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Shutesbury needs a new library!

• Kinda creepy, kinda cool.

• Paypal might be the only one NOT reading Fifty Shades of Grey.

• Safe sex scenes.  

• Beautiful 

•  Good things to come. 

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• Have a recently published favorite book you want to nominate for an award? Go here.
•  10 things E-books won't tell you.
• Romance novels aka "delete fiction"?
• How Romance Novels Empower Women
• "Shhh!!! Don't tell my husband!!!"   Really?? Wouldn't it be MORE FUN if you were to read it to your husband instead of hiding it on your kindle?
• Anne Rice is at it again.

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1. Gender bias at NPR - and what it reveals about the world of literary fiction.
2. Enter before Valentine's Day for a chance to win some Nicholas Sparks stuff.
3. Awwww 
4. Ebook numbers. In case you were wondering.
5. Audiobooks.  
6. 2012 Best of LGBT

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1. First, this amused me. Then, it intrigued me. Mmmm cowboys.
2. I've been hearing a lot about the movie. I need to get the book.
3. Library spam? 
4. "I miss them already." Me too, buddy. Me too. 
5. Brilliant! 
6. G-Spot news.  
7. I may have to break my "no spending money on books in 2012" rule for this one.

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1. Bookish business cards.  
2. 10 Vampire Stories That Are More Romantic Than Twilight.
3. The making of a romance novel cover. 
4. A blog about gift ideas for book lovers.
5. Wearing the book.

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What a fabulous notebook. 

I <3 Anthropologie.

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The WHOLE book on a poster. I WANT. Or maybe A Christmas Carol, or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

What with the recent Penguin drama and the uncertain future of digital lending China may have the right idea for inexpensive reading.

And finally...Literary Review's Bad Sex in Literature Award short list.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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News and Notables I came across this week:

I WANT:

Some of the posts make me laugh, some make me sad.

I love Wikipedia. You can look up anything on there.

A blog about Novel Challenges. Handy.

Have you heard about ebookfling? It is seriously the best thing since sliced bread. If you read ebooks I highly recommend you check it out.

I don't think I've ever read a mermaid romance before, but I think I have to hunt these down just for giggles.

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Around the web...

Isaac Salazar

Yeah. I downloaded it.

Taylor Swift  keeps getting more awesome every day.

A question about zombies. Specifically, Zombie Stories. Extra specifically, Zombie Stories that Don't Suck.AskMetafilter

Making Sense of Digital Books for Kids – Part 1 Part 2

Library ebook checkouts up 200% this year.

I want this. I've always wanted to live on a farm.

...and from the same website, something that will help you keep track of your books.

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I plan to ask Santa for this for Christmas. It's for a good cause...Yeah, that's why.

What a great idea for a community. I wish I lived in that neighborhood.

An interesting take on what readers can learn from romance novels. 

Hilary Duff wrote a book? Actually two. How did I miss that?!

Vampires through the years.

These are fabulous! Love the covers. The blurb for "Lord of the Forest":
Linda didn't have any doubts about her feelings for Brett Faulkner -- but he was the local lord of the Manor, while she was just a very ordinary girl.Why should he be interested in her? Or was Linda being snobbish and out-of-date about it all?