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The other Obama: While President Obama's new picture book, Of Thee I Sing, hits bestseller lists, first lady Michelle is also getting high praise from kids, in the form of I Live Real Close to Where You Used to Live: Kids' Letters to Michelle Obama (and to Sasha, Malia, and Bo)(available December 13), the result of a series of workshops inviting students to write to the first lady.
See your name in print: Join the bidding to become a fictional character in a new book by Thomas Perry, Francine Prose, Dave Eggers or a handful of other participating authors who are willing to make you (your name, that is) a part of their story and help the non-profit First Amendment Project at the same time.
"I don't like being an icon": Margaret Atwood spoke candidly with The Guardian about a wide range of topics including her moment as an ice-hockey goalie, Twitter (she had 97,500 followers as of the interview), and her passion for birdwatching.
Moving & Shaking: Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century goes to the top of our Movers & Shakers this morning after an article on the book appeared in the New York Times, complete with a photo slideshow.
--Seira
