Q92: Victoria's Best Music Station » books http://kqvt.com Victoria's Best Music Station Fri, 24 May 2013 17:42:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 6 Modern Horror Movies as '80s Young Adult Novels http://kqvt.com/6-modern-horror-movies-as-80s-young-adult-novels/ http://kqvt.com/6-modern-horror-movies-as-80s-young-adult-novels/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:26:36 +0000 Emily V. Gordon http://thefw.com/?p=202096 In the late '80s/early '90s, how many of you were glued to books by people like Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine and A. Bates? Long before 'Twilight,' these young adult authors were churning out sordid tales of psycho teenage killers, body-switching beautiful girls and revenge fantasies that also somehow involved final exams.  

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]]> http://kqvt.com/cheesy-romance-novel-covers/feed/ 0 Harlequin, Leisure Books What Is the Most Well-Read City in America? http://kqvt.com/what-is-the-most-well-read-city-in-america/ http://kqvt.com/what-is-the-most-well-read-city-in-america/#comments Sun, 29 May 2011 19:32:54 +0000 Amory Gritta http://kqvt.com/?p=3589 So, you're thinking of catching up on some reading this summer? Well, you're not alone.

Amazon.com has come out with its list of the most well-read cities in America. The website created its rankings by looking sales of books, magazines and newspapers in print and on the Kindle since January 1 of this year.

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