Gone with the Wind

Alexandra Ripley, an author of historical fiction best known for one of the most unnecessary books of all time: Scarlett, the sequel to Gone With the Wind, has died at the age of 70. Frankly, I don’t give a damn, and neither does anyone else, as her death went unreported for more than 2 weeks. Believe it or not, Ripley was selected by the estate of Gone With the Wind author Margeret Mitchell, which apparently took a page of out of book on how to milk your famous relatives long after they’re able to stop you. Released to critical scorn in 1991, America’s book-buying sheep turned it into a bestseller. Befitting the 5th-rate novel, the TV miniseries based on the book starred Joanne Whalley-Kilmer and Timothy Dalton as Scarlett and Rhett.