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May 6, 2008

Stephenie Meyer sellout looms

4:26 PM Tue, May 06, 2008 |
Michael Merschel   E-mail   News tips

For 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.

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Stephenie Meyer campout

3:37 PM Tue, May 06, 2008 |
Michael Merschel   E-mail   News tips

Meyer04.JPGRick Barrick was on dawn patrol this morning in Frisco as Stephenie Meyer's The Host went on sale -- and tickets for her Saturday appearance were made available.

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.' "

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Women's bodies, staying young forever and virile authors

2:52 PM Tue, May 06, 2008 |
Michael Merschel   E-mail   News tips

In today's Healthy Living, find reviews of For Keeps: Women Tell the Truth About Their Bodies, Growing Older, and Acceptance, and
Positively Ageless, by Cheryl Forberg, nutritionist for The Biggest Loser.

Plus, a story on men's health looks at virility through the eyes (and perhaps the glands) of Philip Roth and others.

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Edgar Awards -- are mysteries going "literary"?

11:24 AM Tue, May 06, 2008 |
Michael Merschel   E-mail   News tips

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
"that Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon, Man Booker Prize winner John Banville (writing as Benjamin Black) and National Book Award nominee Susan Straight were all up for Edgars this year. That's Literature with a capital L."

Here's a list of winning books:

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