According to my snout at a local bookstore, several of the various Midland shops have got together and their staff are going as a group. And the local shopping centre foodcourt had a "read-in" for an hour before stores opened on release day. Apparently it was quite a race between some of the speedreaders to get as far into the book as they could before the fans arrived.
Fliss In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods. They have not forgotten this.
