Will young adults embrace James Bond? (Re-releases of Ian Fleming's famous spy books this summer will try to re-establish him as one of the great literary characters.) (USA Today)

- Juno Books specializes in urban fantasy, supernatural suspense, paranormal romance (Interestingly, a big piece of the readership of these "super-hot sub-genres" are women. I wonder, are they replacing the traditional romance genre and what does that mean?) (Omnivoracious)

- 'Kids and the Kindle' (Read Roger thinks the mere design isn't "cool" enough to be embraced by kids today.)

- More about our not-so-new obsession with vampires (You know what I think…) (The Guardian)

- Scholastic's Summer Reading Buzz (Launched in an effort to keep kids reading this summer, this website is for kids and their parents to read, report, and play while keeping their skills sharp.) (Scholastic)

- 'Teachers not reading children's books' (This is from the UK, but I would be equally interested in similar stats regarding American teachers. It is SO important.) (Bookseller)

- 'Show us your typos' (LOL. Look closely at this super fun boob … I'm mean polar bear book shelf.) (Shelf Talker)

- Yes. Let's not forget humor (Joan Baur "combines laughter and tears to leave young readers with hope") (ScrippsNews)

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