Wednesday desk clearing

Hollywood bloggers Sharon Waxman and Nikki Finke are disagreeing about the facts of a secret A-list meeting about SAG, and squabbling a bit, so Patrick Goldstein looks into it. The Big Picture (Variety's Anne Thompson calls it a duel of "blog divas.")
The 100 most notable books of 2008 as chosen by the New York Times book editors. Jacket Copy
Author Aimee Liu bemoans the paradox that the web means "there's more opportunity for all to publish, but more than ever, only the mega-sellers profit at all. It's like a rapidly expanding casino with a winner's circle that's simultaneously, and just as rapidly, shrinking." Huffington Post
Calendar feature writer Robin Abcarian, who has been covering the presidential campaign, will move to the L.A. Times national desk as an L.A.-based correspondent. Reader's Representative blog
Another Pinkberry bites the dust. Eater LA
If you live in a preferential parking district, those guest passes will cost you more than ever. Curbed LA
Writer William Goldman talks screenwriting and other topics with Aaron Sorkin. Anne Thompson