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Books of The Times: Personal Take on Public Projects in Two Devastated Lands

Greg Mortenson’s follow-up to “Three Cups of Tea” further details his efforts to build schools for girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Publishers Delay E-Book Releases

Publishers have been debating the timing of e-books in part as a way to protest the low prices that online retailers are offering on e-book versions of new releases and best sellers.

Oxford Institutes a New Election Process for Its Poetry Post

On Tuesday, Oxford announced that it was rewriting the rules for the election of its Professor of Poetry.

State of the Art: Not Yet the Season for the Nook

Every one of the Nook’s vaunted distinctions from Amazon’s Kindle comes fraught with disappointing footnotes.

Holiday Books: Cooking

Big books from big chefs, recipes from Gourmet magazine, France and Italy, and three volumes of baking secrets.