110 years of The War of the World covers. (Dr. Zeus)

Take a wild guess at the artist behind the cover.

(Penguin Blog via Book Design Review)

You’ve read the novel and you’ve watched the film. But have you connected the dots?

Dune: Coloring & Activity Book

Paul Atreides needs pants. Help him.

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We recently learned from an LAUSD librarian that there’s a SciFi recommended reading list for K through 12 in California. Although the WSFBC was not consulted, it appears many of the titles mirror our own reading list.


Here’s the CDE-approved list:

• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
• Feed, M.T. Anderson
• Foundation, Isaac Asimov
• I, Robot, Isaac Asimov
• Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence, Marion Dane Bauer (editor)
• Darwin’s Radio, Greg Bear
• Dandelion Wine, Ray Bradbury
• Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury

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