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Bookish news and publishing tidbits 27 January 2012
27 January 2012 10:00 AM | 2 Comments
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A bookish proposal (the proposal story)
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A Bookish Proposal
21 July 2011 2:38 PM | 149 CommentsA novel way to get engaged...
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Recent Reviews and features
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