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Miami Book Fair Going Strong This Week

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.10.2009 | Books

Read More: Barbara Kingsolver, Tracey Kidder, Books, Margaret Atwood, Mary Karr Lit, Book Fair, Lit, Author Events, Book Fairs, Barbara Kingsolver Lacuna, Margaret Atwood Year of the Flood, Authors, Miami Book Fair, Joyce Carol Oates, Year of the Flood, Orhan Pamuk, Ruth Reichl, Author Readings, Gourmet, Sherman Alexie, Lacuna, Jonathan Lethem, Mary Karr, Reading, Miami, Books News

All this week, Miami is celebrating the world of literature with its annual Book Fair. Running from November 8 - 15 and open to the public for a small...

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New Website Aims To Be An iTunes For Poetry

John Lundberg | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Literature, Emily Dickinson, poetryspeaks.com, Itunes, John Lundberg, Lifestyle, Hobbies, Edgar-Allen-Poe, Reading, Poetry, Poetryspeaks, Living News
John Lundberg

The new website PoetrySpeaks is aiming to serve as a social networking hub and online marketplace for poets.

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9 Of Your Favorite Books: Huffington Post November Readers' Picks (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2009 | Books

Read More: Slidepoll, Huffpost Books, Readers' Picks, Reading, Editors' Picks, Books, Huffington Post Readers, Best Books, Favorite Books, Bestsellers, Frank Herbert, Vonnegut, Dune, Annie Proulx, David Foster Wallace, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austin, Michael Chabon, Caputo, Africa, Infinite Jest, Books News

Ever since we posted our first installment of the HuffPost Readers' Picks, we've gotten a flood of further reader recommendations. The feature has bee...

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No Time to Read? Go Short

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 11.06.2009 | Books

Read More: Edgar Allan Poe, Short Stories, Ernest Hemingway, O. Henry, Kurt Vonnegut, Reading, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens, Dave Eggers, Leo Tolstoy, Book Groups, Book a Day, Paul Auster, Annie Proulx, Reading All Day, Books, Christmas Carol, Kazuo Ishiguro, Books News
Nina Sankovitch

There is a solution to the time crunch: the beauty and brevity of a short story. For those with circumscribed time, short stories deliver, and deliver big time.

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How to Get Your Kids to Read

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Importance of Reading, Reading, Books, Family, Little House on the Prairie, Magazines, Living News
Maria Rodale

While the media and teachers complain that kids don't read anymore, I can't get my kids to stop. Even Lucia, who is too young to read, is a voracious reader. So what's the secret?

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Debunking John Boehner's "Monthly Abortion Premium" Claim (By Reading the Bill)

Sunlight Foundation. | Sunlight Foundation | Posted 11.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Reading, Home News

The Drudge Report is leading off today with an outrageous and false claim about the House health care bill from House Minority Leader John Boehner [R...

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Debunking John Boehner's Absurd Abortion Claim (By Reading the Bill)

Sunlight Foundation. | Sunlight Foundation | Posted 11.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Reading, Home News

The Drudge Report is leading off today with an outrageous and false claim about the House health care bill from House Minority Leader John Boehner [R,...

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Hillary Clinton Spotted Reading The Lost Symbol (PHOTO)

Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Poll, Egypt, Hillary Dan Brown, Reading, Airplane Reading, Hillary Clinton Reading Dan Brown, Plane, Dan Brown Lost Symbol, Clinton, Plane Reading, Hillary Clinton, Lost Symbol, Books, Airplanes, Dan Brown, Books News

On a recent trip to Egypt for talks with the Egyptian President, Foreign Minister, and Intelligence Chief, Hillary Clinton was spotted, as seen on Lau...

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Barnes & Noble And James Patterson Team Up For In-Store Kids' Book Recommendations

CNN Money | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Books, Barnes, Children's Books, Children, James Patterson, Reading, Bookseller, Barnes & Noble Children's, Women's Murder Club, Patterson, Maximum Ride, Barnes and Noble, Children's Book Recommendations, Barnes & Noble, Kids' Books, Pop Goes the Weasel, Alex Cross, Books News

Barnes & Noble, Inc. continues its storied tradition of making books and reading more accessible to kids with its newest addition to the Children's se...

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iPhone eBooks: Competition For Kindle And Nook?

PC World | David Coursey | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Amazon Kindle, Kindle, iPhone Apps, Reading, eBook Apps, Book Apps, Apple Tablet, Iphone, Books, Ebooks, Nook, Ereaders, Books News

Just because a Flurry study found that more book apps than games were developed for the iPhone over the past four months does not mean the Kindle and ...

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I Hate Books

The New Yorker | Dave Cowen | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Kanye West, Reading, Kanye, Burning Books, Humor, Kanye West Books, Books, Kanye West Reading, Non-Readers, Books News

I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book's autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books. I like to get information from doing stuff like actu...

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The Great Conversation Interrupted. Kindle, Annotated.

Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Writers, Amazon Kindle, Margins, Kindle, Reading, Writing, Books, E-Books, Annotations, Books News
Gerald Sindell

When we buy a copy of a book, we own that copy. When we purchase, for almost as many dollars, a Kindle or other electronic version of a book, we have not really bought a copy of the book.

