I meant what I said and I said what I meant: A Seuss fan is faithful, one hundred percent. That's why I can't wait for seven "lost" Dr. Seuss stories to be released Sep. 27. The stories were published in Redbook Magazine in the early '50s and will be compiled into a book for the first time.

More from ABC News:

The tales, full of whimsical new characters — such as a gluttonous duck named McKluck — and Dr. Seuss' signature rhyming style, will be bundled together in a book called "The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories."

"The stories are complete and satisfying. They are not at all second-class citizens," Cathy Goldsmith, vice president and associate publishing director of Random House/Golden Books Young Readers Group, told Publishers Weekly.

"The Bippolo Seed" will feature Dr. Seuss' original illustrations, but enlarged and with added color.

Need a place to chill out with your kids this week? Head on over to The Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures this Thursday, August 4th, from 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. for story time. The first Thursday of each month this summer, the museum has had their Summer Story Series. This Thursday, come listen to Barbea Williams Performing Company as they perform Rain's First Rhyme and The Boy and the Tree of the Animals in the museum's Enchanted Realm. Stay after for a craft project—making rainbow pop-up cards—for the kiddos in the museum's classroom. Admission is only $5 or free for members. The Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures is located at 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. Call 881-0606 or visit their website for more information.

I can't wait to get my hands on This Is Not Your City, a collection of short stories from author Caitlin Horrocks. Here's a snippet of what the New York Times had to say about her new book:

Horrocks’s motley crew of characters have this in common: They don’t find easy anodynes. Lyssa, the wife of a slaughterhouse worker and part-time dog­napper in “Steal Small,” one of the collection’s highlights, tries not to dwell on hardship. But when her husband gets his hands on a beautiful Dalmatian, Lyssa finds herself at a crossroad. Though she doesn’t ordinarily protest his questionable ways (he plans to sell the dogs to pharmaceutical research labs), the Dalmatian plagues her. Her relationship with the idea of rescue is thorny, though, and she fails to free the dog. Instead, like many of the characters in Horrocks’s appealingly rugged-hearted collection, she forges a messier path to solace.

You can read the rest of the review here. For more on Horrocks's, visit her website.

Attention wannabe intellectuals: if you don't spend tonight absorbing the words of local poets and authors, you won't have another shot at sophistication until after the summer is over. Casa Libre's last summer Edge reading will feature three emerging Tucson writers — more about them here.

Tony Luebbermann, Lisa O'Neill, & Ann Seiferle-Valencia
Wednesday July 20, 2011
7:30 p.m.
Suggested Donation: $5

Come to Edge: A Reading Series of Emerging and Younger Writers. Edge is a series of local and national writers and cross-genre artists, emphasizing diversity of narrative, identity and literary source. Its purpose is to create community, visibility and voice for emerging and younger writers. Broadsheets of the authors' work will accompany each reading. Books and journals will be available for purchase and signing by the authors. Refreshments will be available after the reading.

Just when you though Harry Potter couldn't possibly invade daily life ever further, it seems Potterheads may actually be able to put their knowledge to practical use. Guess the only question is what classes will you be taking?

For fans, the upcoming release of the final installment of the Harry Potter movies is bittersweet. On one hand, the film is a much anticipated finale to the series that has been in production for almost ten years. On the other, it marks the end of the excitement and fanfare that goes along with the release of the films. Yet Potterheads need not despair. There are still plenty of ways to get your fix, even without new books or movies. How so, you ask? Colleges all over the nation are embracing Harry Potter mania, and many are offering courses that focus on the books and their characters. Potter fans young and old should look into signing up for these exciting college courses — not only are they educational, but fans of the series will get to learn more about the stories they love.

My favorite thing about this video, shot by Celia Ampel at the Sherlock Holmes Scion Society meeting at La Fuente, are the hats. I realize now that the reason that I haven't been solving mysteries is my general lack of headwear. I'm not sure why that didn't occur to me before.

The New York Times arts blog reports that Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly are planning to write a memoir together.

