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June 15, 2007

I am writing this newsletter before I fly to Dallas for a very quick trip to give a speech at a Mystery Writers of America's Southwest Chapter event. I am looking forward to the flight as I have a few books and manuscripts that I am anxious to read, as well as a lineup queued on my iPod and this deep purple wrap I want to get some knitting done on. I have been running so much recently that I am looking forward to a few hours of uninterrupted time on the plane. When I get really busy I fantasize about flying to Australia and back, just for a chunk of time to call my own with no emails that I feel an urgent need to respond to, ringing phones, meetings or questions. Never mind the frequent flyer miles...I would treasure the time alone!

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Interview: Nancy Pearl, author of Book Crush: For Kids and Teens - Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest

Jun 10, 2007

JUNE 2007

Nancy Pearl is a librarian, book reviewer and speaker, as well as the bestselling author of BOOK LUST, MORE BOOK LUST and the recently published guide for children's and young adult literature, BOOK CRUSH.

If you wrote a book, to whom would you dedicate it?

June 8, 2007

Do you read the dedications in books?

June 8, 2007, 611 voters

June 8, 2007

Last weekend's Book Expo America (BEA) trade show was a booklover's dream as I wandered the aisles perusing titles, listened to authors and editors, and made endless notes on books we want to share with you in the upcoming months. Our staffers and I split up so we could cover more ground, and we convened this week to compare notes and start planning what we think will be a very exciting fall.

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Interview: Andrea Portes, author of Hick

Jun 8, 2007

June 8, 2007

Nightlife columnist Andrea Portes recently published her debut work of fiction, HICK --- a gritty coming-of-age tale about a 13-year-old runaway's misadventures while escaping her rural home and neglectful parents in search of a "better life" in Las Vegas.

Early June 2007

We here at Kidsreads.com are READY for summer vacation. For some of you, it's here. For others, it's days away. The weather here is screaming summer and we can feel the sand between our toes, at least in our imaginations. Why do we love summer? There's time to read what you want! And do we have ideas for you for that.

 
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Early June 2007

We here at Kidsreads.com are READY for summer vacation. For some of you, it's here. For others, it's days away. I personally cannot wait until the last night of homework, the last class project and the last morning where an alarm sounds. I am ready for this to be OVER! The weather here is screaming summer and we can feel the sand between our toes, at least in our imaginations. Why do we love summer? One reason is clear. There's time to read for hours on end and for children to read what they want --- and do we have ideas for them for that!

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June 1, 2007

Today kicks off the Book Expo America (BEA) trade show in New York, which is a whirlwind event where publishers present their fall titles and we all are on what seems like an endless merry-go-round of meeting authors, hearing about new books and celebrating at parties and other soirees. The schedule reminds me of finals week at college. By Sunday there will not be enough caffeine around to keep even "Energizer Bunny" me going, but we will have a pretty good picture of what's going to be published for fall.

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June 2007

Our newsletter is coming to you a tad later than usual this week, but with very good reason. We did a topdown redesign of the ReadingGroupGuides.com website. Take a look! Our goal was to make all of our features more readily accessible from dropdown navigation on the top of the site. We feel that there are a lot of features that you were not able to find easily in the past. Also, this will give us a chance to expand the site with even more content in the months to come.

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