The Guardian in the UK has put together quite the list, which looks at the top borrowed library books for all of 2010. In addition they have a try at explaining the reasons why some books do better than others, such as UKers liking American crime and thrillers over their European counterparts. The article however, goes a bit off in it’s description of The Twilight Saga as “crime-laden vampire romances”! Read more below:

Trying to explain why the wartime British public were turning to “brutal and sordid” American crime novels, George Orwell suggested that pulp fiction offered “a distilled version of the modern political scene” in an era of “mass bombing of civilians, the use of hostages, torture [and] secret prisons”, and “systematic falsification of records and statistics”. The average man, he proposed, “wants the current troubles of the world to be translated into a simple story about individuals”.

Some such theory is needed, 65 years later, to account for the stunning appetite for evil evinced by people popping into their local libraries, as revealed again by the latest data released by Public Lending Right (PLR), covering the period from mid-2009 to mid-2010. Of the 100 most borrowed titles, close to two-thirds are crime novels or thrillers, including all the top 10, and others (such as Stephenie Meyer’s crime-laden vampire romances) are in related genres.

Read the full article at the Guardian here

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Nikki Reed has revealed that Twilight co-star Peter Facinelli accidentally “clocked” her during filming.

The actress – who plays Rosalie Hale in the vampire series – told Digital Spy that it happened while the she was filming one of the movie’s action sequences with Facinelli (Carlisle Cullen).

“Peter was describing something to the director and because of those contact [lenses] we don’t have any peripheral vision and he swung his arms open and clocked me right in the forehead!” she explained.

“I was dizzy and went to sit down and he kept talking. He didn’t even realise he did it! Someone said, ‘Do you realise you just hit Nikki?’ He said, ‘Oh my God, I thought that was a tree!’ It just happens.”

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I came across this game, its where you can make over Esme and Carlisle, send yours in (print screen, post it into paint, save as and email it to peterfacinellinet@gmail.com) here is mine.

Thanks to Dewi for sending theirs in.

Topping the list this year is newcomer Carlisle Cullen, patriarch of the Cullen coven of vampires in the Twilight series of novels. Cullen, age 370, has accumulated a fortune of $34.1 billion–much of it from long-term investments made with the aid of his adopted daughter Alice, who picks stocks based on her ability to see into the future. Low-key and undead, Cullen has spent recent years posing as a mortal doctor in a small town in Washington State.

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The dark comedy was the most-watched new series in Showtime’s history when it debuted last year. It airs Mondays at 10 p.m.

“I’m a fan of the show. I love watching these characters and how they all interact,” Facinelli said.

Edie Falco stars as Nurse Jackie Peyton, a drug addict who is both unethical on the job and in her marriage. Facinelli’s character, a young, Ivy League-educated “know-it-all,” is somewhat smitten with his co-worker.

“He’s kind of like the kid in third grade who has a crush on somebody, but it’s not being reciprocated, so he’s constantly pulling on her pigtails trying to get a reaction out of her,” he said.

Facinelli, who plays the patriarch vampire clan leader Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the “Twilight” series, returns with the third installment, “Eclipse,” out June 30. Facinelli says “Eclipse” will be more action-based and will feature the Cullens in a different light.

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Twilight star Peter Facinelli has described the fanbase behind the franchise as “phenomenal”.

The actor, who plays Dr Carlisle Cullen in the vampire saga, told ET Online that he enjoys “connecting” with fans through Twitter.

“The fanbase has been so phenomenal. When you go to an event, people have flown in from other countries just to take a picture with you,” he said.

“That is a loyal fanbase that you can’t even imagine having. I am thankful for all of them. That is why I try to give back in connecting with them.”

When asked if he has any information on the proposed fourth instalment Breaking Dawn, he replied: “I don’t know. Usually the fans know before I do.”

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is released in June and Facinelli can be seen in the second season of Nurse Jackie from March 22 on Showtime.

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I hav added a new still from Twilight, thanks to brookebanks.

I’ve added three Trading Cards from New Moon to the gallery, along with one card from Twilight,

You can see more New Moon trading cards here