Bookish Halloween costume ideas
Still haven’t decided on your Halloween costume? This article provides a few bookish possibilities to get your costume ideas flowing.

Last Day to Vote For The Book You Want Cheerios to Put in Boxes in 2010
Vote TODAY for your chance to help select the book that Cheerios will put in boxes in 2010. Don’t miss your chance to vote.

“Leave a Mark” online auction – Wings by Aprilynne Pike
The latest offering in the “Leave a Mark” auctions benefiting First Book is a marked-up copy of Aprilynne Pike’s Wings. Bids are accepted online through 11:59 PM ET on Sunday, November 1 – cast your bid today!

What Do Teens Want? An Industry Study.
Take a look at this interesting survey by Teenreads.com that investigates the ins and outs of teen readers, their attitudes towards books and book-buying habits.

Society of Illustrators Gives Lifetime Achievement Award to Van Allsburg
The Society of Illustrators honored two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Van Allsburg with its Lifetime Achievement Award during the association’s annual Original Art exhibit last week.

Publishers Weekly’s Top 10 Best Books of 2009: The Reviews
Read reviews of PW’s list of top 10 books of the year. A few of these titles are on my fall reading list. How many have you read?