Meet Will Burrows, boy-archaeologist extraordinaire (The newest hero in children's literature takes an international trip to promote Tunnels, an exciting book from across the pond about a secret world in underground London, literally.) (Reuters, UK)

- "Tagging" at the Library (Should patrons be allowed to "tag" the catalogues? Wow. This could be amazing or disastrous.) (ALA)

- YALSA invites Teens to Blog (YALSA announces plans to expand coverage of by encouraging teens to blog for them.)

- Edwards Award goes to a controversial anti-gay author (Ug. How did this happen? This feels like a mistake that no one will admit to.) (School Library Journal)

- Don't believe the Skype (DO believe it. This cool service allows affordable and easy author visits to your schools and libraries.) (School Library Journal)

- The Commons (Library of Congress and Flickr Together make a great site for people to access photos. Visitors are encouraged to tag them too. I can see teens really digging this.) (The Monkey Speaks)

- Golden Books legacy lives on (Cool interview with Leonard Marcus the author of the new retrospective book Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children's Hearts.) (School Library Journal)

- Is Chinese literature, the new cultural revolution? (I guess this depends on how you define literature, but one thing's for sure the Chinese ARE reading.) (The Guardian)

- Twelve-year-old girl writes self-help book (And this isn't her first, Australian Libby Rees was first published at 9!) (Sydney Morning Herald)

- Penguin/Puffin pilots 'webisodes' online (Readers can view teaser clips online then pick up and read Melville Burgess' Sara's Face.) (Bookseller.com)

- Third 'Inheritance' book release date moved (And all because book sellers want to host Saturday night midnight parties. Fun.) (The Book Standard)

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