List: Best Literary Couples

Comments (0) | A Walk to Remember, adam and eve, Anna Karenina, Books, books, couples, Harry Potter, Jane Eyre, nicholas sparks, Pride and Prejudice, warm bodies
Laura Santana, Melissah Yang, Kristin Yinger
Staff Reporter, Associate Arts Editor and Senior Arts Editor

Jane Eyre and Rochester

See our picks--with original illustrations--right in time for Valentine's Day. 



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Ina Garten Promotes New Cookbook With Revealing Q&A
Comments (2) | audience, Barefoot Contessa, book tour, Books, cookbook, Food, Food, Foolproof, Ina Garten, Los Angeles, Q&A
Laura Santana
Staff Reporter

Ina Garten and KCRW's Good Food host, Evan Kleiman

What tasty tidbits did Ina Garten, Food Network's Barefoot Contessa, reveal during her L.A. booktour stop?



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Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Second "Tiny Stories" Book Is Hugely Entertaining
Comments (110) | Books, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Volume 2
Laura Santana
Staff Reporter

The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 2

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt ventures again into the book world--is he successful? 



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'A Birthday Present' For Sylvia Plath
Comments (0) | A Birthday Present, anniversary, Ariel, Birthday, Books, death, suicide, Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, The Bell Jar
Laura Santana
Staff Reporter

Poet Sylvia Plath would have been 80 years old this year.

The poet would be celebrating her 80th birthday if she hadn't committed suicide. 



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"Jester Has Lost His Jingle" Republished In Spanish

Comments (0) | Barbara Saltzman, Barnes and Noble, bilingual, Books, cancer, charity, children, David Saltzman, donate, nonprofit, spanish, The Grove, the jester has lost his jingle, translation
Laura Santana
Staff Reporter

Barbara Saltzman reads aloud "The Jester Has Lost Its Jingle"

Popular children's book republished in Spanish in hopes of hooking new readers.



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Barnes & Noble Teams Up With Bilingual Children's Book For Charity
Comments (0) | Barbara Saltzman, Barnes & Noble, Books, cancer, children, David Saltzman, Pharley Phund, The Grove, the jester has lost his jingle
Laura Santana
Staff Reporter

'The Jester Has Lost His Jingle' bilingual edition (The Jester.org)

A children's book has more than a story to tell: it has a message and a cause.  



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Book Review: Mitch Albom's "The Time Keeper"
Comments (0) | Books, books, bullying, cancer, clocks, Father Time, Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper
Laura Santana
Staff Reporter

"Try to imagine a life without timekeeping," dares Mitch Albom in his newest novel. 



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Book Review: "The Pregnancy Project" And The Power Of One High School Girl's Experiment

Comments (1) | Books, experiment, Gaby Rodriguez, Pregnancy Project, teen pregnancy
Laura Santana
Contributor

Gaby Rodriguez documents her fake pregnancy in "The Pregnancy Project" (Amazon)

How one girl faked her pregnacy and taught her peers an unforgettable lesson. 



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Oscars Book Review: "The Help" Is A Character Rich Book That Doesn't Translate On Screen
Comments (0) | Book Review, Books, books, Emma Stone, Kathyrn Stockett, Oscars 2012, The Help, Viola Davis
Laura Santana
Contributor

Kathryn Stockett's "The Help" (Penguin)

Kathryn Stockett's thoughtfully crafted characters are somewhat overlooked in the film. 



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Book Review: "Suburgatory"
Comments (2) | ABC, Book Review, Books, linda erin keenan, suburbia, suburgatory
Laura Santana
Staff Reporter

"Suburgatory" tells of a hellish but hilarious neighborhood that makes for an entertaining read.



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Book Review: "The Best of Me" By Nicholas Sparks
Comments (5) | Books, ghosts, nicholas sparks, romance novels, the best of me
Laura Santana
Staff Reporter

Nicholas Sparks' 17th novel "Best of Me" is not his best.



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