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Title: Thin Air (Weather Warden Book 6) Author: Rachel Caine Length: 307 pages Genre: urban fantasy Plot Basics: SPOILER ALERT Weather ...

Within the last few weeks, many of major news organizations and retailers have put out their Fall Book Preview sections. Here's a round-...

This week's author, Cynthia Dennis, is the author of a memoir, "The Sunflower Sinner," about her father's attempt to becom...

Title: Kushiel's Chosen Author: Jacqueline Carey Genre: Fantasy Length: 678 pages Plot Basics: Phedre no Delaunay finds herself once ...

The reading on the bibliometer for August is as follows: 11 books 3,899 pages average 126 pages/day YTD 62 books 21,719 pages average book l...

The Associated Press is reporting that author Madeleine L'Engle died yesterday at age 88. The story is here . Word Nerd has always been ...

Title: Fourth Comings Author: Megan McCafferty Length: 310 pages Genre: Chick-lit/literary Plot Basics: Jessica Darling, the quick-witt...

Title: Garden of Darkness (releases 12.4.07) Author: Anne Frasier Length: 384 pages Genre: thriller/horror Plot Basics: Welcome back to...

This week's author is YA and sci-fi writer Scott Westerfeld. His next book will come out in October, the latest in his Uglies series. Fo...

This week's author is J.D. Rhoades, author of three books featuring bail bondsman Jack Keller. For more on Rhoades, check out his websit...

Title: Glass Houses Author: Rachel Caine Length: 239 pages Genre: YA/urban fantasy Plot Basics: Claire Danvers is academically gifted ...

Title: Gossip Girl Author: Cecily von Ziegesar Length: 201 pages Genre: YA Plot Basics: Former "it" girl Serena van der Woods...

Title: Whistling in the Dark Author: Lesley Kagen Length: 297 pages Genre: literary fiction Plot Basics: Ten year-old Sally O'Malle...

This week's author is fantasy writer Jacqueline Carey. Her Kushiel series has won several awards since the first one debuted in 2001. Fo...

Word Nerd hasn't reread many of the books since she started blogging, but yesterday, she finished her second trip through Anne Frasier...

Title: Kushiel's Dart Author: Jacqueline Carey Genre: Fantasy Length: 701 pages Plot Basics: As a child, Phedre is sold to as an in...

Is it possible for a bibliophile to be overwhelmed by the number of books she is waiting to read? She's currently in the middle of two b...

USAToday has a story about the book that's bumped Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from it's number one best-seller spot. And it...

This week's author is Michelle Rowen, author of the "Immortality Bites" series. Her second book in the series, "Fanged a...

Title: First Among Sequels Author: Jasper Fforde Length: 362 pages Genre: literary/comedy/mystery Plot Basics: It's almost 14 years ...