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Reif Larsen
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'The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet'

Reif Larsen talked to The Globe about his debut novel.
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Literary tour of Boston

Boston has been the backdrop for many books — plan your tour with our guide.
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New England's 'zines

A round-up of the top 10 literary magazines in the area.
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Off the Shelf
Boston area author visits, July 5-11 By Judith Maas MONDAY: Joey Kramer signs “Hit Hard,” at...

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Hardcover Nonfiction

1. Outliers
By Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown.
2. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
By Steve Harvey. Amistad.
3. The Last Lecture
By Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow. Hyperion.
4. The Girls From Ames
By Jeffrey Zaslow. Gotham.
5. The Third Reich at War
By Richard J. Evans. Penguin.

Hardcover Fiction

1. Scarecrow
By Michael Connelly. Little, Brown.
2. Eclipse
By Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown.
3. The Last Olympian
By Rick Riordan. Disney Hyperion.
4. Breaking Dawn
By Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown.
5. Pygmy
By Chuck Palahniuk. Doubleday.

'Charlotte's Web'

100 New England books

How many have you read? "Charlotte's Web" makes our list. Browse the other 99, rate the titles, and see how your reading list stacks up.
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Restrictive gateway to land of the free

Restrictive gateway to land of the free

Vincent J. Cannato's "American Passages" looks at immigration restrictions at Ellis Island.
BOOK REVIEW Investigating the meth menace (By Steve Weinberg, Boston Globe)
BOOK REVIEW ‘How Rome Fell’ contains relevant lessons (By Rich Barlow, Globe Correspondent)
TODAY ‘Miss Conduct’ to discuss book at West on Centre (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
BOOK REVIEW ‘Invisible History’ offers a conspiracy-laden look at Afghanistan (By Kenneth J. Cooper, Globe Correspondent)
A Reading Life ‘Niki: The Story of a Dog’ recounts fragile ties of love, loyalty in post-war Hungary (By Katherine A. Powers, Globe Correspondent)
Hemingway's 'A Moveable Feast' goes back into oven (By Motoko Rich, New York Times)

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