It’s bad enough that I can’t go into a bookstore any more and look at the new book tables/shelves, especially those made up of trade-paperbacks, without finding a table full of “chick lit” novels with photos or drawings of legs on them. However, on the new books table today was Star, the new novel by Pam Anderson. Yes, that Pam Anderson. I’m not sure which is more amusing, the fact that it’s being marketed as “chick lit”, meaning for the 20-something through 40-something female, or the fact that on the flip-side of the dust jacket is an uncensored version of the cover (Pam covered in strategically painted stars) sans all the cover’s text.
On an even more amusing note, though one I’m not bitter about, I found this item as a result of the search for Pam’s book:
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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