A leading children's author was told to drop a fire-breathing dragon shown in a new book - because the publishers feared they could be sued under health and safety regulations. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An Arizona man is celebrating a special day to promote comic books as engaging educational tools. Free Comic Book Day is set to take place the first Saturday in May. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Find 'wild' books in your area or release a book into the wild for someone else to find. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago

The world's oldest ocean-going passenger vessel still in service has been converted into a floating Japanese bookstore. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

Rove in new book: "Bush is needy"

Obviously not a groundbreaking book, so Bush is a needy cry baby, BIG SURPRISE! picked by buddha 2 years ago

This fake book is a way of hiding your PSP and making people think you are reading a book. This is the perfect disguise. :) picked by pjanaway 2 years ago

I don't know if anyone on Plime likes her (I don't, particularly... ), but my mom asked me to download the book so she could read it.
Suze Orman's book, "Women & Money", is being offered for free download from Oprah's site until 8pm tomorrow. Link is to the PDF file for the English version, but you can also find the Spanish version through Oprah.com. picked by Marli 2 years ago

’In 1973 I set out to do drawings of women’s genitals for use in sex education groups. I wanted the drawings to be lovely and informative, to give pleasure and affirmation. I organized the drawings into a coloring book because a major way we learn to understand the world, as children, is by coloring. As adults many of us still need to learn about our external sexual anatomy.’ -Te... read full post picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

A beautifully illustrated book with an awesome message! picked by chez 10 months ago

Unless your time travelling vessel is telepathically linked to you and translates things in your head then you're going to struggle to communicate with people from the past. Luckily, there's a phrase book for the scenario now. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

I know this is doomed to be a dupe but I searched and didn't find anything.

Oh yeah, NSFW. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

A BOOK which teaches children about lesbian mums getting pregnant using sperm donors is being pitched at kids as young as two.

The controversial publication, Where Did I Really Come From?, also features a drawing of two gay men holding a baby in a chapter about surrogacy. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A Hamptons library director says a local zoning board is blocking the creation of a children's reading wing -- solely because it might attract book-hungry youngsters from lower-class areas. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Alfred Poulet wrote the book on foreign bodies found in people's bodies. Literally. His two-volume set from 1880, titled "A Treatise on Foreign Bodies in Surgical Practice," is up for auction on eBay.

*a must read* picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

A children's book by the Robot Face Collective. picked by Inc0m 2 years ago

Jeffrey Lependorf created a 'book trailer' for his upcoming novel. He utilized the YouTube website and created a short film based on his book. Is this the future of marketing? picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

The Bookseller magazine has announced the shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year picked by extc68 2 years ago

Here is a carefully planned reference book which will help to answer the many questions that lively children ask. picked by MissWinkle 1 year ago

Who wants a monkey?
In the beginning, we comic book aficionados came upon these four-colored wonders looking for something that tickled our imagination for our pocket full of coins. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

At a time when publishers are scrambling to keep customers willing to pay $26 for a hardcover book instead of $9.99 for an electronic version, the publisher of Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s forthcoming memoir is going in the opposite direction - issuing a limited edition it plans to sell for $1,000 a copy. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago