Aside from the fact that Snooki wrote a novel.
books
Reading While Eating for January 4: Big Books and Affluent Asia
Tuesday’s links get angry and stay hungry.
Julian Assange’s Book Advance Can’t Come Quickly Enough
The WikiLeaks founder confirms that he expects to make in excess of $1.5 million from book deals. And in the least surprising revelation of the year, he plans to use the money on his ever-spiraling legal costs.
Reading While Eating for December 21: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls
Tuesday’s links stick to the cookies and the jokes that we’re used to.
Culturomics: Google Tracks Culture Trends Through Books
Want to know if the Beatles really were bigger than Jesus? Then head over to the Google Books NGram Viewer.
Embracing Freedom: Jonathan Franzen for TIME Person of the Year?
Nine years ago, America’s acclaimed novelist could have quit with his hit book, The Corrections. Instead, he spent a few more years working on another gem that hit the hearts of the nation’s readers.
Birds of America: The World’s Most Expensive Book Sells for $10M at Auction
How about this for a nice nest egg: John James Audubon’s Birds of America netted over $10 million at auction Tuesday night, making it the world’s most expensive published book.
It’s The Weekend: Now Here’s Some Stuff to Do
Have you already seen the Harry Potter movie and are now looking for something else to do this weekend? Don’t worry, we got this covered.
Things Looking Up For Barack Obama, Children’s Book Author
Yes, the President of the United States does have better things to do with his time. So you’ll be pleased to know that he delivered the manuscript before his inauguration.
Jay-Z Lays Out New ‘Blueprint’ as Book Author
Allow Shawn Carter to reintroduce himself: His name is Hov — H to the O-V (he used to move snowflakes by the O-Z).
Google Doodle: Happy Birthday Robert Louis Stevenson
Wondering what’s up with today’s Google Doodle? The pirate themed graphic is in honor of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 160th birthday!
Quotes: Amazon Pull Guide To Pedophilia
“People… Relax… This book is obviously promoted by Amazon per request of FBI in order to track down and catch pedophiles. This book is obviously a bait for the sickos that are lurking around out there trying to prey on our
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