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bookchecked

  1. Test your reading speed with fun, online tool from Staples! tinyurl.com/7lcw34r Do you read faster than a high-school student? 6:32 AM Mar 21st via web
  2. Amazon signs first YA novel with Katie D. Anderson's "Kiss & Makeup" tinyurl.com/74jgp2y 4:55 AM Mar 21st via web
  3. New books out this week include titles from Joyce Carol Oates and Harlan Coben as well as a memoir from Kevin Smith tinyurl.com/6r557z6 4:35 AM Mar 21st via web
  4. Philly native Meg Donohue releases "How to Eat a Cupcake" tinyurl.com/7u8ct8k Check out her upcoming local appearances! 7:43 AM Mar 14th via web
  5. 'On the Road' movie trailer released: tinyurl.com/7nen2gt Do you want to see this adaptation on the big screen? 5:19 AM Mar 14th via web
  6. Are we ready for vooks? I'm not so sure: http://ow.ly/sWbI 6:42 AM Oct 6th, 2009 via HootSuite
  7. RT @nationalbook: If you haven't done so yet, vote now for the Best of the National Book Awards, Fiction. http://bit.ly/Ozmre 7:22 AM Sep 29th, 2009 via HootSuite
  8. Just what we need- a book filled with Michael Jackson paper dolls: http://ow.ly/rCWK 7:21 AM Sep 29th, 2009 via HootSuite
  9. Has anyone been participating in Talk Like Shakespeare Day? I'm not even going to make an attempt, but seems fun: http://bit.ly/5fWmP 11:49 AM Apr 23rd, 2009 via TweetDeck
  10. Won tickets to see Demetri Martin tomorrow night at the Tower Theater. Awesome. Thanks @phillyweekly !!! 10:49 AM Apr 23rd, 2009 via TweetDeck
  11. RT @maudnewton: Radiohead fans: your boy on J.G. Ballard -- http://tinyurl.com/c5qwow 9:16 AM Apr 23rd, 2009 via TweetDeck
  12. Nine free audio downloads from Barnes and Noble. Score short stories from Laura Lippman, Kurt Vonnegut and more! http://bit.ly/2hIoXy 9:13 AM Apr 23rd, 2009 via TweetDeck
  13. I feel over-caffeinated. Is that even possible? 8:08 AM Apr 23rd, 2009 via TweetDeck
  14. Emory to unveil Alice Walker literary archive this week : http://bit.ly/iIrwS 7:32 AM Apr 23rd, 2009 via TweetDeck
  15. @deadra I know! I've seen things done like this before, but she does it really well. I love how the fabric and handles compliment the books 7:28 AM Apr 23rd, 2009 via TweetDeck in reply to deadra
  16. Did everyone see these book purses? I WANT one: http://bit.ly/6P7P3 7:19 AM Apr 23rd, 2009 via TweetDeck
  17. Hello all my book peeps! I've missed you over the past couple of days. I needed a break from twitter...but now I'm back. 7:15 AM Apr 23rd, 2009 via web
  18. Reading Can Xue's "Dialogues in Paradise" on the recommendation of a friend. Really weird but really great so far. 9:38 AM Apr 16th, 2009 via TweetDeck
  19. @ROCK_READ__ROAM I liked it too! People who "challenge" books are ridiculous. 7:59 AM Apr 16th, 2009 via TweetDeck in reply to ROCK_READ__ROAM