Odds and ends

Please note that if you missed out on the season premiere of Gossip Girl last week, don’t worry: iTunes has the pilot episode available for free download.

CNN.com is featuring a list of strange and little-known author factoids. Most of them are pretty unsavory, but (on the up side) most of them aren't Wordcandy-approved authors.

And, last but not least, we have another awesome bookshelf to add to our fantasy bookshelf collection. We love the funky cut-out shape and the purple interior.


It's unclear how much this costs, where you can buy it, or what you'd do with the strangely-shaped cut-out bits (maybe store wine?) but it sure is pretty.
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