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Click here to read Carol's op-ed piece "Libraries and Librarians Are Endangered Species: What You Can Do to Help" from The Huffington Post...

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park is now open for business in Orlando! A very original, romantic and bookish marriage proposal! And they say chivalry is dead...

Sweden's national library has obtained a series of manuscripts by a teenage Stieg Larsson, long before his fame with THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO... Here's a creepy booktrailer for Justin Cronin's THE PASSAGE, one of this summer's biggest (literally and figuratively) books!

Stephenie Meyer answers questions about THE SECOND SHORT LIFE OF BREE TANNER, a new novella companion to the Twilight series, which goes on sale Saturday, June 5th... The New Yorker named its Top 20 authors under 40, and although the issue isn't on sale yet, you can get a sneak peek here... The name in the link says it all...try not to get too jealous!

Jeffrey Deaver has been selected to pen the new James Bond novel. Click here to read all the details about "Project X." USA Today's summer books list, thus marking the official start of summer!

The fifth volume in the very popular, very funny The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series will be available this fall, author Jeff Kinney said in an announcement. Reserve one for your child, and then sneak some laughs with it when he/she isn't around!

Here's a list of 50 great bookstore blogs...is your local store one of them? The World Cup is just around the corner, so here's a list of soccer/football books to get you ready for the global even in South Africa!

An international photo gallery of people enjoying a good book in good weather! Hope you all are able to do the same! A New York City-based agent gets a new education about the book biz when he takes some shifts at an indie store in St. Louis.

The first chapter of John Grisham's Young Adult book THEODORE BOONE: Kid Lawyer is available to read online here. The book will be out May 25th. A historic rundown of author vs. author disses, insults and petty bickering. Enjoy! Any of our Chicago-area readers know the Book Bike? If so, say 'hi' to him for us! A great man on a great mission!

Laura Lippman's Baltimore-based Tess Monaghan series will be adapted for a television production. Her husband, David Simon, is the creator of The Wire and Homicide: Life on the Streets. Lots of cop talk in that house!