2011 Library of Congress National Book Festival – Saturday, Sept. 24, and Sunday, Sept. 25, on the National Mall! (free)

AuthorsAuthors! « Library of Congress Blog
What's more, this year's festival – the 11th annual — will offer more authors and ... 2011 Library of Congress National Book Festival – an unprecedented 112 authors, poets and illustrators will speak and meet with their readers at the free public event on Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25 on the National Mall!  blogs.loc.gov/loc/2011/09/authors-authors/
Last Borders shoppers wistful, looking for deals
Wall Street Journal
The chain's demise is expected to have wide-reaching effects on everyone from authors and publishers who will have to find new ways to market their work to competitors like Barnes & Noble that will benefit from losing a big rival. ...
Ten Books About Censorship for Kids & Teens
Huffington Post (blog)
Each year the list of frequently challenged books is highlighted and this year the American Library Association is encouraging people to participate in a Virtual Read-Out. Despite the high visibility of the event, there are few stories for kids and ...
Nepal holds first international literary festival
AFP
KATHMANDU — Nepal's first international literary festival drew authors from around the world and hundreds of book lovers to the historic city of Patan over the weekend. The three-day Kathmandu Literary Jatra featured best-selling British historian ...
White House pushes back against books depiction of Obama and his staff
Politico
The White House launched an aggressive response to a forthcoming book that chronicles internal dissent and second-guessing of President Barack Obama by his own staff and presents Obama as a conflicted, sometimes wavering leader. ...
E-books coming to libraries
Daily Home Online
by Elsie Hodnett The Pell City Public Library has launched a new service offering e-books to its patrons. “The Pell City Public Library, along with assistance from the Pell City Library Guild, is so excited to offer this new service to our library ...
The Three Questions for Authors
Huffington Post
Films adapted from his books include "The War of the Roses," "Random Hearts" and the PBS trilogy "The Sunset Gang." He is a pioneer in digital publishing. For more information visit Warren's website at www.warrenadler.com.
Bay View Books and Music settles into final destination
OnMilwaukee.com
So does Bill Frickensmith, who called his store Recycled Records and Books when he opened in the mall in 1995. Recycled served many East Side residents and book lovers of all sorts, including college students and cinema goers, until the mall closed in ...
Largest collection of NZ ebooks could be ready by Christmas
National Business Review
“For writers and publishers, Digital Publishing NZ and the Great NZ E-books initiative does just that, offers New Zealanders a change to read digital versions of their favourite New Zealand books.”
Waterstones and Amazon are 'selling books which contain illegal child porn'
Daily Mail
Online stores such as Waterstone's and Amazon advertise and sell books - including David Hamilton's 'The Age of Innocence' - which contain images of children that are classed as illegal. Despite a previous tough line in the courts, now it seems at ...
Books on Shahriar to be published
Iran Book News Agency
Mohammad Taghi Sabokdel Tabrizi is about to publish two books on the live and works of the prominent Iranian poet Mohammad Hussein Shahriar. IBNA: Entitled as Shahriar Poetry and the School of Shahriar, the books respectively deal with Shahriar's ...
Books Bestsellers
Calgary Herald
1 KILL ME IF YOU CAN - . James Patterson and Marshall Karp. A young man finds a bag of diamonds and gets the attention of rival assassins. 2 THE SOOKIE STACK-HOUSE COMPANION . Charlaine Harris. A look at telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse. ...
We Read Banned Books! (Out Loud, in Public and Online)
Madison County Courier
The Banned Book Readout will feature community members from the village of Hamilton and surrounding communities, Colgate University and the MidYork Library system reading passages from their favorite banned or challenged books...
Eastgate books festival's Moffat as chairman
Borders Today
ALISTAIR Moffat, founder of the Borders Book Festival, is the new chairman of the board of directors at the Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre in Peebles. His appointment, confirmed at last week's annual general meeting, comes as the 230-seat venue is ...
Northwest authors' picture books for snuggling
The Seattle Times
The big kids are gone back to school, but the little kids can curl up with new books by Northwest authors and illustrators, including Kate Endle and Caspar Babypants (Chris Ballew), Lindsey Craig and Wendy Wahman. By Stephanie Dunnewind • 11:30 am Oct. ...
Books by the sea
TheChronicleHerald.ca
No literary festival would be complete without the writers and the lineup this year reads like a Who's Who of local and national authors: George Elliot Clarke, Shauntay Grant, Harry Thurston, Richard Zurawski, Jill MacLean, Sheree Fitch, Sue Goyette, ...
Sheikha Bodour welcomes former President of International Board on Books for ...
WAM - Emirates News Agency
Patsy Aldana founded Groundwood Books in 1978 in response to the perceived lack of a children's literary tradition in Canada. Incorporated into House of Anansi Press in 2005, Groundwood  is committed  to publishing books that feature representations of ...
OUT-OF-TOWN AUTHORS: Guy Vanderhaeghe A Good GUY
Winnipeg Free Press
What I like best about readings is the opportunity to meet and talk with an audience that loves books. For me, that's the real benefit. 2) What do you want people to know about A Good Man? A Good Man, like any novel, is almost impossible to summarize. ...
