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By Cindy Orr and Sarah Statz Cords
New To the Bestseller Lists This Week:
FICTION
NONFICTION
GRAPHIC BOOKS
To Be Published Week of Jan 23-29, 2012:
Fiction
Nonfiction
This is just a sample from our picks of the week. Scroll down or click here for the complete list, including ISBNs.
Best Books of 2011
It’s Best Books of the Year season! Look to the right hand column for our collection of links, or click here. As we find new lists, we’ll add them at the top of the column.
News of the Week:
Washington Post highlights library struggles to provide enough ebooks
What happens when you stop reading books
Arizona’s ban on ethnic studies results in pulling books from the curriculum–including The Tempest
Another self-pubbed author hits the big time
How to add GoodReads to your Facebook timeline
Horror Writers of America announce new award: The Bram Stoker Vampire Novel of the Century
RomanceNews.net: the site devoted to romantic fiction for men
Grand Central to launch a 4-title/month digital romance line
Confessions of a Publisher: “We’re in Amazon’s Sights and They’re Going to Kill Us”
Supreme Court Says Congress May Re-Copyright Public Domain Works
Study says no difference in children’s comprehension of print books vs. eBooks
Storytime not just for kids anymore
Professional Development Opportunities:
Books on Screen
On the set of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Coriolanus movie companion volume: Coriolanus: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Press for It Books, $19.95, 9780062202574), includes the screenplay, a foreword by Ralph Fiennes, introduction and scene notes by screenwriter John Logan and 21 film stills and behind-the-scenes photos.
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 scene sneak peek offered by Target
Awards
NAACP Image Award for Literature nominees
Authors
Cormac McCarthy writes an original script
Lists
Oprah: 9 books that will help you change your life
Lighthearted Links of the Week
The alternate titles of famous books
