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National Book Love & Reading

'U is for Undertow' author Sue Grafton at Free Library tonight, 12/2/09

If U are a lover of mysteries — especially Sue Grafton "alphabet" mysteries — U may want to make arrangements to get to the...
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Meet Jerry & Eileen Spinelli, David Weisner, Judy Schachner, and 30 (!) more authors this Fri., 11/6

If you are a children's book lover — and we come in all ages — you will want to know that once a year, for the past 18 years, a little...
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Jonathan Maberry interviews fellow horror fiction authors on his 'Big Scary Blog'

Just in time for Halloween, Philadelphia author Jonathan Maberry ( seen "zombified at right") has interviewed some of the leading writers...
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Haunting Halloween reading: spooky stories of Philadelphia-area ghosts to keep you from sleeping

Apparitions in city restaurants, specters in Washington Square, a cursed suburban cul-de-sac: these and other haunting tales fill the pages of the...
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Saturday Highlights: 20th birthday party at Children's Book World plus Collingswood Book Festival #7

No need to sit home today, even if it is to do some reading. Here are two events to get you out, about and involved in some good book conversation ...
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You are invited: Free launch party for Best of Philadelphia Stories Anthology #2 tomorrow, 9/30/09

PS Books, the books division of Philadelphia Stories, Philadelphia's fabulous free literary magazine, is throwing a launch partyfor its just...
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You can vote for The Best of the National Book Awards Fiction, plus possibly win tickets to NYC

Here's a fun — and difficult — question: of the six works of fiction listed below, each of which won a National Book Award at some...
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Free Library Announces 2010 One Book, One Philadelphia selection

The Free Library of Philadelphia's Author Events Office has announced the One Book, One Philadelphia reading selection for 2010. The chosen book is...
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Here's the Free Library's "Best of Philly 2009/Speaker Series" full line-up of fall author talks

The Author Events Office of the Free Library of Philadelphia (FLP) has announced the full line-up of its Fall 2009 Author Events Program. As always...
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Sad Breaking News: Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angela's Ashes, is near death

Your Philadelphia Literary Scene Examiner has reluctantly confirmed and now reluctantly reports sad news about much-beloved writer Frank McCourt...
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