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If you look to your right, you will notice that the page count meter says "40/40, 98.8 %". Now math was never Word Nerd's fav...

Title: Sign of Chaos (Amber Chronicles, book 8) Author: Roger Zelazny Length: 214 pages Genre: fantasy/sci-fi Plot Basics: When we last...

This week's featured author is Jennifer O'Connell (aka Jenny O'Connell) who writes both YA and adult fiction books. For more on ...

A rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was recently sold at auction. Click here to read the whole story. And ...

All right, find those Remembralls and take a shot at this quiz on events in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Drop a comment in the...

Do you have books that you reread every so often, ones that are worth delving back into because the story's so good, or the characters s...

Word Nerd has gone a little bit bonkers with the library card lately (although better the library card than say a MasterCard...) and now has...

Don't go to your local library looking for this week's author; you won't find him there. Rather, grab your iPod and your comput...

Title: The Liar's Diary Author: Patry Francis Length: 320 pages Genre: literary fiction/mystery Plot Basics: Jeanne Cross, doctor...

Title: The Prey Author: Allison Brennan Length: 394 pages Genre: romantic suspense Plot Basics: Former FBI agent-turned-crime fiction w...

As with the other HarryPotter books, Word Nerd is providing a little quiz of your knowledge of the books instead of writing a regular Book B...

This week's author is Charles Kelly, whose first novel, Pay Here, came out last month. In addition to being an author, Kelly is a workin...

Title: The Finishing School Author: Michele Martinez Length: 387 pages Genre: suspense/mystery Plot Basics: U.S. Attorney Melanie Varga...

Title: Graffiti Girl Author: Kelly Parra Length: 280 pages Genre: YA Plot Basics: Angel Rodriguez wants her art to get noticed -- by he...

1. Who helps Harry write his summer homework essays? a. Mr. Ollivander b. Cornelius Fudge c. Florian Fortescue d. Madame Malkin 2. What name...

This week's debut author, Lesley Kagen, has been getting some buzz around her first novel, "Whistling in the Dark." Her book w...

May ended up being a bumper month for books. It's amazing how much more Word Nerd reads when she doesn't get sucked into playing com...

Title: Night of the Living Deb Author: Susan McBride Length: 352 pages Genre: chick-lit/mystery Plot Basics: Debutante dropout Andrea ...

The finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee were last night. The world of spelling has a new champ, 13 year-old Evan O'Dorney from...

We've talked at Word Nerd already about some of the hot book picks for summer reading this summer, but if you need some more inspiration...