Grouchypants Jason thinks Harper Lee is DEAD WRONG, but I love this letter from her to Oprah about her love of reading and her preference for paper books.
I can’t even explain the awesome here. You just need to click.
HAHAHA! Authors’ funniest responses to being banned. Oh, Maurice Sendak, the world was better with you in it.
Two of my nerd interests just overlapped in this post about organizing and decorating with books.
Here’s one of my favorite posts on Letters of Note yet.
Hilary Mantel wins the Man Booker Prize.
And lastly, The 10 Most Mentioned Songs in Books. I can’t say I’m surprised.
There is a terrific profile of Hilary Mantel in last week’s New Yorker.
‘A book is like a mirror. If a fool looks in, you can’t expect a genius to look out.’ Sigh. I wish JK Rowling was my friend or at least next door neighbor.