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Yesterday on NPR’s Morning Edition, Barnes and Noble CEO Len Riggio may have made a bit of news (though we’ve been anticipating this for some time) when he told Lynn… Read more »

“Why do people like bad books?” asks Laura Miller in her newest Salon column, “Why We Love Bad Writing.” She poses the question in the wake of a “salvo against… 2 / Read more »

Shelf Awareness takes delight in the new book All In A Word by linguist Vivian Cook (who reminds us that, in the U.K. Vivian is a man, while Vivien is a woman):… 2 / Read more »

Inculcating a love of reading in children is always an on-going effort for parents and educators, alike. The Pasedena Star-News reports on an amazingly original grass roots initiative to do just that:… Read more »

SUPPORT RAIN TAXI They write great reviews Memoir by Stieg Larsson’s “Companion” coming soon Wondering what literary prizes are “Major” and their dates Finally someone admits eBooks are good for publishers… Read more »