In honor of the Beijing Olympics, some blogs on Mandarin and other Chinese languages.

Beijing Sounds

Pinyin News

Sinosplice

Mandarin Student

Whether they're known as twilighters or twi-hards, fans of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling vampire novels can often be found obsessing online.

Twilight Lexicon

Twilighters.org

Twilight Source

Twilighters Anonymous

Public libraries are branching out online to encourage young readers this summer. Check out these reading club resources, or find programs through your own local library.

New York Summer Reading Program

California Summer Reading Program

Texas Reading Club Jubilee

Teen Summer Reading Club (Canada)

Tinkering with a screenplay? Commiserate with other scribes for the big and small screen.

The Screenwriters League

Screenwriting Manifesto

Complications Ensue

The Unknown Screenwriter

If you're a fan of the mystery genre, you'll enjoy the writerly insights on these blogs.

Poe's Deadly Daughters

The Little Blog of Murder

Mysterious Musings

Type M for Murder

Lawyers and language don't have to be adversaries. Some blogs to help transcend legalese.

The Party of the First Part

Legalwriting.net

Set in Style

The (New) Legal Writer

The book review sections of major newspapers are branching out to the blogosphere.

Washington Post: Short Stack

New York Times: Paper Cuts

The Guardian: Books