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Writers lowered the boom on the broom — metaphorically, of course.

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App That Aims To Make Books 'Squeaky Clean' Draws Ire From Edited Writers

5:45pm March 27, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

Clean Reader — an app designed to find, block and replace profanity in books — has drawn considerable criticism from authors. This week, makers of the app announced they would no longer sell e-books.

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NPR Bestsellers: Week Of March 26, 2015

4:03pm March 27, 2015

The lists are compiled from weekly surveys of close to 500 independent bookstores nationwide.

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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of March 26, 2015

4:03pm March 27, 2015

In Jacqueline Winspear's A Dangerous Place, lone traveler Masie Dobbs is pulled in a brutal murder investigation after suffering her own loss. It debuts at No. 5.

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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of March 26, 2015

4:03pm March 27, 2015

Gretchen Rubin examines daily habits and how to change them in Better Than Before, which debuts at No. 6.

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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of March 26, 2015

4:03pm March 27, 2015

At No. 11, Michael Connelly's The Burning Room follows Harry Bosch as he investigates a man's death from an injury sustained nine years earlier.

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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of March 26, 2015

4:03pm March 27, 2015

Arianna Huffington offers tips for creating a healthy work-life balance in Thrive. It appears at No. 14.

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Do You Believe In Ghosts? You Might After Reading This Book

6:13pm March 26, 2015

by Maureen Corrigan

Sante Fe's most famous ghost is Hannah Nordhaus' great-great-grandmother. Her new book, American Ghost, is mix of memoir, cultural history, genealogical detective story and paranormal investigation.

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'Lost Boys Symphony' Blurs The Lines Between Reality And Madness

7:03am March 26, 2015

by Jason Sheehan

Mark Andrew Ferguson's debut novel has time travel, but it isn't science fiction. It has teenagers, but it's not YA. Instead, it's a tale of intense friendship, first love, and serious mental illness.

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A Shimmy Into English Shakes The Dirt Off This Irish Classic

9:44am March 25, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

In Máirtín Ó Cadhain's The Dirty Dust, the dead don't just talk. They won't shut up. Yet this inventive novel, first written in Irish, has long been sealed from English-speaking readers — until now.

For Banks 'Too Big To Jail,' Prosecutors Count On A Promise To Behave

2:49pm March 24, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

A conviction can be fatal for a big company. So in some cases prosecutors have been holding off on punishing firms that have broken the law. In return, the companies vow to clean up their act.

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