Paulho Coelho, author of the worldwide bestseller The Alchemist, has posted preview chapters of his new book The Witch of Portobello, on his blog. The book, which will be published May 1, follows the varied and mysterious life of Athena, the title's "witch" and dwells again on Coelho's usual themes of destiny and spirituality.

It turns out that Sam Harris' voice is as pretty as his face. And you can enjoy them both for a full hour and a quarter, courtesy of CSPAN's BookTV and YouTube. Sam Harris discusses his book, the controversial The End of Faith. He argues forcefully that logic and religion rarely meet. His verbal bomb-throwing … Continue reading Sam Harris Video

Bill Bryson's wit, wisdom, and talent have won over another formerly-dead-inside critic. Can this man be stopped?