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We hope you enjoyed this week's edition of One Book A Day. Here, for posterity, is the complete list of titles:

• Kid Beowulf and the Blood-Bound Oath, a graphic novel based on the epic poem, by Alexis E. Fajardo
• The Little Stranger a "chilling and vividly rendered ghost story set in postwar Britain" by Sarah Waters
• Al Galope! By Rufus Butler Seder, the Spanish version of one of my favorite kid's books
• Alexander Hickory, a middle-grade mystery set in the late 1800s, by Emily Kieson
• Academic Stimulus Package: a "Piled Higher and Deeper" collection by our friend Jorge Cham
• The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl, career advice you can actually use, from my friend Karen Burns
• Girls With Slingshots a collection of the great comic strip of the same name by our friend Danielle Corsetto

I know, that's a lot of friends. What can I say. We're friendly guys.

That's our last official One Book A Day for the year, the kind with books from all sorts of authors and publishers. But as you'll see, several of our publisher sponsors will be using the same format to let you know about their upcoming books.

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I was lucky enough to score a signed copy of Leviathan at BEA back in May. Bill immediately seized it so that he and his son (8) could read it together, but I've finally got it back and my daughter (7) and I are really enjoying it. (Yes, we know our kids aren't technically young adults yet, but the book is that good.)

If you haven't heard about Scott Westerfeld's amazing steampunk novel yet, if you haven't picked it up, don't take our word for it, watch Scott's pitch:

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November 13th, 2009: Hey, what are you doing next Friday, the 20th of November? If you're in NYC you should totally check out Art, Advertising, Activism & Alchemy, which is a series of talks by four awesome street artists (including my buddies Posterchild and Jason Eppink!) and also an art show and also it's free, you guys! Posterchild's site has the details and this Facebook group has the details too. Also! There are now HOLIDAY SHIPPING DEADLINES announced. The nearest one is on November 22nd so now is the time to think about presents for your favourite dudes and ladies, dudes and ladies! – Ryan

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November 12th, 2009: It's not quite definitely not planning any crimes ever! #seriouslyyouguys, but Rodney Bradford's Facebook status update of "Where's my pancakes" successfully acted as an alibi against a charge of robbery! Awesome, Rodney Bradford! He wasn't out robbing people because he was at home wondering where his pancakes were. But as that article goes on, it slides deep into "oh man OLD PEOPLE STEREOTYPES" territory. Joseph Pollini, who otherwise sounds awesome because he lists "hostage negotiation" as his primary area of expertise, says that teenage HACKERS could have posted that pancake-centric Facebook update to Rodney's profile while posing as Rodney at his home computer, while Rodney was actually out busy robbing at the time - which, you know, is possible? But it's not very likely, and it takes some knowledge. No problem, says Joseph! Teenagers are really good at internet, because "they use it all the time". "They [teenagers!] could develop an alibi. They watch television, the movies, there is a multitude of reasons why someone of that age would have the knowledge to do a crime like that." Is it the "the" he puts in front of "movies" that is so terrible? Is it that he believes you can get better at computers in real life by watching an actor on TV sit down in front of a monitor, a monitor so bright it projects legible text onto his face, cracking his knuckles before saying "Let's get cyber" - is that what's so terrible? Perhaps he believes that all digital photographs can be enhanced to reveal any face via the "ENHANCE" button that true hackers have access to, and that when such a hacker is faced with a screen full of the words "ACCESS DENIED" in a blinking red font while a siren goes off and laughing skulls spin in the background, they need only hit the "OVERRIDE" button. Anyway! Where's my pancakes UPDATE: Michael let me know that the New York Times ain't so dang reliable, the update made by Rodney didn't say "Where's my pancakes", it said "ON THE PHONE WITH THIS FAT CHICK......WHERER MY IHOP." Guys that is so much better, this story is amazing. – Ryan

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My first week full-time on Unshelved we spoke in 4 venues (California Library Association, Ingram's booth at AASL in Charlotte, the University of NC, and the University of SC (Go Cocks!)). It was a great but exhausting week, with an extreme low point (my daughter being stung by a stingray at Huntington Beach (she's fine now)) and a fabulous highlight (being given the art below by Sarah Dutton, a fan who came out to see us with her parents in NC).

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I missed the SoCo shots at Charlotte's Hooters, but did visit ImaginOn again, saw the ImaginOn sandwich menu at the supermarket next door, and then scored an ARC of the new Joe Sacco book at AASL. (If you're ever in that part of NC, try the lamb tibs at the Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant -- thanks to Michael Rockliff at Workman for discovering it and leading the way!)

Survived 6 flights, if you count connecting flights (I do) and now I'm back in the big wet that is Seattle, fighting moss, a cat on my lap, seeing how much I can type before my wrists give out.

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