As I've noted before, when I tell some folks that I work for a book club, they misunderstand.  They think chamomile tea, pot luck, sectional couches, friends disagreeing over how lovely The Lovely Bones actually was.  "No no no," I say, "I don't mean an Oprah/Today Show/Ladies of Peoria-style book club, where friends and friends-of-friends read a book and have a klatsch about it."  (Not that there's anything wrong with that, and QPB, a book-of-the-month-like service, has plenty of absorbing, thought-provoking books perfect for reading-group discussions.  Plus, if anyone wants to come over my house with a tray of brownies or hot wings...)

Anyway, speaking of ubiquitous, omnipotent talk-show hosts who drive book sales with the mere whisper of a book they happened to take a shine to (even if the critics vehemently disagree), turns out our British allies have their own book-trend-setters on the small, tube, too.