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	<itunes:summary>EarlyWord is a Blog and Web site on a mission - to give libraries the earliest information possible on the books their customers will be looking for, so they can stay ahead of demand. By giving readers what they want, when they want it, we believe libraries can increase their circulation and their support.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>BLACK HILLS; Custer&#8217;s Ghost</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte Abbott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Libraries are showing demand for Dan Simmons&#8217; historical novel with a supernatural twist, Black Hills, which is also picking up positive early reviews. Holds are averaging 4:1 on this tale of about a Sioux man who communes with the spirit of George Armstrong Custer for 50 years after his death in the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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		<title>Dorsey Thriller High in Demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte Abbott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thriller fans are driving strong library demand for two titles coming next week, from Tom Dorsey and Kay Hooper &#8211; and early reviews favor Dorsey.
Gator A-Go-Go by Tim Dorsey is the most-requested title to be released next week, with strong holds of 6:1 or more in libraries we checked. It features homicidal yet discerning anti-hero Serge Storms and his drug-addicted sidekick as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MAGICIANS Rises Above Mixed Reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte Abbott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lev Grossman&#8217;s novel, The Magicians, about a college student whom USA Today compared to &#8220;Holden Caulfield attending Harry Potter&#8217;s Hogwarts,&#8221; debuts at #77 on USA Today list, and rises to #231 on Amazon. Libraries are showing heavy holds on very light ordering of 3 to 42 copies, even though pre-pub reviews were strong in Booklist, BookPage, Kirkus and Library Journal.
Pervasive review coverage is probably a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYT Hardcover Fiction &#8211; 8/14</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte Abbott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this week&#8217;s New York Times bestseller list, Sherrilyn Kenyon lands in the #1 spot with Bad Moon Rising, her eighth title to achieve that position, according to her website. However, libraries are not so high on her &#8211; those we checked have only 12 -48 copies, with holds ranging from 34 to 123.








Bad Moon Rising: A Dark-Hunter Novel (Dark-Hunter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES Graphic Novel in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte Abbott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The inevitable has happened: there will be a graphic novel version of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, to be published by Del Rey in 2010, according to Publishers Weekly.
Veteran comics writer Tony Lee, who has worked on X-Men, Spider-Man and other series, will team with artist Cliff Richards, of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics series.
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