Oh, waily, waily, waily! I almost forgot to tout this month’s Book Club selection: The Wee Free Men , by the inimitable Terry Pratchett. (Another cover appears in the sidebar at right, which...stealing, carousing ways to help her get her brother back when he's stolen by the fairy queen.   Discussion begins Monday, November 23. So dree your weird, honor your geas, and get reading!

Just a reminder to get the broomstick and snitch ready for the Book Club discussion of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on Monday, August 31. Be there or be Snape!

My book club's pick for February is The Soloist by Steve Lopez . I started reading it on the train this morning and was immediately engaged. The voice is captivating and the story flows effortlessly...revealing. The Soloist is the One Book, One Philadelphia book selection for 2009. You can see The Soloist on the Big Screen in April, starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr.