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First authorized sequel to Winnie-the-Pooh to publish this Fall

Jan 15 2009: Late last week came word that one of the most famous characters in children's literature—A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh—will make a long-awaited return this fall when Dutton Books for Young Readers publish Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus, illustrated ...

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Patrons flocking to libraries

Jan 15 2009: A few years ago, public libraries were being written off as goners. The Internet had made them irrelevant, the argument went. But libraries across the country are reporting jumps in attendance of as much as 65% over the past year, as newly unemployed people flock to ...

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'Slumdog Millionaire wins 5 Critics Choice awards and 4 Golden Globes

Jan 14 2009: Slumdog Millionaire, based on the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup, has won five Critics Choice awards and four Golden Globes, which bodes well for the Oscars, to be awarded on February 22. Two book versions are available in the USA - the movie tie-in called Slumdog ...

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Fiction Reading Increases for Adults

Jan 12 2009: "The Survey of Public Participation in the Arts" conducted by the United States Census Bureau in 2008, reports that the percentage of adults 18 and older who said they had read at least one novel, short story, poem or play in the previous 12 months has ...

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Digital downloads in libraries increase by 76%

Jan 07 2009: OverDrive reported a 76% increase in digital downloads in 2008 versus 2007. Overdrive, who a provide digital service to libraries that enables their patrons to download audiobooks, e-books, music and video, registered about 5.3 million checkouts from their 8,500 ...

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End times for the New York Times?

Jan 07 2009: Michael Hirschorn, writing for The Atlantic, reports on the dire circumstances facing The New York Times, or at least its print edition. The article opines that recent earnings reports indicate that, unless drastic steps are taken, it's possible that the paper will ...

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Donald Westlake dies

Jan 05 2009: Donald E. Westlake, author of more than 100 books and 5 screenplays, died of a heart attack on New Year's Eve at the age of 75.

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Large form iPod Touch predicted for Fall '09

Jan 05 2009: In a move that may give Amazon's Kindle a run for its money, Apple is expected to launch a large screen version of its iPod touch device, with a 7 to 9 inch screen, later this year.

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