Since there’s quite a bit of news to post today, I’m going to try something new and compile a few book- and reading-related stories into one article.
Book signings of chick-lit fiction are taking place in retail stores that have little to do with books more and more often, according to a piece in USA Today.
From the same source, there is a roundup of recommended first novels. (Oddly, I’ve never heard of any of them – anyone else?)
There were two articles posted a couple of days ago on the novel Water for Elephants – and there’s something more on that today, though this time the primary focus is on the author of the book, Sara Gruen.
Since when does Greenpeace do blurbs for book jackets? Since now, 
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