This week, I’m serving up the following links, organized by date:

• Men, take note. (Numbers 4, 6 and 8 are book characters.) The 10 Best Fictional Boyfriends, Chelsea Fagan, Thought Catalog, September 25, 2012
• I completely forgot that November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)! Tried it back in 2004, but quit when I realized my plot became quite similar to a book I read several years prior. This article’s a few weeks old, but still a good read. NaNoWriMo: Is National Novel Writing Month a Literary Threat or Menace?, Graeme McMillan, TIME Entertainment – Books, November 7, 2012
• DAAAAAAMN. *starts looking for old books* Massachusetts Man Finds $20,000 In Used Book, Searches For Rightful Owner, The Huffington Post, November 12, 2012
• Hey, Apple. (To quote the late Ms. Winehouse) “What kind of fuckery is this?” Apple granted patent for ebook page-turning, Rik Myslewski, The Register UK, November 13, 2012
• Much has been said about the Petraeus-Broadwell brouhaha. Here’s one from a Salon writer. How Paula Broadwell wronged her readers, Laura Miller, Salon.com, November 13, 2012
• What if certain books did end this way? Hmmmm. Great Fake Endings to Books, PWxyz, November 14, 2012
• I want to buy books from a vending machine… and I want one in our apartment ASAP. Maybe it’ll help me decide what to read next. 😉 Vending Machine Dispenses Random Books, The Huffington Post, November 15, 2012
• Unban it! Apple Bans ‘Erotic’ Book Cover From iTunes, The Huffington Post, November 16, 2012
• “If you want blood… you got it!” Looks like it was a fun book launch. 😉 Press Release: Joseph D’Lacey bitten by Jasper Bark in zombie outbreak in major London bookstore, Salt Publishing, November 18, 2012
• A new way to do book reviews. 😉 Finding Rhyme, if Not Reason, in Election Season, Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times – Books, November 19, 2012
• I’ve read only one Prachett book − Good Omens: The Nice And Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (a collaboration with Neil Gaiman). Now I want to get into Discworld. Terry Pratchett says his daughter Rhianna will take over the Discworld series, Annalee Newitz, io9.com, November 19, 2012
• Writers get inspiration from everywhere. She got hers from working in a prison. How Prison Made Me a Better Writer, Sara Lunsford, The Huffington Post, November 19, 2012
• Here comes another one…? HarperCollins’ Owner To Buy Simon & Schuster?, The Huffington Post, November 20, 2012
• Nothing beats the real thing. Am I right or AM I RIGHT??? 😉 Bad Sex Award Nominations Did NOT Include JK Rowling, The Huffington Post, November 20, 2012
• Google’s online product suite, repackaged. I like the “collaborative storytelling” angle. Build your own mini-movies in Google Docs with StoryBuilder, Rae Ann Fera, Fast Co.CREATE, November 20, 2012
• The US National Book Awards: list of finalists and winners, NBA website
• The 2012 Philippine National Book Awards:
  • List of finalists, National Book Development Board (NBDB) website
  • ‘Trese’, franchise guide win at National Book Awards, ABS-CBNnews.com, November 21, 2012 (includes full list of winners)
• Awesome Kickstarter project by Danny Fein! Litographs: Entire Books on Posters and T-shirts
• National Book Store does it again. Christmas Book Bazaar on November 26-29!