E.L. James
publication date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)
category: 
Literature
clue: Her renamed Twilight fanfic has dominated the bestseller charts this year.
explanation: James's hit novel Fifty Shades of Grey, about BDSM ("dominated") in a relationship, began life as Twilight fan-fiction. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Aaron Shurtleff, and Tony Peters
Spring 2012 Bonus Goos: What will you do on your summer vacation? With the tournament concluded and the next season ready to start on Monday, here are three days of extra goos that have no bearing on the season winner. Enjoy the break and come back refreshed next week.Similar Goos
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