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Literanista March 23, 2012

The New Science of the Birth and Death of Words

20 Great Ways Libraries Are Using Pinterest

The behind-the-scenes story of the readers and booksellers who launched the Hunger Games franchise

10 Awesome Book Inscriptions

Reddit debuts Literary Videos category

For the boys (and girls): 25 Baseball Books

Another Jay-Z parody….

On being a Literary Latina

Listen to the first Latina Newberry Medal winner, Margarita Engle, talk about her new book, The Wild Book, here.

Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez on TV, Social Media and Entrepreneurship

Latina Chefs Grabbing the Spotlight

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