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A Random Selection of Book News & Links

Daily Motion has an 'exclusive peek' at Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. Click here to view.


Cuz everyone loves a list (or two), here's Paste Magazine's Best Comics of the Decade (and The Onion's).



The NYTimes investigates the curative powers of the brown bag book cover, linking aesthetics with acceptance in When Bad Covers Happen to Good Books.


A clip from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo film, along with a chat with its director, is available here. Then again, you could just watch the whole film illegally here.


My favorite comics-related article of the past couple weeks comes courtesy of CBR: Timothy Callahan uses Greek philosophy to explain why a few new characters stick, while most just slip away.


The Guardian UK is out to hurt some feelings, asking their readers to list their picks for The Worst Books of the Decade. Then, as if to put a preemptive halt to the haters of hate's hate, they went and asked their readers to share their favorites.


Alfonso Frazetta, the no-acclaim son of legendary cartoonist and illustrator Frank Frazetta, was arrested on Thursday after driving a backhoe into an Allentown, PA museum owned by his father. The 52-year-old disappointment was attempting to steal $20 million worth of his pop's paintings.


Self-Serving Bonus Link: Gift tips for the bookish: Jane Austen Junk.
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