Anna books in demand
Times of India
Known as the 'revolutionary man' among the bibliophiles, the book lovers did not waste a minute to pick up books on Anna Hazare. "His anti-corruption crusade has touched million hearts. Before his anti-graft campaign, no one knew who he is. ...
Books for children - Sept. 18
TheDay.com
"Book! Book! Book!" by Deborah Bruss, illustrated in color by Tiphanie Beeke, Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press Down on the farm, everything was wonderful until the children went back to school. Suddenly, the farm animals were bored, sad and lonely. ...
On Books: Julia's side of 'Julie and Julia'
Anderson Independent Mail
By Kathryn Smith A few months ago I reviewed Julie Powell's book “Julie & Julia,” which inspired the movie by the same name. I mentioned that the most enchanting parts of the movie — the ones about how Julia Child began her career as a celebrity chef ...
Books Q&A: Douglas Braverman
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Douglas Braverman was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and lives and works in the heart of New York's theatre district. He has had two comedies, Dalliance In Vienna and Snowman, produced in New York, and has authored the book and lyrics for As Times ...
Books offer creative learning from A to Z
Winston-Salem Journal
This fall, the children's publishing industry is providing some wonderful selections related to the alphabet. "If Rocks Could Sing. A Discovered Alphabet," by Leslie McGuirk, Tricycle Press, all ages, $15.99. Finding rocks that look like letters is a ...
Rexanne Becnel new release, Gulf Oil Spill re-visited in this week's new books
NOLA.com
Becnel will sign her novel at Garden District Book Shop in an event that also features author June Shaw, Saturday, 1 pm to 3 pm By Sherry "Leddy" Milam (Your Time Publishing, $14.95) Readers who can't wait for Carnival can get a jump on the season with ...
On Books: Biography unravels complex Nicholas Ray
Palm Beach Post
McGilligan always does his due diligence regarding research, but he's become a more graceful yet economical writer over the years – he's written 10 biographies and edited seven other books. Although this is a long book – nearly 500 pages of text – it ...
INSTANT 'HISTORY'?
The Keene Sentinel
In this book cover image released by Broadway Books, "The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin," by Joe McGinniss, is shown. The book will be released in the fall of 2011. (AP Photo/Broadway Books) Posted: Sunday, September 18, ...
Free Money Finance: Great, Free Christian Financial Ebooks
By NA
For those of you new to Free Money Finance, I post on The Bible and Money every Sunday. Here's why. Not as much of a post today as a point to some great (and free!) Christian financial ebooks. Sound Mind...
Free Money Finance
Picture Books for ages 2-5 | Skinny | Skinny Mom | How to get skinny ...
By Shelley Shearer "Dr. Smile"
Skinny Mom is every mother's hotspot for all information about fitness, nutrition, food, family, innovative workouts that you can do with your kids, muscle toning workouts, weight loss tips, skinny dinner recipes and best family vacation spots, ...
Skinny | Skinny Mom | How to...
Daily Kos: Banning & Burning Books in America
By rss@dailykos.com (Frederick Clarkson)
Many of those responsible are groups and individuals affiliated with or encouraged by the Religious Right, particularly in recent years as the American Family Association which has whipped up-fears about Harry Potter books and films. That's why the American Library Association and the American Booksellers Foundation for Freedom of .... 
Sunday Salon: the Books, and Just the Books « A Striped Armchair
By Eva
(Also, my backlog of reviews is beginning to wobble precariously, so rather than add to it I'm ruthlessly covering all the books I read this week that weren't from Net galley today, despite all of those 'five star' reads I have that I wish I could spend ... essay collection/memoir by an older woman now retired from the publishing industry loosely based around the theme of leading a simple life appeals to you, and you don't mind when authors hold strong, slightly random personal opinions. ...
A Striped Armchair
Wondrous Reads: In My Mailbox #139: New Books This Week
By prophecygirl
I received some really exciting books in the post this week, including Diamonds and Doom! Yay! I also got addicted to Downton Abbey and watched Series 1 just in time for the new series starting tonight. All in all, it's been an excellent week! ...
Wondrous Reads
The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement - The Rumpus.net
By Seth Fischer
Rumpus Books was up to a lot this week. Come see. It's reviews and interviews galore. Poetry Can Save Us — Alex Chambers reviews Martín Espada's new book of poems, The Trouble Ball. The Children of At Risk — Joey McGarvey reviews ...
The Rumpus.net
LIT LISTS: Suzi Quatro's six best books
By Vivian Darkbloom
Suzi Quatro's six best books. Suzi Quatro is a rock 'n' roll musician and actress whose biggest hits include "Can The Can" and "Devil Gate Drive." One of her six best books, as told to the Daily Express: Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell ...
LIT LISTS
Chicago Women in Publishing Fall Reception - Gapers Block Book ...
By Megan E. Doherty
Come for her tips for successfully navigating the publishing industry today, and stay for networking and hors d'oeuvres from Wolfgang Puck. Win-win. You can register here, or call . . . . Here's the pricing breakdown: ...
Book Club
Books: Denver best sellers » Literature Blog
By admin
Books: Denver best sellers. The Denver area's best-selling books, according to information from the Tattered Cover Book Stores, Barnes Noble in Greenwood Village, Old Firehouse Books in Fort Collins and the Boulder Book Store. ...
Literature Blog
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