. So if you love books, reading, and good writing, please check out HuffPost Books.

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Books: The Watering Hole

Amy Hertz | Posted 10.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Huffington Post Books, Publishing, Huffpost Books, Reading, Book Publishing, Books, Future of Books, Books News

When Arianna asked me to think about a Books section for The Huffington Post, I thought, why a new books section, why Huffington Post, why now?

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Learning to Eat Less: How Understanding Your Brain Can Make You Healthier

Darya Pino | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

Read More: David Kessler, Huffpost Books, Obesity, The End of Overeating, Living News

To break the cycle of conditioned hypereating we must redirect our automatic response to the kinds of foods that cause us to overeat.

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Rick Warren Crowdsources New Book Cover on 99designs.com

Yahoo.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media

Read More: The Hope You Need, 99designs.Com, Warren, Book Cover Design, Huffpost Books, Graphic Design, Books, Rick Warren, Crowdsourcing, The Purpose Driven Life, Media News

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--99designs.com, the largest marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design, today announced that Rick Warren, best selling...

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Jay Leno Screws Up Plot Of Hamlet While Mocking Kids For Not Reading Books (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jay Leno Hamlet, Video, Jay Leno Show, Jay Leno, Jay Leno Oedipus, Huffpost Books, Books, Comedy News

The folks at Media Yenta caught a gaffe on the "Jay Leno Show" last night. The host was doing a segment about back to school stuff, like smiling swine...

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Prison Reverses Ban On Books

Washington Post | Maria Glod | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Prison Books Program, Prison Book Ban, Virginia Prisons, Huffpost Books, Books Behind Bars, Books, Media News

Virginia inmates will once again be able to receive free Bibles, dictionaries and other books from a nonprofit group, after state prison officials rev...

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Meet Me at The Shack

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Shack, God, Huffpost Books, Faith, Books, Entertainment News

For Mack, and for us as readers, what transpires in the shack requires creative imagination not unlike that in any number of fantastic tales. But in this case the subject is far closer to home: the healing of a broken heart.

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Generation-Y Bloggers: How To Improve Your Writing Overnight

Diane Tucker | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Blackberry, The New Yorker, Vlog, The Elements of Style, Obama Blackberry Addiction, HuffPo Liveblog Series, Liveblogging, Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging, Diane Tucker, Text Messaging, Arianna Huffington, William Strunk Jr, E. B. White, Arianna Book, Blogging, Generation Y, How to Blog, Twitter, Careers, Huffpost Books, Books, Technology, Facebook, Iphone, Tucker Carlson, Dancing With the Stars, Media News

The Elements of Style is a masterpiece on the art of writing well, and it's a surprisingly quick read. Seriously, this rhetoric rulebook is so slim, it'll fit in the pocket of your hoodie.

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What's So Funny?

Zachary Wagman | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Book Reviews, Huffpost Books, Funny Books, Books, Media News

For some reason, coming up with a list of funny books is harder than coming up with a list of funny movies. But there are tons of funny books out there! I thought it'd be fun to classify some of my favorites.

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The Best Books You're Not Reading

Zachary Wagman | Posted 07.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Red Riding Quartet, Huffpost Books, Books, David Peace, Media News

One of my favorite questions to ask friends, family, fellow editors, or, really, any reader is "What's the best book I'm not reading?" If someone were to ask me that question, this would be my answer.

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Book Review: Held in the Light: Norman Morrison's Sacrifice for Peace and His Family's Journey of Healing

Megan Pillow | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion and Politics, Religion, Norman Morrison, Quakers, Vietnam War, Book Reviews, Huffpost Books, Books, Politics News

Morrison's self-immolation was seen as both a hopeful and a desperate act, sparking feelings of both empathy and outrage across a nation that had already seen its share of death.

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Zelizer's Book Corner: Can We Move Beyond Polarization in Washington?

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Zelizer's Book Corner, Political Polarization, Huffpost Books, Books, Politics News

If President-elect Obama is serious about post-partisanship, he will need to deal with some of the institutional factors that cause polarization regardless of who is in power.

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The Race Factor: How Far We've Come

David S. Reynolds | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Harriet Beecher Stowe, Racism, Obama Assassination, Barack Obama Race, Presidents With Slaves, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Slavery, Huffpost Books, Politics News

If the polls are accurate, for the first time an African American is poised to take the nation's highest political office. We can appreciate just how momentous this is by looking back in history.

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Van Jones Q&A About His New Book "The Green Collar Economy"

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick and Nicholas Sabloff | Posted 11.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Collar Economy, Green Collar, Van Jones, Van Jones Book, Huffpost Books, Books, Green Jobs, Economy, Environment, Green Living, Green News

Environmental activist Van Jones' new book "The Green Collar Economy" debuted at number 12 on the New York Times best sellers list this week. The book...

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How Environmental Activist Van Jones' Book "The Green Collar Economy" Reached The NYT Best Sellers List

HuffingtonPost.com | Nick Sabloff | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Collar Jobs, Green Collar Economy, Green Collar, Van Jones, Huffpost Books, Books, Green News

Social and environmental activist Van Jones felt he had important message about the economy, energy prices and global warming to impart in his book "T...

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