New fad: Films, books on sex addicts (The Times of India)
LONDON: Forget about the old maid, the fatso and the nerd: a rash of books and films about men or women with uncontrollable cravings for instant gratification suggests that the latest American figure of fun is the "sex addict".

Books revel in the pleasures of gardening and the glories of garlic (Seattle Times)
From the long line of 2008 gardening books, several stand out as unique and worthy, including "Gardens: A Literary Companion" and "The Complete Book of Garlic."

Old books: Sort, scan, resell or recycle (Tacoma News Tribune)
In double-sided cardboard boxes 4 feet square, the books arrive by the ton. Moments later, as the books are sorted and then identified by a computer, they will either be tossed into a bin and sentenced to be recycled or they will be given a second life – sold on the Internet or donated to charity, and read again.

Vampire, Werewolf, and Beast Books For Teens (BellaOnline)
An anotated bibliography of young adult books featuring dragons and other beasties.

Poly grad helps kids hit books in Chile (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
When Cal Poly graduate Paul Goldberg was teaching English for a semester at a Chilean university last year, he was shocked by the high cost of books across the South American nation. With high publishing costs and a 20 percent tax added, books are a luxury that many Chilean families can’t afford. So when Goldberg, who was also a Pismo Beach firefighter, won a Rotary ambassadorial scholarship ...