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October 30, 2009

October's Why-I-Love-Books Roundup

Every day, I wake up, go to work, and then I get to help make books. That’s a beautiful thing. And no matter how many years I’ve been doing it, I suspect …

October 30, 2009

Happy Halloween!

Congratulations to Kellie, the winner of this week’s Book Booty prize! Copies of Wicked Plants, Candyfreak, and Ghoulish Goodies are on their way to you! Here in Chapel Hill, Halloween has always …

October 29, 2009

Ask Dr. Bleedingheart

Dear Dr. Bleedingheart, Every autumn, the same recurring problem creeps into my marriage. Actually, it creeps into my house and spins a web in the kitchen window. My husband, you see, is …

October 28, 2009

The Cake Boss Takes on Our Wicked Plants

On Monday, October 26, our very own Amy Stewart appeared on TLC’s popular new reality show, Cake Boss. Back in July, the Cake Boss team was so inspired by the Brooklyn Botanic …

October 28, 2009

Consider Yourself Warned…

Castor bean (Ricinus communis) One autumn morning in 1978, communist defector and BBC journalist Georgi Markov walked across London’s Waterloo Bridge and stood waiting at a bus stop.  He felt a painful …

October 27, 2009

Your Hunt for the Perfect Halloween Cocktail? Nevermore.

Today’s post is a tribute to Edgar Allan Poe, a master writer whose eerie tales give me the Halloween willies worse than any slasher flick! Like most great writers, Poe enjoyed a …

October 26, 2009

Your Required Halloween Reading

No matter what you have planned for Halloween, these books from the Workman Family have got you covered. (Click on the book covers below to learn more.) Curling up with a spooky …

October 26, 2009

Wickedly Good Book Booty Giveaway!

To celebrate Halloween, we have a new Book Booty giveaway to announce! One lucky commenter will win copies of THREE of our favorite books for the holiday! To enter, just add a …

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