Book News, In Brief

Barnes & Noble bucks the boutique bookstore trend, actually expanding their one and only rare books store.

Where are they now? The Guardian UK tracks down some high profile literary award winners who've disappeared from the public eye.

These two links were swiped from Fantagrapics' FLOG blog: Steve Ditko in Entertainment Weekly and Charles Burns in The New Yorker.

MichelleInkwell thinks we're gonna damage our lit cred by posting this one, so view it quick -- before she edits this. The Mortal Kombat vs. DC Comics video game trailer is online.