The Survival of Soap Opera: Transformations for a New Media Era" is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com. Edited by Sam Ford, Abigail De Kosnik and C. Lee Harrington, the academic book, from University Press of Mississippi, is officially out on December 1.I contributed an essay to this book about AS THE WORLD TURNS and the impact of fan activism in the Luke and Noah storyline. A number of wonderful soap journalists and critics also contributed to the book.