Shorts: — Barnes & Noble just named their sixth chainwide BN Recommends title: Maggie O’Farrell’s THE VANISHING ACT OF ESME LENNOX, which releases tomorrow. In the announcement, Steve Riggio calls it “a riveting work of literary imagination,” adding, “this suspense-filled novel will pull you right out of your chair and take you on a journey across continents and generations.” — St. Martin’s announced publication of Andrew Morton’s unauthorized biography of Tom Cruise for laydown on January 15, 2008. — This year the National Book Foundation has posted interviews with all 20 of this year’s award finalists, including the elusive Denis […]