Book links roundup: Natalie Portman takes on Judith Krantz, beautiful bookstores, and more

• Natalie Portman is behind a new TV miniseries based on Judith Krantz’s steamy novel Scruples
• Take a peek at 20 of the most beautiful bookstores in the world
• The New York Times reports Barnes and Noble won’t stock Amazon-published titles
• Collette, Dorothy Parker, and Anaïs Nin among 10 legendary bad-ass girls of literature
• The Lambda Literary Awards are set for June 4, 2012, at City University of New York

Bookmarks: Barnes and Noble e-reader leaked; Google Books tweaked

Some tech-themed book links from around the Web:

• Gizmodo leaks first photos of Barnes and Noble’s new e-reading device
• Google unveils Google Editions at Frankfurt Book Fair
• Cory Doctorow rails against “jaw-droppingly dumb” Access Copyright comments

Oprah talks about If I Did It

If you’re like us, you’re probably getting real sick of hearing about O.J. Simpson’s quasi-confessional If I Did It, but attention must be paid when the queen herself, Oprah, thrusts it back into the limelight. Yesterday, she invited the Goldman family onto her show to discuss the book and their decision to publish it, a choice for which they have been criticized. According to MSNBC, which has posted a good summation of the show’s highlights, Oprah said it was a “moral, ethical dilemma” for her to give more publicity to the book:

Winfrey acknowledged that her program often promotes books and authors, yet, she said, “I don’t want to be in the position to promote this book, because I, too, think it’s despicable.”

The MSNBC piece ends by stating that, as of yesterday, If I Did It was No. 8 in sales at Barnes and Noble and No. 52 on Amazon.com. According to a more recently updated piece on The Book Standard website, however, the book has subsequently shot up to No. 1 at Barnes and Noble and No. 2 on Amazon.com. Way to go Oprah…