Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Out this week -- A terrorist attack in San Francisco propels this 17-year-old into a tech driven "fight the power" political suspense novel. (Omnivoracious) Here's what 'Publisher's Weekly' had to say a few months back.

- 'Planet Earth' (to become a "children's book publishing program." Cool.) (CNNMoney)

- Stephenie Meyer pens a book for adults (YA author of the phenomenal Twilight series goes grown-up and human. I can't even think about her new book The Host until I finish with the eternity that is Bella and Edward's romance. Yup. I'm hooked and bad.) (MSNBC)

- Harry has left the building (Not really, but for the first time in 10 years, Harry Potter is not on the New York Times Best Seller List.) (Paper Cuts)

- Chasing Ray asks: 'Which Blogs Matter?' (Sort of a "Promoting your Book 101" to authors and publishers in terms of PR and exposure in the blogosphere.)

- Children's books that traumatized you (The Poop explores and the folks at Big A Little A followed up. Where the Red Fern Grows is definitely on my list.)

- Do celebrity endorsements make non-fiction less credible? (Interesting. Never thought about it. One parent thought so...) (SLJ)

- 'Animal Stories' (Round-up and reviews of some neat new books that embrace animals in some way from Colleen Mondor at Bookslut.)

- Has censorship increased (and books for young adults being challenged in school libraries surged? Most likely not. Cases of challenged books are just being reported more accurately these days.) (SLJ)

- Check out Anastasia at 'School Library Journal' ("What Would Madison Avenue Do?" Great information for librarians and teachers alike. You go girl!)

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