Things we learned this week

Those $500,000 book deals might not be all they're cracked up to be. If you get one, turn it down immediately!

There are ways to get Jared Paul Stern off the literary gossip pages for a day or so.

If you get into a literary scandal, have a hard-to-pronounce name so people can't use it as a punchline.

Westfield Garden State Plaza is actually in Paramus.

And most importantly, I just found the perfect destination for a road trip!! Who wants to come?!?!

E-mail me and let me know.