Business Insider selects most famous book set in every U.S. state.

For example, Massachusetts gets Walden.

Washington gets Twilight.

Everyone can't be a winner.










photo: The Thoreau Society

My cat is illiterate, but I'd prefer we ignore this dark secret.

Yahoo's Shine has a photo montage of "Cats Who Are Book Worms"--generally photos of cats traipsing all over books.

Like this one...

And this one...

Cats are largely far-sighted though, so don't let their purring over a Stephanie Meyer book fool you. Even they can't be bothered to read her work.



Photos by: 1.) raider of gin /Flickr  2.) Trinity /Flickr

Stephenie Meyer hasn't read 'Fifty Shades of Grey'...thinks fan fiction is sad.

Despite that Fifty Shades of Grey was born as fan fiction in honor of Twilight, Twilight's creator Stephenie Meyer told Access Hollywood that she hasn't read EL James's BDSM saga.

"No, it's really not my kind of book--not my thing," Meyer told the TV show, subtly letting you know not to invite her to your next sex toy party. "But, you know, anytime somebody is out there being creative, that's great," she added like a glad-handing politician.

If you think Meyer doesn't appreciate that a fan of her poorly written books can create their own poorly written fiction, too--well, uh, you'd be right.

"I mean, I have read some fan fiction years ago and I found it really, like, kind of cool," Meyer said, mastering the backhanded compliment. "These people had these stories. I felt it was a little bit sad that they were doing them in a way where [the stories] weren't theirs, but I feel like all those people, they're practicing and they're going to write their book, it's going to come out of them eventually." After a slight pause, Meyer added, "Because they're writers."

Right on, Meyer! These people and their stories that aren't really their own creation. I mean, vampires? No one has ever written about these creatures of the night before--but you blazed a trail there and created blood sucking characters out of the depths of your imagination. And werewolves! Can't forget the werewolf angle! Men who turn into gigantic wolves? You could have had these guys turn into gigantic pigs or llamas, but you said, "No, no--I'm going completely original here: wolves." I'm not sure there has ever been a story like that in history. Not until you came up with such originality, Meyer!

And that thing you did with one woman being in love with two men--I'm not sure such a romantic scenario has ever been portrayed in entertainment history. What do we even call it? Three sides to romance--a sexy triangle? A hubba-hubba triangle? Maybe a love triangle?

Hey! A love triangle! That's fresh. Love triangle. Better trademark that before some other jamoke fan copies you.





photo: WireImage, via EW.com

Beauty is in the eye of the book holder.

Last year I covered that fact that, well--how do we say this politely?--most writers are only sexy for their brains. It says something (figuratively, unless psychosis is kicking in for you) that doing a Google search, again, using "good looking authors" this time (as opposed to "sexy authors" last time) brings a return question by Google asking, "Did you mean 'good looking actors'?"

So, let's look to see if any writers are turning heads for reasons other than their written work. The writers? Those listed as the top ten bestselling authors on Amazon.com as of May 25, 2010.


 1.) Book:  The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
     Author:  Stieg Larsson

From the school of uncomfortable photography--

Middle-aged man paunch is a killer attribute for the ladies. Really, it's a killer. He's dead. From a heart attack.







2.) Book:  George Washington's Sacred Fire
     Author:  Peter A. Lillback

Okay, so he looks like a spokesperson for the 700 Club. I half expect him to ask me to donate $40 a month so I can become a Gold Club Member.








3.) Book:  Eat, Pray, Love: One Women's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia
    Author:  Elizabeth Gilbert

She appears to be one Birkenstock away from a one-woman Woodstock revival.

But she is the first person not overweight on the list. Not having heart disease can be appealing.





 
4.) Book:  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
     Author:  Stieg Larsson

Stieg is back! Figuratively, of course.

You usually only see such awkward grimacing during certain medical procedures.








5.) Book:  Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything
     Author:  Geneen Roth

It seems a certain someone is naming her books suspiciously like other books higher up on this list to confuse shoppers. Maybe that's why she's so happy.








6.) Book:  Dead in the Family
     Author:  Charlaine Harris

 Admittedly, writing at a computer all day is a sedentary lifestyle.

7.) Book:  The Girl Who Played with Fire
     Author:  Stieg Larrsson

Stieg has resigned himself to his fate.

Worldwide fame and fortune after you die. It sucks.







8.) Book:  Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead
     Author:  Charlene Li

Winner of the Most Boring Bestselling Book Title, Charlene is a rare double-threat with the most boring photo as well. Fourth grade class photos are more action-packed.







 
9.) Book:  The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella
     Author:  Stephenie Meyer

Sometimes authors start to look like their characters.









10.) Book: The Help
       Author:  Kathryn Stockett

Soccer moms need someone to look up to.










But we here only have eyes for one man, whether he has a bestseller or not.

The one--

The only--