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Books & Literature From Megan Romer, your About Books & Literature Editor May is Get Caught Reading Month. Care to get busted with us? What is Get Caught Reading Month? If you've got a kid in school, you may very well already know about Get Caught Reading month, which encourages recreational reading for kids. There's nothing stopping grown-ups like us from celebrating it too. In fact, I'm taking it to heart and planning on including at least a couple of books on my reading list this month that are purely recreational -- that is, not gardening how-tos or cookbooks. See More About:  children's book-related events  encouraging reading  reading aloud Review: 'Wicked Bugs' by Amy Stewart Here's one for the reading list... maybe. How do you feel about creepy-crawlies? If the very thought of a centipede makes you shiver in fear, just go right on ahead to something else. If you take even a tiny bit of pleasure in the antics of bugs, though, you'll enjoy this book, a slightly twisted natural history. See More About:  nonfiction  entomology  science writing Reading List: Inspirational Memoirs Moving right along... Perhaps memoirs and inspirational non-fiction are a bit more your speed? Eat, Pray, Love, perhaps, or others of its ilk? Here are some of the best recent books in that genre, for your own pleasure or for sharing with your book club. See More About:  memoirs  reading lists  inspirational books Review: 'Neverisms' by Mardy Grothe "Never trust a book recommendation you receive in your email box." -- Megan E. Romer, 2011. Well, maybe just this one... Neverisms is a collection of quotations from around the world that start with the word "Never." As in, "Never sit in the dunk tank at the company picnic," and other gems. Spanning from the erudite to the asinine, and with a hefty dose of background information and fact-checking, this is a true logophile's quotation anthology. Books & Literature Ads Kids Books Children Books Short Stories Books Writer of Books Litrature Books Featured Articles $448,125 for a Piece of Comic Art? All About Edith Wharton Poetry Day and Night at the White House Shakespeare's Sonnet 65 10 Plays by August Wilson: The Pittsburgh Cycle What is Seinen Manga?   More from About.com Backyard Chickens 101 Dabble in the self-sufficient, eco-friendly life with these essential chicken-raising tips. More> 24 Amazing Container Gardens These gorgeous and creative gardens prove it doesn't take a lot of space to create something special. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Books & Literature newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Video Profiles of Kids' Book Authors Virginia Lee Burton Biography Beverly Cleary Biography Roald Dahl Biography Advertisement