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hysterical you tube of author Meg Cabot

Just saw this at our sales conference. Very witty and well done; Meg Cabot on our obsessions with our necks and more!

Carol the Queen

This past Tuesday eve, the publishing biz turned out to fete Carol Fitzgerald, the queen of reading groups and Book Reporter.com. Ten years ago, before some of us had Internet connections, Carol launched what is now the best source of reading group information online in the land. Many thanks to Carol for helping so many authors find their way to increased sales and the bestseller lists!

Lemony Snicket

Check out the 12 books in 120 seconds!

Friends

This may disappoint you, but I kinda missed the Seinfeld and Friends phenoms. Maybe cause my kid was, well, a kid and it was bedtime. Still, I have seen a few and I can't watch Courtney Cox without thinking about her in the Springsteen concert video, and, well, how she's grown. And I am so sick of Lisa Kudrow on magazine covers...still, you can't not like her. Well, Brad doesn't. I'm rambling. I'm having this epiphany courtesy of Ellen Meister and her new website for her funny forthcoming book...and there's a link to Lisa reading from The Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA.

Jersey Girl

Jancee Dunn, author of But Enough About Me, just launched her site. She's got great stories to tell about rock n' roll and more. Hey, Cameron, eat crow.

Graphic

I've heard about some cool artwork sites that are worth checking out. I particularly like David Henkes' site and Jay Ryan's.

Shel is swell

We love Shel Silverstein's books and there's his very cool website.  And we are reminded of his musical credits, including Boy Named Sue and Cover of the Rolling Stone!

Do you know much about...

A wonderful site for a fun series of books: Ken Davis' Don't Know Much About series.

Tom Peters

I've always been a fan of Tom and his strong opinions, whether I've always agreed or not. His site is terrrific.

Lisa Scottoline

We are all fans of Lisa's books here, and her energetic personality comes through at her site.