Free book exchange websites - Examiner
It's almost free, environmentally friendly and a great idea for homeschoolers. Internet book exchange clubs allow participants the opportunity to get free books. They're different than libraries, because when you borrow books from the library you

Francophone Africa : blogging about African literature in French, one book at a time - Elites TV
The Best of blog Awards 2010 shone light on a sleuth of fascinating blogs in eleven languages. A close runner-up for the Best blog in French award is Chez Guangoueus (fr). Réassi Ouabonzi blogs about African and diaspora litterature in French from a reader’s perspective since 2007, one book at a

Book review: 'The Invisible Bridge' by Julie Orringer - Los Angeles Times
a "big" novel to carry into the summer holidays — one in which you can lose yourself without the guilty suspicion that you're slumming — then Julie Orringer's "The Invisible Bridge stories titled "How to Breathe Underwater."

Legal drama leads pack of exciting books for young readers - Deseret News
A courtroom drama by a well-known author and a drama ripped from the headlines are among some of the many exciting books now available for middle and young adult readers. "THEODORE BOONE: KID LAWYER," by John Grisham, Dutton Children's Books, $16.99

Book Publishers Agree Change Coming; Details Murky - Post Chronicle
Giants and upstarts of publishing gathered at the annual BookExpo America here this week agreed e-books will transform the business, although exactly how it will all shake out remains unclear. From biggest publishers to newcomers there was agreement on one thing -- the big change will come when

Palin makes good on fence threat - Post-Tribune
WASILLA, Alaska — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is making good on a threat to build a fence around her Wasilla home to keep her new neighbor — an author who is writing a book about her — from peering in. Palin, wearing running shorts, a T-shirt and visor, joked with a reporter outside the

Chapel Hill author picked to write next James Bond book - Raleigh News & Observer
James Bond is back. A new novel featuring secret code name "Project X," and will be written by American novelist Jeffery Deaver, best known for his series of thrillers featuring forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme. It's scheduled to be published May 28

Muggles play Quidditch in Central Park - CNEWS
NEW YORK (AP) — In J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, Quidditch is a game like soccer played by wizards and witches on flying broomsticks. The real-life version played by non-magical people known as Muggles stays earthbound, but the matches can be exciting nonetheless. The International