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May 6, 2008For those who were dallying -- better hope that traffic is light on the tollway today. As of 4:30, the Stonebriar Barnes & Noble had about 120 tickets remaining for Stephenie Meyer's Saturday appearance in Frisco. A sellout by day's end is expected. The entry "Stephenie Meyer sellout looms" is tagged: Stephenie Meyer
He wasn't alone -- 200 people were in line at the Barnes & Noble at Stonebriar Center at 5 a.m. Rick says: The line started at 9 p.m. Monday outside the store. Girls and young women made up most of the crowd, because, one woman said, "the books are based on romance" and "peaceful vampires." University of Texas at Dallas student Matt McKee was one of a few young men in line. "I like vampires. I own all of Anne Rice's books," Mr. McKee said. "There is nothing wrong with romance every once in a while. It's nice to read a paragraph and go, 'Ahhhh.' " The entry "Stephenie Meyer campout" is tagged: stephenie meyer , the host
In today's Healthy Living, find reviews of For Keeps: Women Tell the Truth About Their Bodies, Growing Older, and Acceptance, and Plus, a story on men's health looks at virility through the eyes (and perhaps the glands) of Philip Roth and others. The entry "Women's bodies, staying young forever and virile authors" is tagged: health books , john updike , philip roth , richard ford
The Mystery Writers of America announced their Edgar Awards were announced over the weekend. Over at the Los Angeles Times' "Jacket Copy" blog, Carolyn Kellogg thinks mysteries are getting, well, literate. She notes Here's a list of winning books: The entry "Edgar Awards -- are mysteries going "literary"?" is tagged: edgar awards , mysteries |
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