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  1. Arthur Conan Doyle's apocalyptic 1913 sci-fi novel, THE POISON BELT, off to the printers! In bookstores in July! see.sc/yet037
  2. Futurism: A Chart that Reveals How Science Fiction Futures Changed Over Time - @io9 io9.com/5911520/a-char…
  3. What Are The Most Well-Read Cities In America? [Headlines] psfk.com/2012/05/most-w… via @psfk
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  5. The Strange Afterlife of Common Objects: Observatory: Design Observer: bit.ly/JDzvZd
  6. Thinking about the Math of Bookbinding | Wired Science | Wired.com wired.com/wiredscience/2…
  7. Why Finish Books? by Tim Parks | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books: bit.ly/xAFTrA
  8. Your Copy Editor Hates Your Book Adapted from Your Twitter | The Awl theawl.com/2012/04/this-c…
  9. Mule-based bookmobiles for remote Venezuelan communities - Boing Boing boingboing.net/2012/04/20/mul… via @BoingBoing
  10. A Brief History of Vampire Fiction | Underwire | Wired.com wired.com/underwire/2012…
  11. Blurb Your Enthusiasm newyorker.com/online/blogs/c… via @NewYorker
  12. Really Good Books That Happen to Be Free For the Kindle: Part One | The Hairpin thehairpin.com/2012/04/really…
  13. If You Google 'About the Author,' You Get Tom Friedman's Bio - The Atlantic bit.ly/IYaJTE
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