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Take A Chance Press Release
SciFiChick.com | 13 hours ago by SciFiChick
THE DABEL BROTHERS “TAKE A CHANCE” WITH C.E. MURPHY’S NEW COMIC BOOK What Makes a Hero? Find out this December in this new, original series ATLANTA, GA – October 13, 2008 – Dabel Brothers Publishing is excited to announce the original comi read more
Book News: Buzz Aldrin Writing a Memoir
Letters On Pages | October 9th 2008
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, is writing a memoir titled Magnificent Desolation: The Long Road Home from the Moon. I am constantly amazed that 12 people have walked on the moon. The Moon! From cnn.com: “Magnificent Desolati read more
Book News: Reading = Weight Loss
Letters On Pages | October 8th 2008
There is a study out from Duke University that “proves” that reading can help kids lose weight, depending on what book is being read. From Time.com: The study’s experimental group included 31 obese girls aged 9 to 13, who were enro read more
TRQ: News Breakthrough
The Reader's Quill | October 7th 2008
Having been inspired by all the challenges etc, I've decided to add a few new features to this blog. From now on, every Monday and Friday will be Musical Mondays and Artsy Fartsy Fridays, respectively on The Reader's Quill.On Musical Mondays, I will read more
Book News: J.K. Rowling is Really Rich
Letters On Pages | October 5th 2008
J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, is rich. Fantastically rich. $1.1 billion rich. With many more millions to come with three new Harry Potter movies planned. From Canada.com: The Harry Potter author’s incredible earnin read more
Brisingr Release Parties
SciFiChick.com | September 18th 2008 by SciFiChick
Christopher Paolini’s latest - Brisingr releases tomorrow, Saturday the 20th. But you can attend a release party tonight at select bookstores for prizes, entertainment, and more. Check here for parties in your area: http://www.alagaesia.com/bri read more
Book News: Lauren Conrad will be an Author
Letters On Pages | September 16th 2008
Lauren Conrad is apparently one of the “stars” of the TV show The Hills, a reality show about life in Bevery Hills (I think. I’ve never seen it.) Conard just signed a 3 book deal with Harper Collins. From The Montreal Gazzett read more
Book News | The Black List in stores today!
Book Reviews | September 16th 2008 by Marlive Harris
The Black List by authors Mitchell and Greenfield-Sanders offer a thought-provoking, conversational collection of twenty-five portraits and essays by powerful, trailblazing African Americans. read more
Miracle at St. Ana by James McBride is coming to a theatre near y…
Book Reviews | September 15th 2008 by Marlive Harris
"Miracle at St. Ana" by James McBride is coming to a theatre near you read more
Book News: David Foster Wallace Dead
Letters On Pages | September 14th 2008
Sad news from the LA Times: David Foster Wallace, the novelist, essayist and humorist best known for his 1996 novel “Infinite Jest,” was found dead Friday night at his home in Claremont, according to the Claremont Police Department. He wa read more
Book News: Michael Phelps is an Author too!
Letters On Pages | September 12th 2008
Michael Phelps is king of the world right now. He is hosting Saturday Night Live tonight (although I’m not sure if that is show is significant anymore) and just signed a $1.6 million deal to write his autobiography/memoir. From The Clevelan read more
Book News: More E-Reader News
Letters On Pages | September 12th 2008
From Sky.com (another British article about the Sony Reader): Reading material for kids is mainly limited to menus, text messages and tarot cards. But as they all love gadgets, the E Reader might be a way of actually getting them to read. These are read more
Book News: Sony Reader to Kill off Paper Books?
Letters On Pages | September 8th 2008
From The Telegraph: The £199 Sony Reader, which will be available in more than 200 Waterstone’s stores from Thursday, could throw the future of the traditional book into doubt. Haven’t we gone through this already with the Kindle? Why wou read more
Book News: Sarah Palin Book is Extremely Popular
Letters On Pages | September 7th 2008
This morning I posted about Barack Obama books, so it’s only fair to post about the Sarah Palin biography that is taking a HUGE leap in sales since her VP nomination. From Northern Star Online: The book, written by Kaylene Johnson, is current read more
Book News: All Obama All The Time!
