CNN reports that Christopher Tolkien has edited and will release a new book by his father [JRR Tolkien.] From the article: ‘Christopher Tolkien has spent the past 30 years working on “The Children of Hurin,” an epic tale his father began in 1918 and later abandoned.’ [via Slashdot]

Cleaning up, I came across my copy of The Fountainhead. Just a quick note to the person who got it for me: thank you 🙂 You know who you are. While I don’t entirely agree with Rand’sObjectivism, I would still recommend this book wholeheartedly. It’s chunky as with most of Rand’s work. However, it’s not another story/formula fiction, or six point font five-hundred page conspiracy drivel. It’s actually a wonderful way to get acquainted with Rand’s ideals.

…brain. It was revealedthat President Bush read Albert Camus’ The Stranger during summer._ _ According to research, people believe a person can be judged by the book he’s hogging around. In fact, Bush’s handling of Camus’ intellectual classic categorizes him as a reader of “literary fiction”. Which means he’s likely to be well-educated and smart. It’s also slightly disconcerting as MoorishGirl explains: A novel about a Frenchman who kills a nameless Arab for no discernible reason, by an author who once said of the brutal French occupation of Algeria: “Je crois àla justice, mais je défendrai ma mère avant la justice.

From NPR: The Miami-Dade school board seeks to ban a book on Cuba, saying its portrait of life there is overly positive. A federal judge has ordered Vamos a Cuba back on school library shelves while the district fights a lawsuit aimed at keeping the book available.