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Tom Clancy, king of the techno-thriller, has a new home. He combined three penthouses overlooking Baltimore's Inner Harbor into a 12,000 square foot residence that sold for $12.6 million this week. Recession? What recession? For more: http://bit.l...

To raise awareness for libraries, a New Jersey man is pushing Ben & Jerry's to name an ice cream flavor for them. Librarian Andy Woodworth has more than 4,000 followers for his Facebook campaign, which has sparked names such as Gooey Decimal Syste...

As someone who often reads in restaurants and other public places -- and is curious about what others are reading -- the inwardness and anonymity of the e-book reading experience seems very odd. I don’t mean that we should brandish the latest “hot...

Is it just the Read Street blog, of does everyone get these bizarre requests? A week or so ago, I noted that a publicist had sent me a some pre-packaged blurbs, just in case I didn't have time to write my own review. Now, my blogging partner has r...

This isn't a new issue, but it's relevant as Father's Day approaches. A recent Washington Post review cited polls showing that only 20 percent of fiction readers are male. The reviewer suggested that men have dropped novels (if they ever held them...

For this year's summer reading list in The Baltimore Sun, I'm compiling a list of the Best Dirty Books. Not that kind of dirty. I mean books meant to be read outdoors because they carry a whiff of salt spray or the grit of sand. Here are a few: Wi...

A publicist recently emailed me, wondering why I hadn't reviewed a book she had sent. She said: "I realize that you may have read the book, but don't have time to write a review so I've included some mock reviews below that you may find possibly f...

Today marks the one-year blog-iversary of The Baltimore Sun's Read Street blog (www.baltimoresun.com/readstreet). I know many of you have been at this a lot longer, so I'm wondering (and hoping): Does it get any easier? I've really enjoyed bloggin...