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WATCH: Neil Gaiman On The Simpsons

Posted 12.06.2011

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Available free to watch online for one week (click above), the new episode of The Simpsons, called "The Book Job", features Neil Gaiman ("The British ...

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I Read a Young Adult Novel. It Was Better Written and More Exciting Than Most Adult Fiction I See

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jesse Kornbluth

If I Stay pressed every emotional button I'm aware of. At the end, I was a mess -- limp, to be sure, but also thrilled, energized, renewed.

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Jane Yolen Writes 300th Book (PHOTOS)

Jane Yolen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jane Yolen

The responses I have gotten from friends, family, and fans on the news of my 300th book runs the gamut from: "You have got to be kidding!" to "Anything good there?" to "You are a National Treasure/Goddess/Diva."

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9 Best Science Fiction Novels For Young Adults Besides 'Mockingjay' (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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In case you haven't heard, "Mockingjay," the third and final installment in Suzanne Collins' super-smash "Hunger Games" series, hit bookstores this Tu...

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'Mockingjay' Fever

Educating Alice | Posted 05.25.2011

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Like many others I began Mockingjay yesterday morning expecting to be done the same day. I stopped at points to do other things and returned to it in...

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If Snooki Can Write A Children's Book...

San Jose Mercury News | Posted 05.25.2011

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So there you have it, the perfect recipe for a children's book -- a bunch of animals acting strangely and a plot that doesn't make much sense. ...

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Mom Upset About Racy Teen Books, Refuses To Return Them To Florida Library

Orlando Sentinel | Rachel Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Longwood parent Tina Harden was so disturbed by references to sex and drugs and foul language in the world of fictional teenager Jenny Humphrey that s...

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Series Dominate YA Market, But They're Not The 'Babysitters Club' Of Yesteryear

Publishing Trends | Posted 05.25.2011

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Take a look at BookScan's bestselling juvenile titles for the week ending April 25: an astounding 73% were titles from one of several series. But the...

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