Here in the UK a publisher paid far too much for a book by an English first-time novelist called THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Diane Setterfield and will be putting their burned fingers in cold water for a long time to come. But meanwhile, the US publisher was laughing all the way to the bank when the book was chosen as their top book by the Barnes and Noble chain and leaped straight to the top of the NYT best seller lists.

Meanwhile, Barnes and Noble had NOT chosen a book called THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER by a US novelist, for which the publisher had paid far too much money. Burned fingers being dipped in cold water.

But the UK publisher of the book is laughing all the way.... as it was chosen by Richard and Judy and so leaped to the top of every best seller list.

I just have a feeling there is room for some sort of swap around here if only I could work out what.