In chick-lit news...

The segment on Air America this morning on This Is Chick Lit (scheduled to ship next week!) and This Is Not Chick Lit was pretty good. The astute host said that it seems like there's always a battle between so-called "literary" and commercial fiction, but what is "literary?" One of them said, laughing, something like: "Commericial means it sells."

They both mentioned several times that chick lit is what's selling now. I think both books will get good publicity over this.

Also, I have been informed that this month's Bust Magazine has a review of both books which says: "Like a lot of snotty literary types, I have often sneered at chick lit...I'm here to tell you: I was wrong...These stories, which take chick lit beyond its Bridget Jonesian beginnings, show that it's time to take this maturing genre a little more seriously. In this round of the culture wars, at least, the point goes to the chick-lit girls."


Some other news notes:

Track Tropical Storm Chris. Probably heading for the Gulf.

Because of the insanely high temperatures in NYC, several buildings (like the Empire State Bldg) and bridges (like the Brooklyn Bridge and GWB) will not be all lit up tonight, in order to conserve power.

Recently, the age at which you can join the Army was increased to 42.


Not in the news

I work with a guy in this cover band. I will probably try to catch one of their shows this month.