BOOKS
IN THE BLACK Book Giveaway Winners
The past 7 days I have been giving books away randomly to commenters of my blog posts. I didn't get email addresses for some of the commenters so I will list the names from the comments and I also re...
Posted on 1/10/12 at 7:15 AM
THE DIRT The Gardener's Year
Another favorite gardening book of mine is The Gardeners Year, by Karel Capek. A lighthearted, amusing book, this one is also fairly short and a really fast read. It was originally published in Czech...
Posted on 12/26/11 at 4:11 AM
STAFF BLOG THE AREAVOICES COMMUNITY Areavoices Digest #57 - Check these blogs before you finish your Christmas shopping
Can you guess how many iPads will be sold this holiday season? According the the technology research firm Gartner about 63.4 million media tablets will be sold in the last three months of this year, a...
Posted on 12/20/11 at 11:25 AM
ALL ABOUT FOOD Easy appetizer (or meal) for those who love olives
Have you noticed how easy it is to make a meal of just appetizers at a restaurant? On a trip to the Twin Cities last week, my husband and I paid our first visit to 112 Eatery. Located in the warehouse...
Posted on 12/13/11 at 4:50 PM
Billy Ray Cyrus signs with Amazon
Billy Ray Cyrus is the latest celebrity to sign up with Amazon.com
By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer , February 03, 2012
Madison book club has a snake tale to tell 
Members of a Madison book club have quite a story to discuss. And, it doesn't have anything to do with a book.
By The Associated Press , January 27, 2012
UW-Eau Claire student frustrated by flawed definitions writes own dictionary
When UW-Eau Claire student Josh Abramson studied last year for his Graduate Record Examinations -- the tests taken before applying to graduate school -- he found one aspect particularly challenging: vocabulary.
By By Taylor Kuether, The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis. , January 26, 2012
New library e-catalogs offer expanded selection
Library users searching for e-books will soon get to look through a much bigger catalog and help decide what their local branch might carry.
By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer , January 25, 2012
Newbery, Caldecott winners announced
Jack Gantos' "Dead End in Norvelt" has won the John Newbery Medal for the best children's book of 2011.
By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer , January 23, 2012
Supreme Court upholds copyright law
The Supreme Court upheld a law Wednesday that extended U.S. copyright protection to books, musical compositions and other works by foreign artists that had been available without paying royalties.
By Mark Sherman, Associated Press , January 18, 2012
Poe fans holding last vigil for mysterious visitor
Fans of gothic writer Edgar Allan Poe are planning what could be a final vigil in Baltimore to watch for a mysterious visitor who has failed to appear for two years after decades of visiting the author's grave on his birthday.
By The Associated Press , January 18, 2012
Today's celebrity birthdays - Jan. 9
Today's celebrity birthdays.
By The Associated Press , January 09, 2012
Amazon says 2011 'best holiday ever' for Kindle
Online retailer Amazon says 2011 was the best holiday ever for its Kindle-brand e-readers and tablet computers.
By The Associated Press , December 29, 2011
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