Links ‘n stuff

First, a huge round of applause to Cornelia for subbing for me and keeping the blog afloat the last couple of days. As it happens I’m still doing the road warrior thing for a little while so it’ll be somewhat sluggish the rest of the week, and then back to normal this Sunday for the Perhaps More Massive Than Usual Weekend Update. But for now, onward:

Ah, the power of the Internet: Ian Rankin’s interview with Bookslut got picked up by the Glasgow Daily Record, who are “complaining” about Rankin’s claim that Glasgow criminals are “too low-life to inspire more books.”

Lindsay Ashford’s new series about a half-Welsh, half-Indian forensic psychologist was published by a small Welsh publisher — but now that St. Martin’s Press has picked the series up in the US, she’s getting quite a bit more attention.

The Miramax merry-go-round seems to be finished, and the result is that Simon & Schuster’s Rob Weisbach will, in fact, head the Weinstein’s new book imprint (not called “Max Mira,” as Galleycat helpfully reminds another book news wire site.)

What’s up with this book subtitle business? That’s what Richard Adams wants to know, because frankly, only a select few things can change the world…

Sharon Kay Penman is primarily known as a historical mystery writer, but her first book was a 944-page treatise on Richard III — which she had to rewrite from scratch when it was stolen.

Rupert Holmes chats with the U-Daily Bulletin about his new novel SWING — which includes a CD of music related to the book.

Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart each present their top ten books for the primary school set.

And finally, RIP Saul Bellow. It will be extremely interesting to see how history looks upon him and his work with time.