So what if it’s Memorial Day in the U.S.! We’ve got news for you anyway:

• Henning Mankell among passengers on besieged Gaza-bound aid boat
• Weighing the pros and cons of a three-day BookExpo America
• Paul Vermeersch predicts Solie and Glück for Griffin
• David Foster Wallace’s undergrad thesis to be published in 2011
• Super-agent Andrew Wylie blasted for poaching authors
• Rumor mill: Amazon to release newer, more svelte Kindle