Monday, March 29, 2010

Margaret Atwood Wins Dan David Prize

I've never heard of it, but it's worth $1M. Maybe our absentee Israeli can provide a few details.

Check out the announcement.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Three book suggestions. Think we'll have a 3 way tie?

Independent People by Halldor Laxness

The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff


Voting closes Wednesday, 5pm. Then we'll see you April 28.


Which one will we ALL read?
Independent People
Pickwick Papers
Charing Cross
  
Free polls from Pollhost.com

It'll only take 5 minutes


That's all it takes when only 3 people show up and one of them hasn't even read the book. Of the two remaining, 1 was not impressed and the other is constitutionally required to be a fan.