Question for anime/manga fans

[katikat]

As you know, I'm a huge fan of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. I wanted to buy the manga but reviews say that it's not all that good, that it's missing Kyon's POV - which is what made the anime hilarious! And now I've stumbled across some info that the Haruhi Suzumiya novels should come out soon in the US - but I can't find anything more, no dates or links to the books. What I did find was "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya" by Nagaru Tanigawa but that should be the sequel to the anime, not its novelization. And now I'm confused. Does anybody know anything more?

ETA: Aha! Some digging did it! Amazon lists vol. 1 of the novel as vol. 1 of the manga! No wonder I couldn't find it. Sheesh!