Book Review: 'Lemon Cake' finds sadness in child's special gift - Mineral Daily News-Tribune
"The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake" (Doubleday, 292 pages, $25.95), by Aimee Bender: Rose Edelstein is nearly 9 when she bites into the lemon cake with chocolate icing that her mother made for her birthday and discovers she has developed an undesirable skill -- she can taste the cook's emotions

Barnes & Noble Enters iPad E-Book Race Late With New App; Includes - paidContent.org
Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) iPad users have had no shortage of e-reader apps to choose from but one big name has been noticeably missing: Barnes & Noble ( NYSE: BKS ). The bookstore chain has been very high-profile for the last year with its two-pronged

Capitol Hill's Favorite New Book: The Big Short - Newser
(Newser) – Listen to debate over financial reform on Capitol Hill for any length of time and you might think lawmakers were being paid to plug The Big Short , by Michael Lewis. They're not; they just love the way the book explains the financial

Sculptor Louise Bourgeois plumbed depths of female - The Christian Science Monitor
French-born artist Louise Bourgeois Times critic Grace Glueck wrote. "The reward is an intense encounter with an artist who explores her psyche at considerable risk." In his book "American Visions," Time art critic Robert Hughes called her "the

David Archuleta memoir 'Chords of Strength' hits book stores (VIDEO) - Examiner
David Archuleta has gone from singer to author, releasing his first book - a memoir - today (Tuesday) The 19 year old who found sudden fame as the 2008 American Idol runner-up not only released the book today, but had his first book signing. "The day is here! "Chords of Strength" is officially out

Bill Clinton Inspired Monogamy-Bashing Book - News Busters
Most Americans believe the concepts of fidelity and marriage go hand in hand. However, with the help of a former president, one married couple has set out to prove otherwise. "It was Bill Clinton who first got Christopher Ryan thinking about monogamy

MF Global seeks to raise up to $150 million in stock - Washington Examiner
NEW YORK — Futures and options broker MF Global Holdings Ltd. said it hopes to raise as much as $150 million through a common Morgan, Citi and Deutsche Bank Securities are acting as joint book running managers for the offering. New York-based

Economy spurred book pick - Nashua Telegraph
The recession was a driving force behind the Nashua Public Library’s choice of Elizabeth Berg’s “We Are All Welcome Here” to represent the One City, One Book program. “The book comes at a good time, given the down economy,” said Carole

Greenlaw's new book describes her experiences going - Kennebec Journal
Fishing for swordfish is what made Linda Greenlaw famous, and what launched her lucrative writing career. Greenlaw, of Isle Au Haut, had been catching swordfish her whole adult life when she was included in Sebastian Junger boat captains on the