Weekly Link Round-Up

I'm trying to sort through a ton of photos for a post I'm writing, so let's get straight to the links, shall we? I think you'll find that after last week's sizzling blog posts, this week has been rather quiet. I also didn't add much to my Google Reader, but I found something that has the potential to cause a lot of GR damage in the future.

Bookish News & Other Fun Stuff

• Feel like taking a quiz on Volcanoes in Literature?
• 18 Books the folks at Entertainment Weekly can't wait to read this summer.
• iPad's appeal to traditional readers.
• The iPad, the Kindle, and the future of books from The New Yorker.
• This is really cool: the Book Bike appearing in Chicago's public parks.
• Not the sharpest knife in the drawer: Reading at the wheel.
• George Washington's library book fines. Ouch!
• And since I have my Blu-Ray copy of Avatar in my hot little hands, Time's photo essay on The Real Science of Avatar.

Social Media & Blogging Tips

• ProBlogger's secrets to running successful contests on your blog.
• Here's a Social Media Glossary.
• If you're on Facebook, you should know about some changes.

Around the Water Cooler in the Book Blogosphere

• Want to find new blogs? Visit Crazy-for-Books' Book Blogger Hop every Friday.
• Suey of It's All About Books wants to know how we read and blog.
• Michelle of Michelle's Masterful Musings wonders if Twitter hurts bloggers.

That's it for this week. I'll have a very welcome house guest next week, so don't be surprised if the Weekly Links takes a break!