Bookish news and publishing tidbits 8 October 2011

Why do we read? Because it makes us happy.

Dagger crime fiction awards unsheathed'gu.com/p/32fv2/tf

Portrait of the artist as a young boy/girl: baby photos of famous authors'bit.ly/oa233s

Pablo Vazquez can tell you what were missing: A true renaissance. And steampunk can lead us there:dld.bz/attEw

Video on the Judas Strain'by James Rollins'http://ow.ly/6OKGl

Pac-Man the Musical -bit.ly/oejnsB

Stats on LGBT Young Adult Books'wp.me/pFn7o-6J

CBS News: Womens rights trio wins Nobel Peace Prize -'goo.gl/news/juAB

Will Steve Jobs story make a good feature film?bit.ly/oh3yZT

Steve Jobs was a great businessman. But was he a great artist?'nyr.kr/o1VesB

Mikhail Baryshnikov Donates Archive to New York Public Library'ow.ly/1f2bT9

There are many classics that are now loved or were bestsellers that were rejected by publishers. fb.me/UNFEjUjo

Hero Worship: When Comic Adaptations Go Wrongbit.ly/nCZbwa

The Trailer for the Raven ' a new look at the legendary Edgar Allen Poe!'goo.gl/vq5gZ

Jason Boog: Writers Can Learn From The Great Depression'huff.to/nf4m7F

Recently on RIASS:

Book Review: Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts'http://ht.ly/6Q9Pt'Sexy fire-fighters. You know you want to read it.