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6 Modern Horror Movies as '80s Young Adult Novels

Emily V. Gordon — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:26:36 +0000

In the late '80s/early '90s, how many of you were glued to books by people like Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine and A. Bates? Long before 'Twilight,' these young adult authors were churning out sordid tales of psycho teenage killers, body-switching beautiful girls and revenge fantasies that also somehow involved final exams.

A Capital Read: Amy Waldman: "The Submission"

Renee Nelson — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:17:10 +0000

‘A Capital Read’ is back at Lithgow Public Library in Augusta. This time around the book is Amy Waldman’s acclaimed debut novel “The Submission“, which explores the controversy and complex emotions surrounding a memorial for the victims of 9/11. Interesting! ‘A Capital Read’ is Lithgow Public Library’s annual community-wide reading project. They pick a book each [...]

10 Obvious Celebrity Lookalikes From Young Adult Novel Covers

Amanda Ferris — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:05:40 +0000

Sometimes, it's all too easy for an illustrator or a cover artist who has hit a huge creative block to use a picture of a celebrity as their guide for young adult novels. Plus, the celebrity lookalikes will help sales too, especially if it's a popular actress such as

8 Pop Culture Romance Novels We Wish Were Real

Christine Gritmon — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:33:51 +0000

This Valentine’s Day, millions will cuddle up with their cats and a box of Dove bars and sink into a juicy romance novel. Wouldn’t it be far more interesting if romance novels contained the complexity, suspense and intrigue of our favorite TV shows and movies? Below, our noblest attempts at visual fan fiction. If these pop culture novels were real, they'd go straight to our Kindles so no one could see us reading them in public.

The Library of the Future Is Here, But Missing One Crucial Element

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:41:14 +0000

Getting books from the library is about to get a whole lot e-sier. Texas’ Bexar County will make history by becoming home to the country’s first library that doesn’t have physical books. The BiblioTech, set to open this coming fall, will instead offer e-books and dozens of computer devices for patrons, turning the traditional library [...]

The Top 5 Most Anticipated Book-to-Movie Adaptions for 2013

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:22:43 +0000

2013 is gearing up to have some great movie releases, some of which include the usual book-to-movie adaptions. Yet with allgreat new book to movie adaptions coming out, it can be difficult to figure out which one to spend $10 at the theater on, especially if you are not sure if it will wind up being a hit like 'Lord of the Rings' or a dude like 'Eragon.' Of course we're looking forw

James Cromwell Books Next TV Gig on NBC's 'Do No Harm'

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:15:42 +0000

For months now we've seen veteran actor James Cromwell pop up in the most unusual of places, first taking a regular, bald and goateed role as sinister Nazi Dr. Arden of 'American Horror Story: Asylum,' and even unexpectedly popping up on the third season of 'Boardwalk Empire' as historical figure Andrew Mellon. Now, Cromwell will next take his talents to network TV for NBC's Jekyll/Hyde drama 'Do No Harm,' but how lengthy a stay will it be this time?

'The Divinity Of Dogs' Book Features Maine Stories

Andy Capwell — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:31:10 +0000

Jennifer Skiff a Hebron Academy alumna is an author and her latest book is called 'The Divinity Of Dogs.' The book, released this fall by Simon & Schuster, tells true stories of love, miracles and personal transformation involving dogs. Skiff received hundreds of responses from people with funny, sad and touching canine tales to tell. 71 stories made it into her book and 14 of them are from Maine.

Used Bookstore Introduces Book Vending Machine

Amanda Ferris — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:36:03 +0000

What bibliophile hasn't dreamed of just putting money into a vending machine and out comes a book that you can read to your heart's content? Sounds great, but not very likely, right? Well, that's where you're wrong. The Monkey's Paw, a used bookstore in Toronto, Canada has created such a machine.

Please Read To Your Children…

Sharon Buck — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:33:47 +0000

Each night I have Anderson is special to me. Like every night, we eat dinner and have enough play time to have fun either playing Wii, boardgames, baking…there is always something fun to do. But the most important thing parents seem to overlook. Not in my house. I can remember being a little girl sharing [...]