Apologies for the lack of links on Friday. I was struck down by the Tubercular Death Flu and didn't make it very far out of bed.

However, now that I have made a good-enough recovery (thanks to the CyQuil), I am free to comment on this morning's book news!!

GalleyCat gets its hands dirty and officially jumps into the Chick Lit fray and comments on the latest Peter Pan sequel (no, not Alan Moore's Dirtastic fairyfest). I'm sorry. There's just no topping Hook.

Free audio books! (Plug: here, too!)

Gawker highlights what might be the most offensive story illustration ever.

Moorish Girl has a nod to Edward P. Jones' All Aunt Hagar's Children and a link to 2 "glowing" book reviews.

There's more! So much more! But I have real work to do, so you'll have to check back later today for it.