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The Pornography of Power :Excerpt

Books – The huge "defense" spending going on in our name is irrational and costly, but there are powerful vested interests that want to keep it that way.

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New York Times Profiles Comics Art Collectors

Books – Comics have long been a haven for collectors, that niche of consumers who'll drop six figures on an old Disney issue or a near-mint of a Golden Age superhero. Check out the NYT coverage of these people...like me.

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'The Book of Getting Even' by Benjamin Taylor - Los Angeles…

Books – Of cosmology and so much more: In this novel, three young people come of age in the 1970s amid the discord of their families.

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Retro James Bond Tops Bestseller Lists

Books – Devil May Care, the new James Bond novel which is set in the 1960s is a smash hit already in Britain. The book is in the style of the original novels and is written by British literary novelist Sebastian Faulks…

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The Top 100 books for 2007

Books – What was your favorite book from 2007? There was a lot to choose from, from the end of Harry Potter, to the latest from your favorite mystery writer. Can you choose?

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Book Recommendations: The Books That Changed Your Lives

Books – On Thursday we asked you what books have changed your life, and over 250 thoughtful comments later, it's clear you all have book shelves stuffed with meaningful tomes. Now it's time to share the love. Today we've…

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Getting to the Bottom of the Black/Sedaris Feud

Books – When Michael Ian Black, author of My Custom Van, announced his feud with David Sedaris, GalleyCat wanted to get to the bottom of things and asked him for the reasons behind it. Check out what he had to say.

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Inspired by a Bunny Wabbit: Billy Collins and his Secret…

Books – Former poet laureate Billy Collins confesses his love for Warner Brothers cartoons. Is that something that we need to hide a love for these days?

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Joanna Kavenna: How the author turned from unpublishable…

Books – Joanna Kavenna chats with the Independent on Sunday about the long road to publication, recent motherhood and her thriller writer partner. Not too shabby for a "former failure."

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Review: 'Wanted': What Do Comic Book Fans Think?

Books – What do Comic Book fans think about Wanted? Find out in this review over at Comic Mix. It's a mixed bag, but what could you really have expected?

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Book sales expected to stay flat according to CNN

Books – Book sales are expected to stay basically flat according to a new report. Some categories of books are predicted to show slight increases in sales. You basically couldn't have picked a worse time to write a book.

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Get Ready for the Avalanche of Obama Books

Books – Now that he's won the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama is about to get the media blitz of his career. Yes, he'll be campaigning and running ads. But he'll also be well represented by a planned slate of books…

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Barnes and Noble Still Considering Borders Purchase

Books – First round bids were due Monday from companies that wish to buy bookseller Borders. Barnes and Noble is one of the companies that is interested. The Financial Times says that Borders has already rejected numerous…

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Got Time To Blog? Time To Write A Book? Time To Sell One?

Books – Blogging isn't an end, but a means to an endââ;¬"just one tool (and not always the best one) that you can use to spread the message that you are (or you publish) an interesting person who has something to say…

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Man guilty in death of 'Curious George' co-author

Books – A jury convicted a man Tuesday of killing Alan Shalleck, who collaborated with the co-creator of Curious George to bring the mischievous monkey to TV and a series of book sequels. What a sad waste of a life, and…

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Carnival of Quotes - July 2008

Books – Carnival of Quotes is a blog carnival consisting of unique and interesting posts by authors from around the world who are inspired by famous quotes from the past or present. The post topics range from leadership…

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Turning the Page on The Disposable Book

Books – Jonathan Karp writes of the disposable book and why quality is better than quantity, though his piece all but trumpets his own minimalist imprint Twelve.

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Wizard World Chicago 2008: Photo Gallery Wrap-Up - ComicMix…

Books – Comic Mix posts some incredibly awesome photos from Wizard World, and the especially great ones are the ones featuring fans in costumes. Those are some dieharders right there.

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R.I.P. Michael Turner, 1971-2008

Books – The word went out recently about the passing of creator Michael Turner, and was confirmed on the Aspen Message Boards by the publisher's editorial director, Vince Hernandez. A sad day for comic book fans.

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Editing Challenges Trouble 'Watchmen' and Other Movie News

Books – Zack Snyder tries to shave some of three-hour movie Fans have long wondered how any director could condense Watchmen into a feature-length film (the suggestion of doing it as an HBO miniseries wasn't a bad one),…

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Stephen King's The Stand To Become a Marvel Comic Book

Books – Marvel Comics and Stephen King are working together to bring The Stand to the world of comics. Will it rock or suck? There was a miniseries of this done awhile back... which wasn't spectacular. Any guesses?

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Life and Letters: The Running Novelist: Haruki Murakami

Books – Life and Letters about running and writing novels. The writer started running on a regular basis in the fall of 1982, when he was thirty-three. Not long before that, he was the owner of a small jazz club in Tokyo.…

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Time Inc.'s Maghound Set to Debut in September

Books – Maghound looks to be the "Netflix for magazines", though the beta site doesn't really help much so far. Wonder if they'll carry the racy stuff

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The making of Madeley: An Awesome Book Interview

Books – The Bookseller's outgoing deputy editor Joel Rickett has a rollicking conversation with Richard Madeley about fathers, sons and that popular TV book club.

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Author of 'Time Is a River' casts for deeper meaning

Books – Mia is the main character in Monroe's new novel, Time Is a River (Pocket Books, $25), the tale of a 38-year-old breast cancer survivor who, after finding her husband in bed with another woman, heads to the mountains…

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