I have a friend who recently went from naturally brunette to shockingly blond, all because she was having a tough time in the dating department. She heard guys prefer blondes and thought changing her hair color may help change her luck. Have you heard that too?
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Oh come on, geeks aren't that hard to figure out; men, maybe. Girls? Definitely.
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Mark Frith is best known for turning around the fortunes of Heat magazine when he took over as editor, as well as editing the fun music mag Smash Hits when I was a young avid reader. He's now documented his experiences at Heat in his new book The Celeb Diaries which is an interesting, easy-to-read look behind the scenes at a magazine that everyone seems to have an opinion about.
Despite apparently being hated by so many, Mark comes across throughout the book as a likable guy — he's a teetotal, quiet Yorkshireman who's settled with his partner Gaby and their son. 
Ex-Smash Hits and ex-Heat editor Mark Frith has seen a lot of celebrities do a lot of things. I think it's fair to say his experiences of famous folk would wow even the most jaded reader – for instance, before Take That were big, they'd go to the Smash Hits offices and make the team tea! (NB: If any new boybands want to come and make me tea, applications to the usual address...) Mark's managed to put all the highlights of his career into one tale-filled tome called The Celeb Diaries (out Sept 4), so I fired a few quick questions off to him about his experiences. 
One book release I'm anticipating is Influence by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, where the actresses-turned-businesswomen interview those figures that have inspired them, such as Lauren Hutton and Karl Lagerfeld. The hardcover book is out this autumn, but will you be picking up a copy?
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While perusing the local book store, I came upon this book called Just Do It. The subtitle says "How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned On Their Sex Lives For 101 Days (No Excuses!)." Wow is all I could think.
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Author Neil Gaiman and his publisher have reported that giving away eBooks of his novel American Gods earlier this year ended up selling more books for him in the long run. Ask Radiohead — it turns out that giving people free things actually ends up being amazing promotion!
I've been tempted to buy the Kindle plenty of times, and now that I have the eReader app on my iPhone, I'm looking forward to purchasing and reading eBooks, something I don't do very often.
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My friend Citizen sparked a lively conversation yesterday around an upcoming book by Prep author Curtis Sittenfeld titled American Wife. The novel follows a character named Alice Blackwell who is based on Laura Bush, and many of the first lady's real-life experiences are included.
I was intrigued by the strong reactions that spread across the Web yesterday, especially after Radar posted several sex scenes from the book that earned the unpublished novel descriptors like "steamy" and "tawdry."
Some folks feel strongly that this was disrespectful to Laura Bush, and that Sittenfeld should have left her alone.
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International bookseller Borders recently announced that it would be breaking free from Amazon after a seven-year partnership. It's already launched a revamped website that's intended to provide a more "real-world" visual online book-shopping experience — something that Amazon doesn't offer just yet. The new and improved site features a "Magic Shelf," an interactive browsing window that enables users to check out highlighted music, books, and movie titles.
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Not only did this year's Maker Faire offer lots of crafty-techie things to swoon over and purchase, some makers offered gifts of knowledge — like Syuzi Pakhchyan's upcoming book, Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting.
Her book and its crafts, including the Rock Star headphones in the gallery, make me want to whip out my sewing machine and put together these simple but clever geeky crafts for me and my friends.
Syuzi, whose résumé calls her a "roboticist" (how do I get that behind my name?!), represented at Maker Faire last year, too, so I couldn't be more stoked to read her book and start sewing.
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