There's No Stopping Them!

A trailer? For a prequel? To a rip-off? Of a classic? When can we expect the IMAX 3D version starting Woody Harrelson? Will he utter the immortal line, "They may be dead dammit...."

Required reading for TC types!

Ever wonder where those HeLa cells came from? I just picked up a copy of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. It sounds like quite a story. If you've finished Pickwick Papers, I'll happily lend you my copy.

Check out the NPR interview with the author, Rebecca Skloot.

Important Book News

The countdown is on. "Get ready for the most exciting 61 hours of your life", says Barnes and Noble. Today, you can pre-order the new Jack Reacher novel "61 Hours". Got any plane travel coming up? Stuck in Israel? You're going to need a copy.

The Chronicle is running a poll for best local bookstore. Go here to vote for your favourites. Give your local independent a plug!

Anybody done Pickwick Papers yet?