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love hate

I love hate love Girl Scout cookies! Stop, no more! Esp. Tagalongs and Samosas!

pulit-surprises!

I've seen the Pulitzer Prize meeting room at the end of a hallway in the Columbia Journalism building. They've been busy and they picked great winners!

check it out!

Ok, I learned this at a bar, and once you hear this you'll understand why no women gravitated to our little group of publishing wonks. We were talking about...drumroll...check digits! Yes, the ISBN check digit. Ok, we did discuss other things, but this is what has stuck with me and the young sprout who clued me into how it's calculated pointed me in the direction of Wikipedia and the full story of isbn's. I am giddy with knowledge this AM.

Austen powers

In honor of the completion of the complete Jane Austen on Masterpiece, Book Club Girl is running a contest for some of our Austen books.

Zora special on PBS

PBS will premiere Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun as part of the AMERICAN MASTERS series on Wednesday, April 9 at 9 pm ET (check your local listings).

XM rules

The guys at XM respond to emails, which is great. Just emailed about a song that had just played. Here is Jerry Rubino's response: The Pretenders cover was Robin Danar teaming up with Paul Buchanan of The Blue Nile, on Robin's album Altered States.  Pretty interesting collection of collaborations & covers.

Book Club Girl

Hope you are keeping up with the adventures of our in-house, passionate reading group fan and fanatic!

cranky

Coffeemaker broke this AM. What is that stupid new thing on the side of baseball hats? Why is the MTA selling $7 Metrocards for $2 rides? And where the hell is spring??

it's a puppy!!!

Hyperion Books for Children announced the secret name of the new Mo Willems book! The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!