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Going Digital

Jean Naggar | Posted 10.30.2009 | Books

Read More: Writers, Going Digital, Amazon Kindle, Kindle, Reading, Writing, Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks, Digital Reading, Ereaders, Books News
Jean Naggar

As we head at a fast clip into an unimaginable future, we need to keep a clear vision and a firm grip on what had meaning in the past. The desire to shape and share our stories is embedded in our DNA.

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Authors Gortner, Kamen Goldmark and Egan Gibson Bring WNBA Reading Group Month Celebration to Life

C.W. Gortner | Posted 10.30.2009 | Books

Read More: Author Talks, Reading, Authors, Reading Groups, Books, Women Reading, National Reading Group Month, Women's National Book Association, Wnba, Book Groups, Book Clubs, Books News
C.W. Gortner

What do a Spanish renaissance princess, a book-phobic overweight girl and a vegetarian child desperate for artificial sweeteners have in common? You'd think, not much!

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Read All Day: And I Did

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

Read More: Great Books, Reading, Book Bloggers, Reading Every Day, Books, Reading All Day, Favorite Books, Books News
Nina Sankovitch

In the past year I have read a book a day. Every day for 365 days. I didn't just read, I also wrote and posted on my website my response to what I'd read, my personal and visceral reaction to the book.

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Ayn Rand: The Bitch Is Back

GQ | Andrew Corsello | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

Read More: Reading, Ayn Rand Resurgence, Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead, Books, Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand the Fountainhead, Books News

Goddamn, the experience of being 19 years old and reading Ayn Rand! The crystal-shivering-at-the-breaking-pitch intensity of it! Not just for that 19-...

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Slow Sell, or, Why Professors Matter

Amy Hungerford | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books

Read More: University, Literature, Book Marketing, Professors, Textbooks, Yale University, Jonathan Lethem, David Mitchell, Reading, Elizabeth Strout, Motherless Brooklyn, Black Swan Green, Books News
Amy Hungerford

The slow sell can't be done pre-publication. It requires -- wait for it -- reading. My last week's reading is a case in point: I read David Mitchell's Black Swan Green.

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Spotted Reading Publicly

Amy Hertz | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books

Read More: Reading Publicly, Trains, Books, Subways, Reading, Airports, Tucker Max, Poisonwood Bible, The Help, Blink, Stephanie Meyer, Steig Larsson, Randy Pausch, Jane Green, Wimpy Kid, Beer in Hell, Kingsolver, Kinney, Middlesex, Kathryn-Stockett, Waiting Room, Last Lecture, Gladwell, Twighlight, New York, Book Reviews, Books News
Amy Hertz

We all have different ways of discovering books, and spotting them being read in public is just one. At Huffington Post, we are very interested in what people are reading around the country.

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The Future of Reading: Learning From the Past to Thrive in the Future

Steve Haber | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Google, Ereaders, Internet, Open Formats, Boston Book Festival, Book Publishing, Books, Public Libraries, Digital Content, Future of Reading, Mark Twain, Reading, Sony, Digital Divide, Ebooks, Books News
Steve Haber

To truly open the future of books and reading, consumers must be freed from proprietary devices and formats. We owe it to those who came before us to bring access to as many as possible.

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Huffington Post Readers' Picks (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Best Books, Editors' Picks, Books, Slidepoll, Huffington Post Readers, Reading, Reader Picks, Favorite Books, Books News

We know that the Huffington Post reader is really smart, and since you're on the Books page, we know that you like to read, so it made sense that when...

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Losing My Literary Virginity

Allison Hill | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Sexual Awakening, The Hotel New Hampshire, Reading, Sexuality, Literary Virginity, John Irving, Books, Sex in Books, Books News
Allison Hill

My sexual awakening came at the hands of John Irving, or his words anyway.

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Can Dogs Teach Kids To Read?

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Literacy, Sit. Stay. Read., Library, Kids, Volunteer, Reading, R.E.a.D., Dogs, Teach, Impact News

Know a child who needs a little help with learning how to read? CNN reports that man's best friend could be a great teacher for kids too. It sounds i...

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How e-Books Could Smarten Up Kids and Stretch Library Dollars: A National Plan

David Rothman | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Libraries, Amazon Kindle, Kindle, Reading, Digital Libraries, Literacy, Students, Epub, Digital Library System, Books, Ebooks, E-Books, Ereaders, Teleread, Books News
David Rothman

Suppose a well-stocked national digital library system existed for Americans of different ages, along with the means to encourage schoolchildren and others to use it.

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So Did I Ever Tell You About the Squirrel?

Joy Preble | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Debut Authors, Writers, Advice to New Authors, New Author, Reading, Writing, Squirrels, Authors, Books, New Authors, Books News
Joy Preble

Debut author life is full of false starts and hesitations. Mostly you have no idea in hell what you're doing. You race across streets -- metaphorically speaking -- hoping you won't crash head first into someone's sedan.

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Talk to Me

Wednesday Martin | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Jodi Picoult, Reading, Writer, Book Promoting, Author, Writers, Book Promotion, Jon Stewart, Writing, Authors, Oprah, Books, Readers, Philip Roth, Books News
Wednesday Martin

Selling a book, to me at least, feels an awful lot like flirting, and also kind of hand-holding, and also like being in an very committed relationship with many, many people at once.

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