The Miami Book Fair has begun with its Author Evenings, which I rarely attend, as they often feature celebrities masquerading as writers. (I made an exception one year for Saul Bellow, who at a certain point in his life became the reverse) This year’s lineup includes Samantha Powers, George Will, Debbie Harry, John Waters, and Mo Rocca. I’m vaguely tempted to go tonight to hear Rocca so I can ask him if he felt a twinge of uneasiness a few weeks back when he turned his CBS Sunday Morning report on newspaper obituary writers into an advertisement for his new book.
