Yann Martel is sending Stephen Harper a book every two weeks:
a book that has been known to expand stillness. That book will be inscribed and will be accompanied by a letter I will have written. I will faithfully report on every new book, every inscription, every letter, and any response I might get from the Prime Minister, on this website."The first book was The Death of Ivan Ilych, by . You can track progress here. Via 50 Books.
The Independent UK is reporting that the judges of the CILIP Carnegie Medal for children's literature have released a list of the 10 greatest novels for children in celebration of the award's 70th anniversary. The Carnegie Medal is awarded in the U.K. by children's librarians for an outstanding book for children and young people. See the list after the jump.
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