A piece in the Express reminds us of Hollywood's real age of scandal: the death of Thelma Todd, murder on Hearst's yacht, mysterious disappearances, and the stabbing of Lana Turner's lover by her 14-year-old daughter, to name but a few...

How, you asked, could we neglect solid-gold trashiness like Harold Robbins! And Jilly Cooper! And Anne Rice! Don't worry, kids, we're not done: herewith, more titles, suggested by you, that make an argument for the anonymous benefits of a kindle...