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Noted Fashion Photographer Nigel Barker Wants To See You In A Swimsuit
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Who's On First? Whitman.
Novel-T has launched a line of baseball shirts with the names of famous authors. Their co-creator says, "The shirts are selling very well. Not 'Going Rogue' well, but more like 'a popular literary novel translated from the French' well." [Mediabistro]Book It
"-Hello. I have some old books for sale. -What kind of books? -Old ones. -OK. What subject areas? -Where does it say that?" (One of the conversations compiled over the years by rare book dealer The BookMine) [BoingBoing]Wrestlemania
Late comedy auteur Andy Kaufman's career wrestling women, accompanied by mock-misogynistic rants, resulted in a lot of hate mail. And now, those screeds (with Polaroids!) have been gathered into the book Dear Andy Kaufman I Hate Your Guts [WSJ]On The Shelf: Hillary Vs. Sarah β’Β Study: Police Ignore Rape Claims If Victim Is Drunk
β’Β Sad, sad news: Going Rogue beat Hillary Clinton's memoir in sales with 700,000 to Clinton's 600,000. However, the awesome Secretary of State received a much bigger advance of $8 mil, while Palin was only offered five. β’Β More »Duke Publishes Book By Obama's Mom
Ann Durham Soetoro was probably best known as Barack Obama's mom, but she was also a dedicated economic anthropologist. Thanks to Duke University Press, her dissertation on metalworkers in Indonesia will soon be available as a book. [PublishersWeekly]You Betcha
According to a source, Sarah Palin's Going Rogue sold 700,000 copies in its first week. While its success is to be expected, it is heartening to know that President Bill Clinton's memoir sold significantly better. [YahooNews]Martin Amis: My Book On Victims Of The Sexual Revolution Is Totally Feminist
Martin Amis says he's written "a very feminist book" based on his sister, who was "pathologically promiscuous" and "one of the most spectacular victims of the [sexual] revolution." He adds, "It would have needed the Taliban to protect her." [Guardian]Six Scary Quotes From Sarah Palin's Book Tour
The press is following Sarah Palin around on her book tour of real America, and in among her comments about "the huntin' and the fishin' and the hockey moms" are some pretty upsetting words from her fans. More »Contest: Your Turn To Go Rogue
Yesterday, a few of our readers wondered if we paid actual money for the copy of Going Rogue we reviewed. We did, but you can win it back — to turn into awesome Palin art. Details after the jump. More »"Palinizing" Prejean, Prejeanizing Palin: Two Conservative Women Look Out For #1
Ex Libris
A scientist has analyzed the "old book smell" based on tomes' volatile organic compound emissions. The results, published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, involve the word "lignin" and, misleadingly, do not involve any Moby Dick perfume whatsoever. [NYT]Leak Reveals No Levi, Plenty Of Katie-Bashing In Going Rogue
HarperCollins refused to send advance copies of Sarah Palin's Going Rogue to the press, but the AP got its hands on one. They found nothing about Levi, but plenty of bile for Katie Couric, Charlie Gibson, and the McCain campaign. More »What's In A Zine: New Book Explores DIY Feminist Roots
Since the 1990s, zines have played a crucial role in bringing awareness of feminism to young women. But with the publication of a new book devoted to Zine culture, one has to wonder, are zines obsolete? More »Is It Time To Stop Listing "Best" Books?
Publishers Weekly didn't include any female authors on its list of the 10 best books of 2009. Is a counter-list in order, or should we just do away with such lists entirely? More »Women And Memoirs: When A Little Narcissism Is A Good Thing
Women Of Letters
The New York Public Library has become home to thousands of pages from the journals and notebooks of E. Annie Proulx, author of The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain. Also acquired: Sketches by "Eloise" co-creator Hilary Knight. [YahooNews]Grin And Bear It
Blast from the past: The Berenstain Bears are going to get the Fantastic Mr. Fox treatment and become a "warm-hearted comedy" to hit theaters in 2011. They're also getting a "slight" modern makeover, whatever that means. [USAToday]"Live-Action Cannot Capture How Terrible She Really Is.β
It's sort of appropriate that Eloise should still be causing major trouble. And that her illustrator should prove quite amazing: More »