Reuters: Barbara Kingsolver bested Hilary Mantel and Lorrie Moore for the British Orange Prize for female writers for her novel THE LACUNA, about a young man getting mixed up with famous people in Mexico. I hear not-so-great things... have you read it?
ESPN: Hey, the World Cup is here! Since I haven't read a single memorable book about soccer, I can only point you to this exhaustive list of the sport's best chronicles. (And I'd skip THE MIRACLE OF CASTEL DI SANGRO, which they singled out.) So you'll have something to do when South Africa goes to bed.
L.A. Times: There's a documentary in the works about Harper Lee that sounds exciting (even though it's called "Hey, Boo"). Authors featured as talking heads include Richard Russo, Anna Quindlen and Lee Smith.
Via Twitter: Bret Easton Ellis' IMPERIAL BEDROOMS comes out next week; the author noticed that Entertainment Weekly thinks he's getting better with age. See?! Authors can be on Twitter and not lose their minds (except for the part where Ellis says "Sex and the City 2" was underrated, shudder).
Associated Press: Fox TV hit "Glee," about a motley crew of high schoolers bonding through music, is spinning off a five-book series including a prequel. (Back when they were all unhappy loners? Was there a demand for that?)
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I think that prequels are almost always a bad idea, especially when they are in another medium. Does Glee really need a prequel? Is anybody out there wondering how those characters got to where they are? I suppose it could focus on the parents dying, the teachers getting hired, etc . . . but is that a book, let alone a series of books?
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