Rosie O'Donnell made an appearance at BEA this past weekend, though her involvement with the expo was toned down significantly after The View fued. Variety reports: Rosie O'Donnell was rushed in and out of a scheduled appearance at book confab BookExpo America this weekend even as fellow celebs like Stephen Colbert brought a touch of Hollywood glitz to the annual lit gathering. Insiders said that O'Donnell decided at the last-minute to overhaul plans for her......

An interesting article from the Wall Street Journal reveals the power of the Barnes & Noble fiction book buyer, Sessalee Hensley, who can make books. Publishers and authors marvel and tremble with fear at what her decisions can mean, but Hensley, naturally, says, "I'm just one person and I'm not infallible. The fact of it is if I read something I don't like it's just me not liking it, not the world not liking it.......