I was updating the Birmingham Book Events Calendar over in the sidebar when I ran across the Emmet O’Neal Library’s blog. Now everyone can get the scoop on events and books right from the source. They also seem to have blogs set up for different departments within the library! Pretty cool.
I just hope the new job doesn’t keep him from putting pen to paper. Hmmmm, maybe this is just research and his next book will be an expose on the inner workings of small town British city councils! ooooo! ahhhhh! You may think that lame, but Bryson could make it funny.
Is this just marketing? He kind of seems sincere. Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi, is taking a stand for the arts. And it’s a stand that will expand Canada’s Prime Minister’s book case.
This little new tidbit has just moved Life of Pi to the top of my TBR pile. I know, I know… I’m probably the only person on the planet who hasn’t read this yet.
