Ask an expert
The current issue of Newsweek has another of those lists – you know, the best 100 books. Best. Books. Ever. Always good for a debate.
If you check the links on the right hand side of the page, you’ll note that nine authors are commenting on their favourite books:
We asked nine authors to tell us the essential books in their chosen areas of expertise.
Patricia Cornwell on True Crime, Bob Woodward on Political Scandal – you get the drift. So far, so good.
Children’s literature gets a mention, too. The expert here? None other than the former First Daughter, Jenna Bush. Well, she has written a book. And her mum was a school librarian, so that’s OK.
The Child_Lit listserv brought this one to our attention. We share their incredulity.
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July 4th, 2009 at 9:31 am
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