Gadsby

This was news to me:

A writer by the name of Ernest Vincent Wright penned Gadsby. Not newsworthy? How about the fact that he wrote this book with no words that contain the letter "E"?

Try to write a paragraph without the letter "E", and you will see how decidedly difficult the task is. Yet, Mr. Wright managed to write an entire novel devoid of our most ubiquitous vowel. It's really a fascinating concept.

If you need to see how this is possible (I just used five "E"s in that one clause!), you can read the book at http://www.spinelessbooks.com/gadsby/.

'Njoy!

Clay Pots & Kayaks

Hello, all!

I finished "Thief of Time" a couple weeks ago, I suppose. It was a quick, painless read. The next Bagels & Books is February 24th, so you still have plenty of time to read it and make an appearance.

The next Bagels and Books book? It's a surprise! You will have to show up to find out (unless you happen to stop by the Library Media Center to ask Mrs. Howell).

Happy reading, readers!