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1640 psalm book could fetch $30M at NYC auction

NEW YORK – A tiny book of psalms from 1640 – believed to be the first book ever printed in what is now the United States – is poised to set an auction record for a printed book on Tuesday. ...

DATE: Nov 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Books

U.S. Best-selling books for Nov. 19

IndieBound.org compiles a weekly list of best-selling books from independently owned bookstores. Fiction 1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown and Co.) ...

DATE: Nov 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Books

Native tips on life in the Colo. wild

Woman celebrates natural world

DATE: Nov 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Books

U.S. Best-selling Books for Nov. 5

IndieBound.org compiles a weekly list of best-selling books from independently owned bookstores. Fiction 1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown and Co.) ...

DATE: Nov 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Books

‘Dallas 1963’ twisted by anger

“Dallas 1963” (Twelve), by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis “Dallas 1963” by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis provides a chilling portrait of a city terrified by the electio...

DATE: Oct 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Books

U.S. Best-selling books for Oct. 29

IndieBound.org compiles a weekly list of best-selling books from independently owned bookstores. Fiction 1. The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf) 2. The Circl...

DATE: Oct 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Books

Hillerman revives Dad’s characters for 1st novel

Leaphorn and Chee return in ‘Spider Woman’s Daughter’

DATE: Oct 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Books

A history of a city and its liberal ideals

Amsterdam: A History of the World’s Most Liberal City (Doubleday), by Russell Shorto No guide to Amsterdam is complete without a mention of tulips, canals and legalized pot and pr...

DATE: Oct 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Books

U.S. Best-selling books for Oct. 22

IndieBound.org compiles a weekly list of best-selling books from independently owned bookstores. Fiction 1. The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf) 2. The Signa...

DATE: Oct 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Books

Book offers juicy peak inside Johnny Carson’s life

Johnny Carson (Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), by Henry Bushkin Hell hath no fury like a lawyer scorned. “You must never, ever repeat a word from last night,” J...

DATE: Oct 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Books

U.S. Best-selling books for Oct. 15

IndieBound.org compiles a weekly list of best-selling books from independently owned bookstores. Fiction 1. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (Scribner) 2. The Si...

DATE: Oct 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Books

Canada’s Alice Munro wins Nobel for literature

STOCKHOLM – If there were a literary award bigger than the Nobel Prize, Alice Munro probably would win that, too. “Among writers, her name is spoken in hushed tones,” fellow Canad...

DATE: Oct 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Books