Book Tidbits 7

Haven't done one of these in a while, and I miss it.

• In his blog Kyusireader, Peter talked about Michael Crichton's unpublished manuscripts, one of them unfinished, and the possibility of getting someone else to finish them. Here's an interesting take on the issue of getting other authors to finish a dead author's work. For my money, I agree--leave dead author's unfinished work alone.
• In case you're like me, trying to read all the Pulitzer winners for fiction, this list of the Top 10 forgotten Pulitzer Prize-winning novels might be of interest to you.
• I often return library books late, so this story is inspiring. At least I know I'm not the worst there is.:P
• My apologies to fans of James Patterson, John Grisham or Dan Brown, but I totally agree with the advocacy of these British thriller writers. Enough with "production-line" thriller writing.
  
• Ooh, Carlos Ruiz Zafon's new novel The Angel's Game, is coming out in June. Check here for Publisher's Weekly's write-up on the book.

• Finally, as an Austen fan, my hackles rise at the idea of the new bestseller, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. But guess what? The author has a new book idea--Abraham Lincoln the Vampire Hunter! Ok, book snobbing here, but I reserve the right. There are some authors that one is really, really faithful to.