Monthly Archives: December 2009

What to read after Twilight and Sookie?

The Twilight series is over. We won’t hear from our favorite telepathic barmaid Sookie Stackhouse until next year. What’s a vampire fan to do? I’ve compiled a top ten book list of urban fantasies featuring our favorite blood drinking creatures … Continue reading

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New prize for young adult books announced

From the Associated Press: BOSTON — A book about civil rights heroine Claudette Colvin that won a National Book Award last month is among the five finalists for a new prize for young adult nonfiction. Phillip Hoose’s “Claudette Colvin” was … Continue reading

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Editor & Publisher closing after 108 years

From the Associated Press: NEW YORK — The Nielsen Co. is selling some of its most prominent trade journals — including The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard — and shutting down Editor & Publisher, which has chronicled the newspaper business for … Continue reading

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Simon & Schuster holds back many spring e-books

From the Associated Press: NEW YORK — As the market quickens for “e-books,” the schedule for their release is slowing down. Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that the electronic editions for more than 30 works coming out in the first … Continue reading

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R. Kelly working on autobiography due in 2011

From the Associated Press: NEW YORK — R. Kelly is writing more chapters, only this time, it’s not for his “Trapped” saga, but for a new memoir. The 42-year-old singer, writer and producer says in a statement issued Wednesday that … Continue reading

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Obama publisher steps down

From the Associated Press NEW YORK — The publisher of Barack Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope” has stepped down. Jenny Frost was head of the Crown Publishing Group that oversaw the release of Obama’s million-selling book. Crown’s parent company, Random … Continue reading

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Soundtracks for books?

Have you ever thought that music would sound good while you’re reading a book? And even better, it would be music in the same style or theme as the story you’re reading. Here’s a post from the Digital Scene about … Continue reading

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Best-sellers at Borders

Best-sellers at Borders Books & Music in Springettsbury Township for the week that ended Nov. 29. 1. “Under the Dome” by Stephen King. 2. “Going Rogue” by Sarah Palin. 3. “Push” by Sapphire. 4. “The Piano Teacher” by Janice Y. … Continue reading

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Copy of Poe’s first book sells in NYC for $662K

Just in from the Associated Press: NEW YORK — A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s first book has sold for $662,500, smashing the previous record price for American literature. The copy of “Tamerlane and Other Poems” had been estimated … Continue reading

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National Geographic Adventure magazine closes

From the Associated Press: National Geographic Adventure magazine has ceased publication of its print edition. The magazine’s December-January issue will be its last, though the brand’s Web site will continue.

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