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Archive for November, 2008

Vampires, Late Night Coffee and Poor Forks, Washington: A Lament

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

On my way in to the office this morning, NPR had a piece on the upcoming movie based on Stephenie Meyers’ Twilight and its effects on an unfortunate small town in Washington.  It seems Forks has been transformed from a bucolic near-paradise deep in the beauty of the northwest into a shrine for a swarm [...]

Big Box Brick and Mortar Singin’ the Blues

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Last week, Barnes & Noble CEO Leonard Riggio released sang a dire song for his employees, citing: Never in all of the years I’ve been in business have I seen a worse outlook for the economy. And never in all my years as a bookseller have I seen a retail climate as poor as the [...]

Books from the President-Elect on Biblio.com

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Browse books by Barack Obama, our U.S. President-Elect, on Biblio.com here.

Michael Crichton, author, dies at 66

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Michael Crichton, author of bestselling books such as Jurassic Park, Sphere, and Andromeda Strain, died after a long battle with cancer. You can read his family’s recent memorial statement here.