Via Bookninja, Bookslut, and, of course, our own Tom Christopher.

* Thus Ate Zarathustra: Friedrich Nietzsche's Diet Cookbook.

* Jeanette Winterson (and her new children's book, Tanglewreck) profiled at the Guardian.

* The hometown of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Aracataca, Columbia, decided not to rename itself Macondo in honor of Marquez and One Hundred Years of Solitude. Burn on Marquez, or "Gabo," as Aracatacans know him.

This must be one of the greatest passages ever in the history of the New York Times Book Section:

On Saturday, campaigning for his referendum, Mayor Sánchez climbed on the roof of a dilapidated Dodge Dart to lead a caravan through town, using a megaphone to make his pitch. "We need to attract foreign investment in the tourism sector," he shouted. "This is not for me. It is for our community."

Many of those lining the unpaved streets flashed thumbs-up signs, while others shook their heads to say no. But most agree that Aracataca, where people seeking diversion were torn Saturday night between the town's cockfighting ring and the film "Poseidon" on television, needs something new.