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12 books of Christmas: Bird-Watching Answer Book

Posted on 24 December 2009 by Trisha, Managing Editor

There’s someone on my holiday list who would be a perfect match for this book—and she’s not going to be happy that we’re giving a copy away (sorry Grandma)! But in the spirit of Christmas that’s exactly what we’re doing. … Continue reading →

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Best Book of 2009: Reader’s Choice

Posted on 17 December 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

This time of year there are “Best Books of 2009” lists everywhere you turn – most authoritatively of all, BookPage’s. But since we can only highlight a handful of the great titles out there, we wanted to let you weigh … Continue reading →

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12 books of Christmas: Painting Today

Posted on 9 December 2009 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Our 12 books of Christmas series continues with Phaidon’s hefty survey of contemporary painting, Painting Today. The modern painting fan in your life would be happy to find Painting Today under their tree. A comprehensive look at the paintings of … Continue reading →

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12 books of Christmas: The Little Prince Pop-Up

Posted on 2 December 2009 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Today’s holiday gift book suggestion is the 60th anniversary pop-up edition of Antoine St. Exupery’s The Little Prince. Fans of the work will be pleased to hear that it contains the original text and illustrations—but now they’re in 3-D. Click … Continue reading →

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The visual Gore Vidal

Posted on 24 November 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Not long ago we got a special treat in the mail at BookPage: Gore Vidal: Snapshots in History’s Glare. This book (retail value: $40!) is a visual memoir of Vidal’s life, complete with pages and pages of photos, letters and … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Rules winner

Posted on 23 November 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Update: Nadia won a copy of Thanksgiving Rules by Laurie Friedman. We love hearing about the books you’re thankful for, however, so feel free to keep commenting on our original Thanksgiving post. P.S. If, like Nadia, you like Bernard Waber, … Continue reading →

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We're thankful for picture books (& giveaways!)

Posted on 18 November 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Thanksgiving is nearly a week away, and if you know little ones who love to read, there are many picture books that will help them celebrate the holiday. A couple releases from this year include Jacqueline Jules’ Duck for Turkey … Continue reading →

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Facebook Fan Contest

Posted on 10 November 2009 by Trisha, Managing Editor

OK, if you’re reading this you’re probably a fan of BookPage, right? So why not admit it on everyone’s favorite social networking site? Now that BookPage has nearly 200 fans on Facebook, it’s clearly time for a contest. Everyone who … Continue reading →

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Trick-or-treat winner. . .

Posted on 29 October 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

The verdict’s in after our literary-themed costume contest. . . Congratulations Bri! Not only am I a sucker for E.B. White, but I love your idea because it’s friendly to last-minute costume makers. E-mail me (eliza at bookpage dot com) … Continue reading →

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Eau de Hollow

Posted on 28 October 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

When I sat down to interview Jessica Verday at Davis-Kidd bookstore in Nashville, I hoped to hear juicy details about how she came to write a paranormal teen romance inspired by The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Well, I got that … Continue reading →

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'Gathering Storm' breaks today

Posted on 27 October 2009 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Over on BookPage.com we have a web-exclusive feature with Brandon Sanderson, the YA and fantasy author who was hand-picked to complete Robert Jordan‘s Wheel of Time series. His long-awaited contribution to the cycle (the first of the final three books), … Continue reading →

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Trick-or-treat: win "Nightlight"

Posted on 26 October 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

A few weeks ago I posted about Nightlight, the parody of everyone’s favorite vampire love story. The completed book arrived at our office today, and in honor of Halloween (and because we need costume ideas), we will give it away … Continue reading →

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Choosing sides

Posted on 20 October 2009 by Lynn, Editor

As all of us know, there are two kinds of people: dog people and cat people. I see the divide every day, both at my office (Trisha: cat person / Abby: dog person) and at home (husband: cat person / … Continue reading →

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Announcing our Read-a-thon Mini-Challenge!

Posted on 20 October 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

As many of you already know, this Saturday is Dewey’s Read-a-thon. Starting at 7 a.m. CST (that means 2 a.m. if you live in Hawaii – yikes!), hundreds of readers will be devouring books and blogging for 24 hours straight. … Continue reading →

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Want to win free books?

Posted on 18 August 2009 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Don’t miss the contest going on at BookPage.com this month. To win up to 10  free copies of Impossible by Nancy Werlin for you and your book club, all you have to do is create a profile for your club … Continue reading →

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