Booked Solid
Some Readers' Cherished Collections Have Nowhere to Grow - Law librarian Rick Ramponi's collection of 3,000 regional cookbooks --including "Talk About Good" from the Lafayette, La., Junior League and "Shalom on the Range," which celebrates southwestern Jewish cuisine -- was manageable while he lived in a large house in Kalorama.

Author Brown Takes Stand In 'Da Vinci Code' Trial
New York - A trial is underway. The core beliefs of millions have been tested. Some see a defendant victimized by terrible coincidences that merely resembled wickedness. Others feel tricked, cheated. And now a key figure in the case takes the stand.

We all have our Golden State stories
This is the day. The week-long, 2006 edition of Long Beach Reads One Book kicks off at noon with four hours of activities outside City Hall. This year's book is "My California," a collection of essays in which noted authors write about the state in which they — and we — live.

Mouldy masterpiece found on garbage heap
Covington, Louisiana - A woman found a rare, 17-volume first-edition print of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables with what appear to be a love note and a personal note from the French author inside the books, a bookseller here says.

Electronic ink may rewrite book publishing industry
Once upon a time, not too long ago, people prophesied the end of the printed book (and magazine and newspaper). That didn't happen, of course. As good as technology is, it couldn't match, let alone beat, the experience of reading a printed book.

Atwood reinvents book signing
Author to unveil a long-distance autograph device. The writer's tour takes leap forward into science fiction

FHS students celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday by honoring favorite authors
His books may now be a little below their reading level, but Fayetteville High School students still found a way Thursday to celebrate Read Across America Day, an event that honors Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

Learning our heritage through cultural icons
Children watch Koreanovelas daily on Japan-made television sets. They can easily croon the mutilated words to a Taiwanese ballad, or recite the latest rap song by an American artist. They can wear Italian—or French-made clothes and shoes, and sip designer coffee from a foreign franchise. And, they are growing up relishing the dream of someday traveling the world and working abroad.