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Mystery Thursday Field Trip: The Crime Fiction Academy

Thursday, February 02, 2012

If you're reading this, it stands to reason you love a good mystery.  In fact, you may even be a mystery writer. . . in which case, you'll surely want to read more about the field trip we took earlier this week to the newly founded Crime Fiction Academy situated in the Center for Fiction in New York City's Mercantile Library.

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Friday, November 04, 2011

The Newbery Award—the highest literary honor given for children's books—has been bestowed to distinguished authors since 1922. That's ninety classic and important books to get through. (Newbery winners and honors on our list include winner Julie of the Wolves, honoree Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe., winner M.C. Higgins, the Great, and honoree The Planet of Junior Brown.) But, in case you don't have time to read all ninety, this weekend, you can catch the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival, a celebration of those prestigious Newbery Award–winning books in homespun video format. The contest, ...

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    The site for diehard thriller and crime fans

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  • The Great Gray Bridge

    Editor Philip Turner's blog spanning urban life, books, music, culture, and current events.

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  • The World's Best Ever

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  • Watt's Up

    Wattpad's Blog and Daily News. Wattpad's like YouTube for ebooks and is the world's most downloaded ereading app.

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