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Tag Archives: Reading

What the hell is it about Twilight?

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: July 10, 2010

I have to agree with Amanda Marcotte. I just don’t get it. Sure, everybody likes something, right, so there were bound to be some that liked it, but why this screaming near-hysteria about something that is so inherently wrong for us? I really worry about young girls coming away with some of the repulsive messages [...]

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Operation Emu

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: February 27, 2010

Some of the best things come by way of serendipity, and in the case of books, it’s often the one you never looked for but that came to you that makes for an interesting read. That’s how I’m looking at “Operation Emu”, by B. Brandon Barker , a book that came to me through email. [...]

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Catcher in the Rye novelist JD Salinger dies at 91

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: January 28, 2010

BBC The legendary author of The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger, has died at age 91 at his home in New Hampshire. The reclusive novelist died of natural causes, his son said in a statement released by his literary agent. The Catcher In The Rye, first published in 1951, is a tale of teenage [...]

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Interview: Nathan Fillion Talks Firefly, Dr. Horrible, and Why Kids Need to Read

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: January 21, 2010

Matt Blum/Wired Nathan Fillion has, in the space of seven years, risen to the status of a geek icon. Beginning with his best-known role as Captain Mal Reynolds on Firefly, his work on several of Joss Whedon’s projects has transformed the former soap opera actor into a huge draw for the geek crowd. But there’s [...]

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Kindle for PC!

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: December 22, 2009

(orig. published on November 10th, 2009) WEEEEE! I love e-books but until now, I’ve had to glare and grumble at the e-readers and get my books online in txt format. Now, Amazon has put Kindle on PC format, so you can read on screen. Yay! Off to download now… Thanks, Gizmodo! Get the best reading [...]

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eBook-Only Publishers Cropping Up Everywhere

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: November 12, 2009

HuffPo A recent article from Publishers Weekly announced the launch of Carina Press, a new imprint of romance publisher Harlequin that will exclusively publish eBooks. This got us thinking about other eBook-only publishers, a group that’s really growing in a publishing world where eReaders are getting more popular every day.

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