Subscribe via RSS 2.0by Sarah Gritzfeldt - Tuesday Jun 03 2008 11:36 am permalink Post a comment
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When a small bear from Darkest Peru first arrived at Paddington Station in 1958, no one would have predicted that he would become one of the most well-loved of celebrity bears. Now, with his 50th Anniversary fast approaching, his publishers are planning a special celebration.
by Sarah Gritzfeldt - Saturday Dec 01 2007 5:24 pm permalink Post a comment
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Ever since the release of The Deathly Hallows Harry Potter fans have been wondering if J.K. Rowling would ever write another book. The good news is: she has! The bad news is that if you don't know her personally, you probably won't get to read it...
by Matt MacHutchon - Saturday Nov 10 2007 4:00 pm permalink Post a comment
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Release date announced for Book 3 in the Inheritance series!
I am sure that all of you are as excited about this as I am. For the past two years we have been answering the question "When will the 3rd Eragon book come out?"
by Holly McNally - Saturday Sep 29 2007 3:37 pm permalink Post a comment
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Penguins, Toni Morrison and Harry Potter most challenged books of 2006
Topping the list was And Tango Makes Three, a tale of two male penguins parenting an egg from a mixed-sex penguin. Toni Morrison's novels Beloved and The Bluest Eye also made the list, but the most challenged books of the 21st century remain Harry Potter novels
by Lynn Popham - Tuesday Sep 04 2007 6:30 pm permalink Post a comment
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Harper Collins Uk has announced that it will be the first major publisher to create personalized "print on demand" books for children.
Customers can pick one of three Noddy books and submit their child's specifics, including name, hair and eye colour; HarperCollins will create and print a specially personalized book for them.
While the phenomenon of the personalized book is not new (small independent publishers have been creating them for years), I do believe that HarperCollins is the first major publisher to jump on the bandwagon. They say that it is part of their "ongoing commitment to expanding the boundaries of traditional publishing". I'm not sure that I like the concept.
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