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[close] Its just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . . Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she cant resistbooks. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau. This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.

[close] When Assistant District Attorney Alex Cooper is summoned to Tina Barr’s apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, she finds a neighbor convinced that the young woman was assaulted. But the terrified victim, a conservator of rare books and maps, refuses to cooperate with investigators. Then another woman is found murdered in that same apartment with an extremely valuable book, believed to have been stolen. As Alex pursues the murderer, she is drawn into the strange and privileged world of the Hunt family, major benefactors of the New York Public Library and passionate rare book collectors. Eventually Alex connects their internal family rivalries to a priceless edition of Alice in Wonderland, which also contains the world’s oldest map. Would one of the well-bred Hunts be willing to kill for the treasures? The search for the answer takes Alex and her team on a breathtaking chase from Manhattan’s grandest apartments to the secret tunnels and chambers of the New York Public Library, and fina

[close] An original video with three short excerpts from the novel "The Day I Killed James," by Catherine Ryan Hyde, read by the author.

[close] Simon's House of Lipstick Reading 1

[close] 47 seconds of fun! Good for a quick laugh!

[close] From the 2007 Girls Write Now Spring Reading, Feministing.com founder and executive editor Jessica Valenti speaks out in favor of Girls Write Now, the first community-based nonprofit organization in the U.S. to combine mentoring with creative writing within the context of all-girl programming.

[close] Nobel Prize-winner Toni Morrison reads from her new novel A Mercy, published by Knopd on November 11, 2008. For more information, please visit

[close] a brief excerpt from the novel Chasing Windmills, read by the author (me).

[close] Pam Allyn talks about the power of writing fiction in the primary grades.

[close] Cory Doctorow: a reading from "Little Brother" Book Tour

[close] Cory Doctorow: a "Little Brother" reading (second in a series)

[close] Cory Doctorow: a Little Brother reading (3rd in a series)

[close] An excerpt from the short story "Rage" which is part of the short story collection Fringe Dwellers published in 2008

[close] Extract from the novel Redemption in Paradise

[close] Pam Allyn of LitLife talks about the power of storytelling in the kindergarten classroom.

[close] Pam Allyn talks about her goals in conferring with fifth grade writers, both for the student's growth and for her teaching to the class as a whole.

[close] Pam Allyn of LitLife sets forth the four key strategies for finding writing ideas, and how they can influence much more than just our writing.

[close] Pam Allyn of LitLife speaks eloquently on the qualities and personality of great teachers, the essential something they all share.

[close] Let's start a walking revolution -- one step at a time! Please send this video to your most walkable, talkable friends. Thanks so much for spreading the word! The Wildwater Walking Club is the story of three women who walk and talk -- and talk and walk -- as they tally their steps, share their secrets, and learn what women everywhere are finding out -- that time flies and fitness is actually fun when you're walking with friends. Claire is also the bestselling author of five other novels, including Summer Blowout, Life's a Beach and Must Love Dogs. To find out more, read excerpts, and download book group guides and a walking group guide, go to Cook.com. To join The Wildwater Walking Club on Facebook, go to .... Follow Claire at

[close] Interview with Pelican author Dori Hillestad Butler at the 2009 IRA Conference in Minneapolis, MN