The book will be an account of their courtship, Ms. Giffords’s political career and the attack in Tucson in January that left Ms. Giffords gravely wounded with a gunshot wound to the head, according to a statement from Scribner. “We are deeply honored to publish Mark Kelly’s and Gabby Giffords’ memoir, which will fully unfold the remarkable story of two exceptionally brave public servants,” said Susan Moldow, the publisher of Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.

Since the shooting in January Ms. Giffords has spent much of her time in a rehabilitation center in Houston and is communicating through basic sentences and gestures. She was recently discharged from the hospital and returned to Tucson last weekend for a visit. She and Mr. Kelly, a Navy captain, will be assisted in the writing by Jeffrey Zaslow, an author and columnist for The Wall Street Journal.

The book is currently untitled and does not have a publication date. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to charity, the publisher said.

Accessing Intuition by Sonoita author Shelley Rosenberg has been published. The book outlines "strategies for learning to access and understand our inner voice."

In Accessing Your Intuition, author and equine instructor Shelley R. Rosenberg candidly reveals personal instances in which she gradually began listening to and acting on her intuition. Serving as a progressive guide aiming to help readers develop a stronger relationship with their own intuition, the book includes interactive workbook pages encouraging readers to embrace their own insight and fully comprehend the potential of accessing their inner voice by exploring ways in which they’ve used it in the past.

Rosenberg, who has had more than 40 years of experience riding and teaching in the equine industry, uses her knowledge in working with the animals to emphasize the ability of all individuals to access their intuition.

“My book aims to help people learn to use their intuition as information in order to live a more peaceful, connected life with both animals and human partners,” says Rosenberg. “The mind perceives intuition, and from that, we have a choice. Intuition is simply understanding without judgment.”

For Rosenberg, Accessing Your Intuition is also the theme of a two-day introduction to the “Riding Into Your Mutual Relationship” workshop that she teaches to those who seek to connect with their horse and transfer these intuitive skills into personal relationships.

“It’s really about gut feelings,” says Rosenberg. “I have finally learned to stop apprehension of my conditioned self-voice and listen to my body for clear direction to act accordingly and step in a new direction.”

For more information, visit www.shelleyrosenberg.com.

It's that time of the month again, and I've got the aches. The poetry aches, that is. Phew! Thank goodness Casa Libre en La Solana is hosting their Edge Reading Series tonight.

Jesús Ángel García & Taylor Johnson
Monday, June 20, 2011
7:30 p.m.
Suggested Donation: $5

Come to Edge: A Reading Series of Emerging and Younger Writers. Edge is a series of local and national writers and cross-genre artists, emphasizing diversity of narrative, identity and literary source. Its purpose is to create community, visibility and voice for emerging and younger writers. Broadsheets of the authors' work will accompany each reading. Books and journals will be available for purchase and signing by the authors. Refreshments will be available after the reading.

For short bios on tonight's readers.

Tucson author Manuel Munoz's new book, What You See in the Dark, gets the book-trailer treatment. Looks mucho noir.

A collection of rave reviews for the book:

“[A] stellar first novel…with a subtlety worthy of Hitchcock himself.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Muñoz has hit upon a killer premise: the making of Psycho set against a real-life murder.”
—Booklist

“Manuel Muñoz’s vividly suspenseful first novel is a fine blend of Hitchcock’s chilly elegance and the sordid passions of James M. Cain: a dark, intimate, heartbreaking tale about four very different women, each one longing to escape the confines of her everyday life through the romantic illusions concocted by Hollywood. Their voices will haunt me for some time to come.”
—Julia Glass, author of The Widower’s Tale and Three Junes

“A powerful portrait…What You See in the Dark is a gem, full of drama and keen social observation, worthy of a movie treatment of its own. It’s imbued with the noir sensibility of James Cain’s The Postman Always Rings Twice and Mildred Pierce.”
—Edmonton Journal

“What You See in the Dark strikes emotional chords so deep and with such precision, it almost makes you believe you’ve discovered a new art form.”
—Austin Chronicle