In August of 2009 we learned that Janet Jackson was planning the release of a non-fiction book and today we get to see the first photos of JJ signing copies of her new book True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving You, released last month, at an in-store appearance in NYC, NY last night. In addition to Janet‘s book signing last night, she will also sign books here in LA next month. Check out some photos of beautiful Janet Jackson at her book event last night.

The Wrap is reporting that the search for the actress to play heroine Katniss Everdeen in the big screen adaptation of the novel The Hunger Games (and, presumably, the sequels Catching Fire and Mockingjay) by Suzanne Collins is over … and that Jennifer Lawrence, the Academy Award nominated actress of Winter’s Bone, has won the role! Additionally, E! News is reporting that Weeds star Hunter Parrish is in talks to play the lead male character Peeta Mellark in the film franchise.

As April 29 draws closer, pretty much every is getting more and more excited for the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton … including the Mr. Men and Little Miss gang. A new Little Miss Princess book is being published in time to capitalize on April’s Royal Wedding … adding to the growing collection of Royal Wedding-themed souvenirs. As a fan of the Mr. Men/Little Miss books as a kid, I think this is a really great idea.

I have become the latest person COMPLETELY OBSESSED with the Suzanne Collins novel The Hunger Games after FINALLY getting around to reading the totally addictive book. For weeks I’ve been hearing how fantastic The Hunger Games is and I’ve been biding my time, waiting for the right time to start reading it. I’ve been so preoccupied with vinyl lately that I haven’t had much time to read. I started it over the weekend and OMG am I HOOKED!

First it was Mike The Situation Sorrentino, then it was Nicole Snooki Polizzi … now Jenni JWoww Farley has become the third published author to come from the hit MTV reality TV series Jersey Shore. JWoww, with the help of a ghost writer (who prolly wrote 98.4% of the book), will be releasing a book titled The Rules According to JWOWW: Shore-Tested Secrets on Landing a Mint Guy, Staying Fresh to Death, and Kicking the Competition to the Curb chock full of her “Shore-approved” dating tips early next month and today we get our first look at the book and our first read at the pearls of wisdom that are contained within.

According to a new report from TVLine out today, ABC is teaming up with Salma Hayek to produce a television mini-series based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of OZ (the book which the hit Broadway musical Wicked is based on). As you may know, Hayek and ABC previously teamed up to produce the series Ugly Betty … but this time around, they’re gonna bring us a shorter mini-series.

I’m not certain if any of y’all know this but … Olympic ice skater Johnny Weir has not actually come out as gay … until now. In his new memoir, Welcome to my World (due out next Tuesday January 11), Weir finally confirms his worst kept secret … that he is a gay man. While this may not sound significant to most, I think it’s really fantastic that Johnny is finally comfortable enough to publicly confirm his sexuality to the world.

Back in October we learned that MTV Jersey Shore star Mike The Situation Sorrentino became a published author with the release of his debut book Here’s the Situation: A Guide to Creeping on Chicks, Avoiding Grenades, and Getting in Your GTL on the Jersey Shore (available for purchase HERE). Tomorrow we take another step toward the apocalypse with the release of Jersey Shore star Nicole Snooki Polizzi‘s debut novel A Shore Thing … making her the SECOND published author among the cast of Jersey Shore.

Altho my day started out shakily, I slowly but surely started to feel back to my normal self as the day wore on yesterday. I’m telling you, the rain that has been falling continuously for the past few days (and continues to fall today) hasn’t really helped me get over my illness but I am happy to report that — at last — I’m feeling better. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been obsessed with The Lobsta Truck that pops up around LA because I’ve been craving one of their Lobsta Rolls ever since I saw them featured on the local news. Basically, they take mounds of fresh lobster and they pile it on a crispy toasted bun and drown the whole thing in butter. Even tho I wasn’t totally totally well yesterday morning, The Lobsta Truck came relatively close to my home and David — my hero — went out in the rain to get me a couple of Lobsta Rolls:

Back in April we first learned that Shannen Doherty was planning the release of her first book and this week, that book is now available for purchase in stores. Shannen was on hand to do an in-store booksigning of her new book Badass: A Hard-Earned Guide to Living Life with Style and (the Right) Attitude at the Borders Books & Music in Columbus Circle in NYC, NY last night … behold:

There have been a rash of new celebrity written books (both Nicole Richie and Hilary Duff recently released new novels) but Shannen‘s book is a more personal, non-fiction tome. I can’t help but be intrigued by Shannen‘s book … I’ve yet to pick up a copy but I deffo plan to. I’ve been a big Shannen Doherty fan for years, it’ll be pretty cool to read her very own book. Are any of y’all plannin’ on procuring Badass now that it’s available?

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