We talk to a lot of authors on our show. Here are some titles that stood out in 2016.

The For Dummies books have been teaching users everything from Windows 95 to golf for years, but what kind of influence do they have in the digital age?

Charles Duhigg's latest book explores why some businesses and individuals are more productive and successful than others.

Most of them aren't donations. Think of them as prepaid.

Patterson said they're "all thriller, no filler"

A new book from Marketplace's Rob Schmitz, "Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road," follows the lives of people in China's largest city.

They said it couldn't be done: Making superheroes into movie stars. Forty years ago, Hollywood told 27-year-old Michael Uslan a Batman movie would never succeed. More than a dozen big-budget superhero movies will hit the big screen in the next few years. Holy impossibility, Batman!

With more than 90 million books sold, the children's author is a literary force.

"Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice" is a match-up 70 years in the making.