June 25, 2010
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Click
here to read Carol's op-ed piece "Libraries and Librarians Are Endangered Species: What You Can Do to Help" from
The Huffington Post...
June 18, 2010
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The
Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park is now open for business in Orlando!
A very original, romantic and
bookish marriage proposal! And they say chivalry is dead...
June 11, 2010
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Sweden's national library has obtained a series of manuscripts by a teenage
Stieg Larsson, long before his fame with THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO...
Here's a creepy booktrailer for Justin Cronin's
THE PASSAGE, one of this summer's biggest (literally and figuratively) books!
June 4, 2010
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Stephenie Meyer answers questions about THE SECOND SHORT LIFE OF BREE TANNER, a new novella companion to the
Twilight series, which goes on sale Saturday, June 5th...
The New Yorker named its Top 20 authors under 40, and although the issue isn't on sale yet, you can get a sneak peek
here...
The name in the
link says it all...try not to get too jealous!
May 28, 2010
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Jeffrey Deaver has been selected to pen the new James Bond novel. Click
here to read all the details about "Project X."
USA Today's summer books list, thus marking the official start of summer!
May 21, 2010
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The fifth volume in the very popular, very funny
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series will be available this fall, author Jeff Kinney said in an announcement. Reserve one for your child, and then sneak some laughs with it when he/she isn't around!
May 15, 2010
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Here's a list of
50 great bookstore blogs...is your local store one of them?
The
World Cup is just around the corner, so here's a list of soccer/football books to get you ready for the global even in South Africa!
May 7, 2010
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An
international photo gallery of people enjoying a good book in good weather! Hope you all are able to do the same!
A New York City-based agent gets a
new education about the book biz when he takes some shifts at an indie store in St. Louis.
April 23, 2010
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The first chapter of John Grisham's Young Adult book THEODORE BOONE: Kid Lawyer is available to read online
here. The book will be out May 25th.
A historic rundown of
author vs. author disses, insults and petty bickering. Enjoy!
Any of our Chicago-area readers know the
Book Bike? If so, say 'hi' to him for us! A great man on a great mission!
April 16, 2010
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Laura Lippman's Baltimore-based
Tess Monaghan series will be adapted for a television production. Her husband, David Simon, is the creator of
The Wire and
Homicide: Life on the Streets. Lots of cop talk in that house!