Kick off Pride Month by reading these Lambda Literary Award winners.

For over 30 years, Lambda Literary has been celebrating LGBTQ literature. This vital organization has been an advocate and support system for LGBTQ writers, their communities, and their stories. In lieu of an in-person ceremony, Lambda Literary will be hosting a series of virtual happy hours all month long with Wilson Cruz, Samantha Irby, Glennon […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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[ The Guardian | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tony Robinson is up for his second Blue Peter book award on this year's shortlist, announced... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Gates: Here Are the Books I Read When Out on the Road

I read while traveling, waiting for meetings, in the evening, and especially on vacation. As you can see, I'm still pretty much an old-school print guy, because I like to jot notes in the margins, but I assume I'll move over to ebooks when annotation features get better.     Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Taiwan Reading is Cool, But Lukewarm on Ebooks

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers, Book Fair Help Revive Cambodia’s Love of Reading

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Lazarus' novel awarded book prize

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[ BBC News | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here Are All of This Year's Hot List Digital Winners

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[ AdWeek | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The E-Reading Software That's Better Than Kindle or iBooks

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[ The Atlantic | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UsVsTh3m more than doubles its traffic in a month to 7m

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ALA 2014 Preview: Getting Ready to Read

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC News | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC News | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC News | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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