In a sign of the times, the bestselling book on Amazon now is a children's book with the title Go the F**k to Sleep. The book has risen to #1 even though it hasn't even been released yet. Preorders have rocketed it to the top, presumably based on the catchy title. As any parent could tell you, this is an even more important message to impress upon your kids while reading them a bedtime story then, say, the motivational sermon of a Little Engine That Could. Hauling a load of toys over the mountain is child's play next to getting a child to go to sleep. Despite the kid-friendly drawings, we suspect this is a "children's book" really meant for parents. And, we say that knowing full well that this is language more likely used by a child today than an adult.

 

The major English book fair, the London International Antiquarian Book Fair, will take place at the Olympia Exhibition Centre this month from June 9-11. This is always one of the world's most important book fairs and this year will be no different. Over 160 booksellers, almost evenly divided between British and those from overseas, are planning to exhibit. There will also be many related exhibits available at the fair. For more information, and to obtain free tickets (this will save you £10 at the door), visit the fair's website at www.olympiabookfair.com.