Links and comments from my Facebook page this week —

On Monday I said about that day’s work on Kate18: “Chopper Jim has serious mom issues. Amazing the things you find out about your characters when you’re allowed to mine their brain cells over eighteen novels.”
Dina said, “Mom issues - plenty of room to work there. Over many, many stories. Many.”
Billie said, “My take on it: a woman can live without a man, but never without a Mutt! Besides, Mutt obeys better!”
Dick said, “I say Chopper Jim’s gotta go. He’s already had all that life can offer.”

On Tuesday I posted this review of Midnight Fugue, the latest Dalziel and Pascoe by Reginald Hill, from my Goodreads page:

Hill still at the top of his game, maybe even more so in this stripped-down tale of Dalziel’s first case after getting blown up by a bomb in The Death of Dalziel. All of the action takes place over one fraught day, and all the usual suspects, Pascoe, Wieldy, Ellie, even the idiot Hector are present and accounted for, along with a handful of new characters equally well drawn and a bait-and-switch plot that keeps you guessing right to the end. Of course the real question is, is the Fat Man back, or is he on his way to the knacker’s yard?

Posted this recipe for Summer Seafood Salad on Wednesday, and I made it with fresh shrimp from the Homer Farmer’s Market last night. I had to substitute a jalapeno because they didn’t have habaneros at Safeway. But Yum! nevertheless. There is no dressing, just the flavors of the ingredients.

On Thursday I posted this article from Slate on Amazon and the publishing industry.
I said, “Money quote: “…On Amazon.com, 35 percent of sales of books that have a Kindle edition are sold in that format.” Just one time, I’d like to see a New York publisher — or any publisher — get in front of this curve. eBooks don’t have to be destructive to the industry, they can be complementary. Why shouldn’t everyone be able to read my books in the format they like best?”
Evidently this is a subject everyone feels very strongly about, because there were a lot of comments.
Sharan said, “I think that as long as authors get royalties, I don’t care if the books are printed on toilet paper…”
Cathy said, “e-publishing will happen and the traditional publishers need to embrace it or they will be pushed aside to make room for the 21st Century.”
Lee said, “I love it — the publishers tried to ram premium books down our throats — now they’re getting it back in the form of e-books!”

Discovered I was a Link-bot on Thursday.

On Friday found this collection of last pictures taken, featuring Elvis and Marilyn as well as people like photojournalist Bill Biggart, whose last photograph was taken of one of the towers falling. Macabre but cool.