Been away. 2 Yahoo! stories:

Neb. Town's Only Resident Opens Library
Thu Apr 7, 3:29 AM ET Associated Press
(Courtesy of ML)

Elsie Eiler, 71-year-old tavern owner, opened an honor system library - ""Rudy's Library" in honor of her late husband, who left behind a collection of thousands of books, from Shakespeare to science fiction to Westerns."

American Novelists Beg for Oprah's Book Club Help
Thu Apr 21, 4:36 PM ET Reuters

"Paula Sharp, an author of four novels and a member of Word of Mouth, said, "Oprah got so many people to read contemporary fiction, in a way nobody else has ever done."

"Getting people to read is about the most important contribution that anyone can make to American society," Sharp told Reuters. "It's a stunning achievement to get 500,000 people to go to bookstores."