AP - "Whip Smart" (Thomas Dunne Books, $24.99, 288 pages), by Melissa Febos. The memoir is a popular genre in books, thanks to writers like Augusten Burroughs, David Sedaris and even James Frey. So these days, if you're going to write a memoir, you need to be original.

AP - Doctors, nurses and other health care workers are tapping into their inner Tolstoys to better connect with patients.

AFP - Charging online readers will give The New York Times a critical second revenue stream but the print newspaper will be important for "many years to come," publisher Arthur Sulzberger said Thursday.

AP - "House Rules" (Atria, 353 pages, $28), by Jodi Picoult: Jodi Picoult knows her audience. She tends to write family dramas that tug at the heartstrings. Her books have short chapters, usually written from the perspective of the main characters, and often have a surprise ending.