Well, one of the most anticipated Wii games of the year is going to be released in November 2011. And yes, it is a Legend of Zelda game.

Buy The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Gold Remote Bundle

Listen up and listen good. Not only is there a new Legend of Zelda game coming out for the Wii, but there is a limited edition bundle set that is oh so sweet. Did you hear me? I said LIMITED EDITION. That means, they will most definitely sell out! So you must buy The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Gold Remote Bundle now to make sure you get a copy.

Fortunately, you can pre-order it at a pretty decent price. I’ll tell you how to find the best price in a moment. Now, here is what is so freaking awesome about this bundle set. You get a totally sweet controller that is branded with The Legend of Zelda. I know what you’re thinking – can you use The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Gold Remote controller with other games? The answer is yes. And you will be infinitely cooler for doing so.

Now check it out, the Toys, Gadgets and Games website has details on how to get the best price on The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Gold Remote Bundle. So, click the link to find out and place your order before they are all gone!

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Of course, you can’t just call up work or your professor and be like “Hey, yeah, I’m not really feeling it today, so I’ll catch ya tomorrow.” Instead, this terrible system is set up where you have these sick days where you can miss work and get paid but you end up needing a really good excuse to access these sick days. Or worse- you need a doctor’s note!

Regardless, what you really need are some really good sick excuses to get out of work. Like the old stand by excuse – the family emergency excuse. Who hasn’t used that one, right? Well, if you want to learn some new excuses, check out this $0.99 Kindle book I came across – The Complete Slacker’s Official Guide To Being Sick Excuses: 55 Excuses To Get You Out Of Work Or School (Complete Slacker’s Official Guides).

I think you’ll find that it’s a pretty fun read for all you slackers out there.

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She is a little-known Romanian-born author. She was persecuted for her critical depictions of life behind the Iron Curtain.

Some think that the Nobel committee has been too “eurocentric” in picking winners.

Mueller is the 12th woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature

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It will help fund PEN’s international Freedom to Write human rights programming, its national Campaign for Core Freedoms, and the dissemination of PEN’s political and literary public events.

A portion of the grant will also be used to support the PEN Translation Fund

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Disney Book Group has acquired a three-book series from YA author Maureen Johnson at auction. The series features an American high school student attending a London boarding school for her junior year. A series of murders begins to take place across the city—on the exact dates and in the exact style of Jack the Ripper—and her ties to the killer bring her in contact with a secret paranormal branch of the British police. The first book in the series will be published in summer 2011, with a new book following each subsequent summer.

Putnam’s Sons has acquired North American rights for picture book author/artist Richard Ungar’s middle-grade debut, Time Snatchers, at auction in a two-book deal. Time Snatchers stars a 14-year-old orphan and conscripted time thief, from 2061 New Beijing, who steals treasures from the past for a mafioso named Uncle. The book is currently planned for fall 2011.

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The publisher is currently in the process of selecting two other prominent female authors for its comic book series. Up for the spots are: Toni Morrison, Ayn Rand, Margaret Atwood, Ursula LeGuin, Harper Lee, Anne Rice, Beatrix Potter and Virginia Woolf.

The books are being published as part of its Female Force series, which has already featured biographies of Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama and Hilary Clinton.

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The recession and tight credit policies are being blamed for the distributor’s demise.

The recession also forced some of Blu Sky’s clients to go out of business owing it money, while high returns led other publishers to slow payment to Blu Sky.

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Sony has weighed in in favor of the Google Settlement, which the company says will “foster competition.”

Canadian publisher Kunati Books is going under, according to one of its former authors.

Computer company Asus said it plans to introduce its own e-reader by the end of the year, reports Wired.

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BBC Audiobooks was formed in 2001 and includes the American division BBC Audiobooks America.

The decision to sell is part of BBC’s strategy to more tightly focus its operations. Look for the sale to be completed in 2010.

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