Do You Live In The Most Well-Read City In America?

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 The Most Well-Read Cities In America? Andrew here, Editor of HuffPost Books, bringing you the news that Amazon has published its latest list of "most well-read cities" in the country. Of course, Amazon's definition of "most well-read" is "bought most books / newspapers / magazines / e-books from our website," so the exclusion of, say, New York City might actually be a sign that it is very well served by local bookstores and libraries, rather than filled with non-readers. The biggest city to drop out of Amazon's list between last year and this year is Seattle - home of Amazon itself. We were there recently for a HuffPost Book Club event, and can report that the city also has an excellent independent bookstore, and a stunning central library. Perhaps Seattle-ites haven't given up on reading after all. Click here to see if your city made Amazon's top ten. More at HuffPost Books Infographic: How A Book is Born Carlos Fuentes Has Died What Do You Want To Do Before You Die? The Winner Is... What's Your Favorite Literary Insult? What Would Hugh Hefner Say About Sex In The Afterlife? BLOG POSTS Richard (RJ) Eskow: Talking With Krugman: He's Anti-Austerity, Pro-Peter Gabriel, and "Not That Cosmic" Paul Krugman's book is called End This Depression Now! (exclamation point included). If that sounds like a self-help book -- the sequel to Listening to Prozac, maybe, or something by Dr. Wayne Dyer -- that's not altogether inappropriate in this age of collective near-despair. Sarah Lacy: The Irony of the Social Media Era: It Was Created By the World's Least Social People After one particularly awful question, Zuckerberg broke down like a cartoon robot that simply could not compute. His eyes darted from place to place. He furrowed his brow and looked up after several moments of silence. 404 error. I had crashed Mark Zuckerberg. Marlo Thomas: Fifty Shades of... Buzz! I couldn't get away from it. My girlfriends were talking about it; columnists were writing about it; Saturday Night Live was spoofing it. It was all I heard about. Bob Harper: The Skinny Rules: Eat What I Tweet! My new book is a rule book for your life as a healthy-weight person, a person who can enjoy delicious food in the right portions and be satisfied. Dr. Kristene Doyle: Procrastinate... Later As much as humans engage in these self-sabotaging behaviors, we do have the ability to change. If procrastination is a problem for you, here are some strategies to help you overcome it.

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