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Harlen Coben reveals his three steps for being a successful writer. bit.ly/qc3Yvs

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John Hodgman shares his thoughts about the demise of Borders Books bit.ly/qo6atk

Author Suzanne Collins gets her own comic book bit.ly/q2KXBt

East Coast libraries face severe flood damage after Hurricane Irene bit.ly/qhtxv9

U.S. Postal service honors ten Twentieth-Century poets with stamps. bit.ly/pqrQTD

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