Lit Tidbits

• Mo Yan, 57-year-old Chinese writer, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
• Did you know that Pam Grier wrote a memoir in 2010? Foxy: My Life in Three Acts is her life story and life lessons.
• NFL quarterback Michael Vick published a memoir in early September titled Finally Free. In the memoir, he comes clean and sets the record straight about his participation in a dogfighting ring.
• A collection of about 300 of John Lennon's letters, postcards, childhood writings, and life stories is published in a book titled The John Lennon Letters.
• The Harvard School of Public Health conducted a study examining the risks of neck and head pain from tablet use. Bookhearts, be conscious of your posture while reading on your computers, tablets and eReaders.
• Are you still looking for a Halloween costume idea? Try being a literary character.