New York Times 100 Notable Books of ‘08

The New York Times has already published its ‘100 Notable Books of 2008′ list. I’ve only read one (Home) Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do. 
I’m intrigued by this book on the list and will have to add it to my own to look into:
HOW FICTION WORKS. By James [...]

“Must we burn Babar?”

Remember Babar, the French elephant in the green suit? 
Here is is, striding merrily across the screen…
I’d forgotten all about him until I ran across a recent article by Adam Gopnik in The New Yorker. Apparently, Babar has been criticized since before I was born for justifying or promoting colonization. I read the books when I was little and [...]