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POPSLad Lit This appears to be the more PC term for Dick Lit. Judging from the definition, it sounds exactly like Chick Lit. Although, maybe that's just because Hugh Grant has been cast as a leading man in film adaptations of both Helen Fielding's and Nick Hornby's books.
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POPS"Dick-Lit"? I was reading an interview in which Chick Lit authors were as asked if they thought the term Chick Lit was condescending. Meg Cabot wrote, I don't think the term is as bad as Dick Lit, which is what Nick Hornsby writes. I had never heard the term "Dick Lit" before, so I had to look it up.
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POPSQuill Book Award Winners 2006 The Quill Awards pair a populist sensibility with Hollywood-style glitz and have become the first literary prizes to reflect the tastes of the group that matters most in publishing-readers. The Quills, an initiative launched with the support of Reed Business Information, is designed to be an industry qualified "consumers choice" awards program for books, honoring the current titles readers deem most entertaining and enlightening. The Quills celebrates the best books of the year in nineteen popular categories, ranging from romance to biography to graphic novels.
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POPSWhat to Read Next? Resources I created this list a couple of weeks ago and I thought that it might interest some people here. It's still not complete, but there are enough resources there to keep you reading for quite a while.
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POPSIt's Banned Books Week! Check out some of the information on the ALA's website but more importantly, check out some banned or challenged books.
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POPSVegetarian Soups for all Seasons Book Sale I just took advantage of this great deal and I thought that others might be interested in it as well. I love soups and I can't wait to get an entire cookbook of vegan soups - just in time for fall.
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POPSFavourite Science-esque Children's Books ScienceBlog contributors were asked: Are there any children's books that are dear to you, either as a child or a parent, and especially ones that perhaps strike a chord with those from a science sensibility? Just curious really. And it doesn't have to be a picture book, doesn't even have to be a children's book - just a book that, for whatever reason, worked for you. Visit source to see their written answers.
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