Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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Megan informs me that Seattle currently ranks #1 on USA TODAY's annual list of the nation's most literate cities, thereby smacking down rival city Minneapolis (who actually dropped behind Washington D.C. this year) like the hand of God.

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Thursday, November 08, 2007

Love of Reading Second Annual Online Book Fair


Next week (Nov. 14-16), FSB Associates will be holding the second annual Love of Reading online bookfair, and we, your humble neighborhood book critics, will be guest-blogging! Mark your calendars, dear readers, because this looks like it's going to be quite the shindig:

Love of Reading Online Book Fair

The second annual Love of Reading online book fair (held November 14-16 at http://www.loveofreading.com/ from the hours of 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST) celebrates and connects the online book community with three days of non-stop events. The event is designed for a wide audience—authors, publishers, booksellers, bookworms, bloggers, reviewers and anyone looking for a gift for the holidays. There will be a variety of special events and giveaways. Among the online happenings:

  • Free raffles—including 3 free books an hour and one large prize giveaway per day


  • Ongoing Podcasts and author readings by popular authors such as Alan Alda, Kim Edwards and Pulitzer Prize Winner Rick Atkinson.


  • Guest bloggers and reviewers will blog at the fair


  • Forum and discussion groups


  • Reader’s Choice Award for favorite book jacket. Last year’s winner was the mega bestseller, The Thirteenth Tale.


  • Roundtable discussions with topics including How to Get Your Book Published


  • To participate in the book fair, or to get more information, visit http://www.loveofreading.com/.

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