Did I mention I lost my keys in the snow? I lost my keys in the snow on Wednesday evening. I’ve been hunting around with a yard brush since, but I figured that maybe they weren’t just outside the front door, as I hoped, and it was time to call the police and see if anyone has handed them in. They’ve got some keys that definitely sound like mine, so fingers crossed.

Publishing: Amazon Reviews are a vicious free for all. Sorry, was that news? The Amazon review system has been abused for years, with authors flagging  negative reviews as ‘abuse’ until they’re deleted, authors anonymously giving their own books 5*, and rivals leaving scathing reviews (well, sometime’s rivals wives). That there are companies offering all this as a paid service was inevitable, and I doubt it’ll be any less likely to be found out by pissed off readers.

Interest-Piquing: The 2010 Bad Sex Award has been announced. Rowan Somerville doesn’t take it in particular good humour, but does attend the ceremony. I can’t say I feel at all inclined to buy his book after that little sulk, but winning the award does appear to have boosted his sales.

InsPiring: Over 300 love letters written by Nabokov to his wife during their 52 year relationship are going to be published. They range from the sublime to the prosaic.

Procrastination: One of my favourite shows at the moment is Channel Four’s Misfits, about a group of Young Offenders who get powers after being hit by lightning. If you can, watch it on 4OD. If you have seen it, have you seen the video extras?