Authors@Google

Here's a worthwhile bookmark, Authors@Google for the morning coffee warm up, the mid-day tea or the evening wind-down or the late night, "Gah..."

What is it? Authors@Google is:

The Authors@Google program brings authors of all stripes to Google for informal talks centering on their recently published books. Through the program, we invite authors to our Mountain View headquarters as well as our New York, Santa Monica, and Ann Arbor offices, where they treat Googlers to readings of everything from serious literature and political analysis to pioneering science fiction and moving personal memoirs

Yes, Amazon does this as well but they call it Amazon Fishbowl and really it's not worth your time. With authors such as Janet Evanovich and Stephen King, and "First-time novelist Keith Donohue then revealed the dark origins of his critically acclaimed book The Stolen Child, which chronicles the lives of a boy stolen by fairies and the changeling who replaces him in the human world" really you're better off without it.

Oh, and make sure you avoid fishbowl episode 9:

To start this show, Bill asked Holly, Kendra, and Bridget--Hugh Hefner's trio of platinum-blond girlfriends--about their life in the Playboy Mansion. Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex authors Mark Leyner and Dr. Billy Goldberg were next at Bill's desk, where they explained some of the mysteries of the male anatomy. In Palm Beach, Florida, James Patterson made a UPS Special Delivery of his latest murder mystery to a customer who was "utterly amazed." And Los Lonely Boys finished the show with their unique brand of "Texican rock and roll."

Stick with Authors@Google.