Erin, you think *you* were startled? The book's not a romance, goddamnit. There's a love story, but that cover....
Thing is, that damned thing sold 75,000 copies. It was up at the checkout counter at Safeway. SOMEONE must have liked that cover.
Peoples is weird.
Well, by the time I got to it, it's been read so many time that Pink Sonia fell out into my hands.
So there's that, at least.
(snickering at the thought of the Fall of Pink Sonia)
Sorry to say, I gave her back to the library so they could rebind. I'm overcome with remorse.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find I link to the lyrics of "There's a bimbo..." online, and I'd rather not post someone else's lyrics without their permission.
Sorry about that.
You're right.
I'm a lying Bitch.
SO not overcome. MAYBE a eensy regretful.
I don't think you can ever overcome, but maybe that's just me.
(so now someone needs to go comm this entire bit, culminating in erika's badabing)
I just went to a book reading/discussion/signing with George Pelecanos and Ian Rankin. It kicked ass. Rankin didn't read, he just told funny stories (he recently moved two doors down from Alexander McColl Smith, and around the corner from JK Rowling). I continue to be in love with Pelecanos, and was a little disappointed that he didn't seem to have that many fans there. Enough, I guess, but I decided not to buy the Rankin book when I saw the long line to get them signed by him, while poor George was not busy. Ah well.
They took questions, which was pretty interesting, hearing stuff about the Process and whatnot. There will be more TV shows of Rebus, but not with John Hannah, FYI.