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I can't seem to get enough of Milo Greene. They've been rocking my study sessions all week. The band only has a few songs out right now, but they're definitely one to watch.



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Time of death: Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:22pm EDT

(Reuters) - Borders Group Inc, the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain, said it has canceled an upcoming bankruptcy auction and will close its doors for good.

The company said in a statement Monday it was unable to find a buyer willing to keep the company in operation and will sell itself to a group of liquidators led by Hilco Merchant Resources.

HARRY DRESDEN—WIZARD
LOST ITEMS FOUND. PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS.
CONSULTING. ADVICE. REASONABLE RATES.
NO LOVE POTIONS, ENDLESS PURSES, PARTIES,
OR OTHER ENTERTAINMENT.
In t-minus ten days, Ghost Story, the new Dresden Files novel, finally releases in America. As you all know, I'm a huge fan of this hilarious urban fantasy series by author Jim Butcher. The Dresden Files begin with Storm Front,

Dearest bloggites, I've received a number of fun Emails from ya'll, but this one takes the cake. The author the following review of Zero Sight attempted to submit it to Amazon but ran into some sort of trouble. I've obtained permission from him to post the review here instead so that it can get its proper due. You need to have read Zero Sight to truly appreciate some of the references. There are

Today I'm hosting an interview with Jordan Kimura, the graphic designer that created Zero Sight's visually arresting cover. Her work has done wonders for sales, with many readers commenting that the cover image was what snagged their attention.


I was referred to Jordan by a mutual friend after several months of struggling to find a reliable designer. She is creative, prompt and professional, a

It's finally happened. People are stealing copies of Zero Sight!


Check my pants! I think they're in my pants!
I made this discovery while working on the back end of this website. I was checking out what search criteria was driving traffic, when I noticed that the following keywords were becoming rather popular:


My conclusion?

Dieter and Rei are getting kinda popular.

People are going

JK Rowling just announced the purpose of www.pottermore.com

Lots of us had been wondering what this pottermore concept was all about. Some guessed at a new series. Others thought a new Harry Potter video game was afoot. Well, it turns out that JK somehow had the foresight to retain all of the e-rights to the Harry Potter Series way back in the 90's—and now she's not afraid to use them.


What

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the Top 10 Hot New Releases in Contemporary Fantasy. As of June 18th, 2011, a new challenger has arrived:
American Vampire (Vampire for Hire #3)
Hounded (with Bonus Content): The Iron Druid Chronicles
Hexed: The Iron Druid Chronicles
Witches of East End (The Beauchamp Family)
The Vampire Who Played Dead (A Spinoza Novella)
The Vampire Club
Retribution (

Ever cringe while reading an article?
Well, Why Selling E-books at 99 Cents Destroys Minds, by Chad Post just scored a direct hit on my cringy bone. Mr. Post gets so much wrong about the e-publishing industry that it's painful to drag yourself through the paragraphs.

There was even a part where I started saying, "Oh, gods...Oh, gods..." over and over again:
At BEA, Keith Gessen introduced me to

Amazon is running a huge Sunshine Deals Promotion right now.