The dust has settled, the respective combatants have retreated to their corners and only one winner has been left standing. The 2010 battle of the books is over. (What? You thought I was talking about basketball? Nope!) Around the Internets, the various Battle of the Books competitions have ended, crowning their victors and leaving the [...]
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Literary Christmas Wish List
The holidays are here and people are busily preparing, buying gifts for friends and family. I’ve been pretty good this year, so I gave Santa a list of the books and literary-inspired movies I would like to see under my tree come Christmas morning. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel – this Booker prize-winning novel details [...]
