Graphic novels in the works

Twilight, that infamous teen vampire novel, will soon be released as a graphic novel. A perfect medium for this particular genre, one of my favorites being the Anita Blake vampire hunter series which has been re-done as a very successful graphic novel series. I was also very excited to hear that my favorite novel of all time, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, will also be forthcoming as a graphic novel. Yippee! Kudos to the writers who don't feel afraid to reinvent their work in a different format.

How to connect with booklovers on the Internet

With all the possibilities available on the web, are you still unsure where to go for book, author and literary information? This is kind of an old web page (updated about a year ago), but most of the links still work. 100 Places to connect with Bibliophiles Online. Just my cup of tea.

Much ado about the supposed "sequel" to Catcher in the Rye?

There has been a lot of talk lately about a supposed "sequel" to Salinger's most famous work, Catcher in the Rye. Here's one take from Slate Magazine's Juliet Lapidos, which is actually laugh-out-loud funny because its not that she agrees with Salinger, but that this sequel is supposedly so badly written.
Having just finished reading Catcher a few weeks ago (I know - shocking!) I can't say as I'm that overwhelmed by the controversy, but its an interesting story just from the vantage point of authorial control vs. readers' demands for closure and/or some sort of say in what happens to a character.