April 2012
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Apr 24th
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World Book Night to Hand Out Half a Million Free... →
More than 25,000 volunteers will give out half a million free books in nearly 6,000 towns this evening, in honor of World Book Night. Each volunteer will be given 20 specially printed copies of a book that they enjoy, to be selectively given to new or light readers in locations such as hospitals, nursing homes, schools for at risk kids, prisons, food pantries, parks, hair salons, subways, and...
Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Anathema: Funding Issues 2-6 of the Lesbian... →
Anathema is a six issue limited series horror comic that tells the story of Mercy Barlowe, a tormented young woman with a dark side. She must fight through treacherous lands and unspeakable horrors to reclaim her lover’s soul, which has been stolen by members of a sinister cult, bent on resurrecting a terrible and ancient evil. Looks interesting, and I really like the art~  The first...
Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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JK Rowling to write Harry Potter Encyclopedia →
I was wondering if she was still planning on doing this!  HUZZUH!  \o/
Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 14th
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'The Hunger Games' ignites the ALA's list of most... →
The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom released its annual list of most frequently challenged books of 2011 yesterday, and the increased popularity of Suzanne Collins’ dystopian saga — in large part fueled by buzz surrounding the blockbuster film — drove the books higher on the list. In 2010, only the first novel cracked the top ten at number...
Apr 14th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 13th
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JK Rowling announces "The Casual Vacancy" as title... →
The new book, to be published worldwide on 27 September including ebook and audio formats, begins with the unexpected death of Barry Fairweather, whose demise in his early 40s leaves a space on the parish council. Publisher Little Brown said it would be a “blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising” novel. It will be interesting to see how well this book does...
Apr 13th
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“Good libraries, like good anythings, need expert people working within them....”
– Andrew Motion (Source: Andrew Motion attacks ‘catastrophic’ plan for volunteers to run libraries)
Apr 13th
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Apr 13th
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