Have Your People Call My Veterinarian

Diabetics beware. In an article published today, the New York Times tells the story of the late Dewey, a cat found in the book drop of the Spencer, Iowa, library. There he grew up and "lifted the spirits of residents hit hard by the 1980s farming crisis." Some cat, to steal a phrase from Mr EBW. Now Dewey's story has been sold to Grand Central Publishing for the princely sum of $1.25 million.

Oh, how Hollywood-ized bigtime publishing has become. From the "it's like Marley & Me meets Bridges of Madison County, written by Nicholas Sparks!" description to the account of the agent negotiating the deal while on a bike trip, it's a backstory right out of Tinsel Town.