A few links.

• 800-word Harry Potter prequel = $48,858 = about $60 a word
• More on Tom Lefroy.
• The James Patterson empire expands.  What's next, a breakfast cereal?
• This quote is an excellent example of why everyone I knew in Harvard Square had a bad attitude about Harvard University:

"You know, we're Harvard. We're like the most prominent national institution. And I think we should be entitled to … we should be able to get anyone. And in my opinion, we're settling here. "