American Girl Book clubs…are about the books (Emphasizing the historical stories NOT just the swag.) (The Post Star)

- Kid-friendly comics (Whitney over at Pop Candy rounds up a bunch of family-friendly graphic novels)

- Terry McMillan wins (the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Essence Literary Award — she's known best for, How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale, both made into movies.) (press release)

- Books have feelings too (Maine library receives national attention and award for an innovative "Don't judge a book by its cover" program. Gush. I'm so proud. This is my childhood library in the town I grew up in.) (Maine Today)

- The 'Why I Love My Library' contest (Two New Jersey teens told why and won. 17,000 voters too…that's impressive.) (School Library Journal)

- Jesus was a samurai (No? In the latest attempt to reinvent the ancient text, The Manga Bible, he is. I wanna see how Mary Magdelene is portrayed.) (The International Herald Tribune)

- And while we're on the subject… (More Christian manga titles from Nelson) (Publishers Weekly)

- HarperCollins is giving away books (In an attempt to improve book sales, HC will offer free electronic books on its website.) (Mashable)

- Neil Gaiman's in on it, too (AND fans get to choose which book they want. I voted for American Gods.)

- This just bums me out (The Harry Potter suits continue.) (The New York Times, reg. required)

- This is a great non-review, review of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (It's been nominated for the "You Should Read This Award" over at Chasing Ray.)

- Raggedy Ann & Andy hit the small screen (I loooved these books. I remember exactly where they were on the shelves in my library and read every single one.) (press release)

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