The pre-Passover Link Special

By a quirk of the calendar, Passover prep has to be finished by the end of today — even though the first Seder doesn’t begin until tomorrow night. Which really means an extra day of the holiday…and more time off in this camp. In other words, the Weekend Update will be pushed off till Monday, and I’ll be posting at a semi-regular clip all through the morning. Unless I’m called away to clean some more. Because there’s always last-minute things to do. Always.

Anyway:

If you’re near Charing Cross, London anytime soon, you might notice that Murder One has a new home — and that it no longer stocks science fiction.

Chicklit mystery author Kyra Davis was at the end of her personal and professional rope when she began writing a novel. Four years later, the result is in stores now, and she tells the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles what a thrill that is, as well as being able to write full-time.

I missed out on reporting about this yesterday but then again, does anyone really need immediate news that THE DA VINCI CODE won the biggest Nibbie of all? Yeah, thought not…

Another “day late dollar short” posting: the current letter circulating by a stellar group of writers to bring Oprah’s Book Club back.

Score another in the good review section for Mitch Cullin’s A SLIGHT TRICK OF THE MIND, courtesy of the Washington Post’s Carolyn See. You’ve all picked the book up to read for yourselves by now, right? I may have to reread it soon myself…

The Independent meets up with Cynthia Ozick, up for the International Booker and trying to make a bigger name for herself in the UK.

If you’re looking for liveblogging of the LAT Book Fest, can’t go wrong by checking out what Mr. Sarvas has to say. There might even be a face-off with Steve Wasserman! If so, will both survive the cage match?

And finally, um, maybe he shouldn’t have had a BMW in the first place?