We had a little glitch with our Book Channel last week so this week we get to feature three books in our book channel rather than the usual two. Woohoo for bonuses!

First is an excerpt from Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project, which just hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. It tells the story of a year spent following the wisdom of the ages about how to be happy. It’s an interesting, enlightening book, and one we thought would be perfect for the, ahem, sometimes less-than-inspiring gray days of winter.

We’re also featuring an excerpt from What Was Lost, a debut novel from Catherine O’Flynn that has gotten the kind of praise established writers would kill for. Publications from the LA Times to O, the Oprah Magazine (who called it “mesmerizing”) sang its praises, and it was shortlisted for some of the biggest awards in the business like the Booker Prize.

And last but certainly not least is Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years. Since Mark Twain is always one of our most popular authors–and is certainly one of my favorites–I’m excited to share an excerpt from this new biography with you.

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• Posted on 4 February, 2010
  by MaggieH
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