“The Girl Who’s Paying Our Salaries for the Next Few Months”
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is supposed to the THE hot book of the summer, according to Entertainment Weekly and a bazillion fans. And the New York Times says, “ Independent booksellers, giddy over the bump in sales, said that many customers in their stores are just learning about the Millennium series for the first time. At Powell’s in Portland, Mr. Larsson’s books are selling so quickly — at least 1,500 a week — that the store’s grateful employees have given them a nickname. “We call them ‘The Girl Who’s Paying Our Salaries for the Next Few Months,’ ” said Gerry Donaghy, the new-book purchasing supervisor.”