Hope Springs Eternal

This blog promised critical and "hopeful" notes. Not easy to find tales of hope, these days. However, things are looking up!

Yann Martel, in April, 2007, decided to start a dialogue with Stephen Harper. He promised to send him a letter and a suitable book, of an improving nature, every two weeks while the PM remained in office. That continues...and you can read all about it on this website: http://www.whatisstephenharperreading.ca/

Recently, Martel received compliments on his award-winning book, "Life of Pi", handwritten, from...Barack Obama. Yes, that one! Now, Martel has published a book of his letters which accompanied the books he sent to the Prime Minister. In last Saturday's Globe & Mail, Bruce Meyer's review is worth reading.
Excellent!!!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/review-what-is-stephen-harper-reading-by-yann-martel/article1491383/

We may hope that Mr. Harper will soon have MORE time to devote to all those gifts. Thank you, Yann.

I was reassured, my hopes refreshed, by Martel's musing, "There will always be more books one would like to read than one will have time to read."