Summer is a good time to catch up on books you wish you'd read years ago. The good folks of Langley, Virginia, think so: The FBI has posted a slate of books it would like to purchase. On its wish list are 370 copies of The Looming Tower, 130 copies of The Koran, and 3 … Continue reading I Wish I Were Kidding
Sneaky Peeks
If the White House was anti-book before (Vincent Bugliosi's The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder probably isn't in the Lincoln Bedroom, for example), this news isn't going to change any minds there. Curtis Sittenfeld's forthcoming novel American Wife is reportedly a very thinly veiled reimagining of goings-on in the White House's master bedroom. … Continue reading Sneaky Peeks
For When You’re Not Reading
ABEbooks is soliciting responses to its survey of textbook buyers. As a blandishment, they're offering a Wii to a randomly selected respondent. The Wii (shown at right) is some sort of internet-enabled toaster, I believe. I'm told it's very popular with the younger set, at any rate.Enter here.--David E
Musings from Magers and Quinn 