According to the chatter I've been reading...

...Simon and Schuster is dumping Rick Yancey's Lovecraftian Monstrumologist* series because they aren't happy with the sales.

I'm sure, of course, that the multi-book deal that Hilary Duff has with them will bring in the dough AND the same sort of critical accolades: She'll totally win a Printz Honor and get listed on YALSA's Best Books list and get listed on one of Booklist's themed Top Ten lists A FULL TWO YEARS AFTER BEING PUBLISHED.

BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT EVERYTHING WITH HILARY DUFF'S NAME ON IT WILL TOTALLY HAVE THAT SORT OF STAYING POWER.

Ahem.