‘Going Bovine’ by Libba Bray is a long, strange trip for ages 14 & up (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) Libba Bray veers away from her popular trilogy of Victorian Fantasy novels to write about a modern slacker with mad cow disease. Reader reaction is split. [News Source]

NSC chief denies U.S. issued warning over strict beef import measures (Chinapost.com.tw) TAIPEI, Taiwan --National Security Council (NSC) Secretary-General Su Chi on Thursday dismissed media speculations that the U.S. government has issued a warning about the measures planned by the Taiwan government to block the importation of certain U.S. beef products. [News Source]