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Category Archive — barnes and noble

Book News, Sept. 10th

Well, it’s definitely not summer anymore, bookworms. Boston had a dreary week with rain and gray skies. Though it’s sunny now, I think we can close the door on the summer of 2011. This coming week will be a little bit different, as it’s Book Blogger Appreciation Week! I’ll have a post every day this [...]

Book News Round-Up

Hey there, bookworms and wormettes, it’s time for another installment of the Librarian Next Door’s Book News Round-Up. It’s about time! Barnes and Noble recently announced it would finally offer free wifi in stores. This comes on the heels of the launch of the new B&N e-bookstore, a venture aimed at taking on main competitor [...]

"Wicked" Good

Sorry for the pun, but I couldn’t resist. And where I come from, “wicked” as an adjective and adverb is a positive thing. Anyway, the latest book in Gregory Maguire‘s Wicked Cycle was released today. For those not in the know, it all started in 1996 when Maguire published Wicked: The Life and Times of [...]