New Beatrix Potter Story Being Published 100 Yrs After it was Lost
A lost manuscript discovered 100 years after Beatrix Potter wrote it will be published this fall as the 24th book by the beloved creator of Peter Rabbit.
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Human Library Lets You Check Out People, Aims to Foster Diversity
Ex gang-bangers, gay parents, Mormon missionaries, and celebrity journalists – these are all examples of "stories" you can check out from the Human Library.
Bike Bells Are Ringing: Librarians Pedal Books to Kids In "Book Deserts"
Libraries are delivering reading material to kids and adults with "Books on Bikes" programs cycling around the U.S.
New Best-selling Book Designed to Put Children to Sleep in Minutes
The #1 bestseller at Amazon uses psychology to put children to sleep in a matter of minutes–and it works, say many parents.
Precious "Lost" Tolkien Story to be Published For the First Time
An unfinished story from the author of "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" will be published more than a century after J.R.R. Tolkien wrote it.
Brand New Book by Dr. Seuss–Was Lost–Now Published 55 Years Later
Just when you'd learned all the Dr. Seuss rhymes, a whole new bookful has been published– 55 years after it was written and illustrated.
Mailman Sees Boy Reading Junk Mail for Lack of Books; He Has Books Now!
When a mailman posted a plea for book donations for a 12-year-old boy without any, he only expected a few to show up, not the hundreds that have so far.
Harper Lee Novel, Watchman, Released After 50 yrs of Anticipation
After being hidden from the public for 50 years, Harper Lee publishes Go Set A Watchman: the sequel to everyone's favorite American novel.
Long Successful Bookseller Gives Business to Staff in Canada
Jim Munro, who is 84 and ready to retire from running his successful Munro's Books in Victoria, B. C., is doing something exceptional: he is giving the business to four of his employees.
Children's Book Grows Into a Tree When You Plant It
Kids in Argentina can literally recycle this book by planting it directly in the ground, where it will grow into a tree.
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