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We thought the folks in this group might be interested in this little macabre exercise we have going for the forthcoming CRANIOKLEPTY. The question is: If you could steal a skull, any skull, whose would you choose, and why?

Cranioklepty (the theft of skulls) has fallen out of fashion, but it wasn’t very long ago that stealing skulls was viewed by some as akin to possessing genius. Colin Dickey’s forthcoming CRANIOKLEPTY: GRAVE ROBBING AND THE SEARCH FOR GENIUS (Pub date: September 29, 2009) takes us on an extraordinary history of a peculiar kind of obsession. The after-death stories of Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Emanuel Swedenborg, Sir Thomas Browne and many others have never before been told in such detail and vividness. Fully illustrated with some surprising images, this is a fascinating and authoritative history of ideas carried along on the guilty pleasures of real-after-life gothic tales. The desire to own the skulls of the famous, for study, for sale, for public (and private) display, seems to be instinctual and irresistible in some people. So we ask again, WHOSE SKULL WOULD YOU DIG?

Send us your choice—by responding to this discussion, posting a comment on our profile page, or via email (cranioklepty@gmail.com) between September 9 and October 21, 2009. We’ll be posting the most lively ones (no pun intended) and as a thank you, we’ll be sending a copy of CRANIOKLEPTY to the folks whose selections most intrigued us. Winners will be announced on October 31, 2009 (yes, on Halloween). For complete rules and regulations visit http://cranioklepty.com/pick-a-skull/rul... We do not, for the record, endorse the actual stealing of skulls!

carol (akittykat) wrote: "I just finished Founding Mothers-Cokie Roberts. I loved it. It is gossipy and chatty ,telling about the women behind the men during the Revolutionary War.You will find it entertaining as well as in..."

Thanks for mentioning Founding Mothers, Carol! I've been thinking of ordering it for my mom. I've only heard good things about it...

Thanks, Tara! Glad to be here. :) Btw, I just realized her name is spelled Planck, not Plank. Ah, well...

Hi Bentley! The biography is by Gerald Martin and was published in May. Honestly, I'm not sure when I'm going to have time to read it, but I'll share my thoughts when I do! And thanks for the welcome!

I'm currently reading Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Real Food for Mother and Baby by Nina Plank. I also have three manuscripts waiting to be read (I work in publishing) that I'm really excited about, but I have too much going on right now.

Hi! My name is rachel. I work for a publisher – Unbridled Books (which explains my profile). Don't worry, I'm not here to spam. I work in independent publishing because I love reading and I love books. I consider myself very lucky to make a living doing something I love! How many people can say that?

Anyway, I'm currently reading Real Food for Mother and Baby by Nina Plank, Infinite Jest by DFW, Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and I have three manuscripts for Spring 2010 waiting to be read. I have a 16 month old son, so I have limited reading time. Finding time for reading and writing have been my greatest challenges since becoming a parent last year! Otherwise, it's pure bliss.

My hobbies (aside from reading and writing) include cooking/baking, photography, and traveling. In fact, I'm heading to Paris, Malaga, and Barcelona on Sunday morning for two weeks. I can't even explain how excited I am! I'm really looking forward to visiting Shakespeare and Co. in Paris. Has anyone been?

My only reading goal this year is to finish all the books I started (except for the ones I hated, but I can't recall any of those this year). I have such limited reading time that I probably shouldn't read so many books at once, but I have so many interests that I like to read a variety. Anyone else get bored when reading one book at a time? I swear I don't have ADD.

What a great topic! I've always been obscenely careful with books. No broken spines, no dog-eared pages, no underlining or highlighting. In fact, you couldn't really tell I had read the book.

That's changed a bit since my son was born. For a while I didn't have time to read, and then before I knew it he was old enough to carry my books around. He's now 16 months old and quite rough with my books... and surprisingly, I DON'T CARE! I have a copy of Infinite Jest (which I thought would be too big/heavy for him to carry) that is getting beat up something terrible. And paperbacks definitely have it the worst. I never understood the point of paying more for hardcover, but now I do... Still, I don't want any books to be off-limits to him, so I try to teach him to be gentle. Hopefully that catches on soon!

Hello! My name is rachel, but as you can probably tell from my profile, I work for a publisher – Unbridled Books. Don't worry, I have no intention of spamming! My MA degree is in History, and my focus was on Eastern European Jewish history (my thesis was about the Jewish Legion that served as part of the British Army during WWI). My interest in history is genuine! Hmmm... what else? I'm American but I live in Europe. I'm married and have a 16 month old son. I also do freelance work as a copy editor. My main hobbies are reading, photography, and traveling. Glad to be here!

I'm planning on reading the biography of Gabriel Garcia Marquez soon. Anyone else? I'm currently reading his memoir and it has the same feel of One Hundred Years of Solitude (which I love).

Sarah wrote: "I'm reading The Good Earth by Pearl Buck. Since I was reading a non-fiction book on western civilization, I thought it would be fun to take a look at eastern culture as well in a fictional context..."

My mother spent three years (when I was in high school) trying to get me to read The Good Earth. I still haven't read it and I regret that now! It definitely need to go on my TBR list, so thank you for the reminder!