Letters On Pages | September 7th 2008
There is a lot of Barack Obama book related news right now. Apparently there are a lot of anti-Obama books on the market. From the Wall Street Journal: The Associated Press reported last week that three anti-Obama books were in the top 20 list on A read more
Book News: Authorized Warren Buffet Biography Coming Soon
Letters On Pages | September 6th 2008
According to Rueters.com, the first ever authorized biography of investing genius Warren Buffett will be released on September 29th. Published by Bantam Dell: The 976-page book is being written by former Morgan Stanley insurance analyst Alice Schroe read more
Book News: Study Shows People Read Magazines in Public
Letters On Pages | September 5th 2008
I don’t get this one from Market Watch: The AudienceLab(TM) Study of Public Place Engagement, released today by McPheters & Company, has found that 57% of all magazine reading takes place outside the home and that 45% of time spent reading read more
New LOP Feature: Book News
Letters On Pages | September 5th 2008
We’ve got a new feature here at Letters on Pages! A couple times a day (hopefully) I will post a book/reading/author related news story from somewhere in the world. I will link to it, quote a small section of it, and include my comments. read more
Christmas Came Early Again
SciFiChick.com | September 2nd 2008 by SciFiChick
When I came home after work tonight, I had several packages waiting for me, one of which was a large box from Pocket Books. 19 books - Star Trek, X-Men, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Hellgate, Diablo, StarCraft, and WarCraft! Wow. If you don’t hear fr read more
Books News, Giveaways and More!
A Book Blogger's Diary | August 26th 2008
Hi all! Sorry for not posting as frequently this last week. But I had a very good excuse. I was busy coming to the awful realization that my little one needs to go to school even though I want to keep him to myself. That, combined with searching for read more
Something R.I.P.ing This Way Comes…for a third time.
Stainless Steel Droppings | August 24th 2008
(R.I.P. III banner, photo staged and edited in Photoshop by Carl V.) Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. Dark Fantasy. Gothic. Horror. Supernatural. There is just something about this time of year, when the ghosts of past Autumns and the Autumn to come chas read more
Orbit/Saintcrow Press Release
SciFiChick.com | August 21st 2008 by SciFiChick
Lilith Saintcrow – author of the Dante Valentine Series and the new Jill Kismet Series – has just launched a free serial novel: Selene. Set in the world of the Dante Valentine series, Selene expands on the Saint City adventures of Selene and Niko read more
Spencertown Book Festival
Book Trout | August 19th 2008 by Rachel Jagareski
Russell Banks, a wonderful author of interesting and often tragic books about the Northeast will be headlining an interesting literary week in the Columbia County village of Spencertown next month. Details below. Do yourself a treat, though, and re read more
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is coming to a theatre n…
Book Reviews | August 19th 2008 by Marlive Harris
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is coming to the Silver Screen this fallShareThis read more
Book News | It’s All About Romance
Book Reviews | August 12th 2008 by Marlive Harris
Romance novels made an astonishing $1.4 billion dollars last year in sales making it the top selling genre in pulShareThis read more
Interview with a Vampire Author, Part the Fourth
Stainless Steel Droppings | August 5th 2008
If you’ve been with me over the course of the last couple of years you are well aware that I have become a fan of Colleen Gleason’s Gardella Vampire Chronicles novels and for each successive release have done a review of the book as well read more
It’s All About the Books
Stainless Steel Droppings | July 28th 2008
(Thanks Obscurorant for the link to the cool library image) As the title so clearly points out, today’s post is all about books! There is a lot of great stuff in today’s post including challenge information, free book giveaways, and an u read more
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