Book matters

There are 3 items, all related to books, which I wanted to note for the holiday:

(1) Over the next few weeks, I'll be finishing my latest book, and am currently working with my editor -- without much success -- to select a title.  For my prior book, I strongly disliked the title chosen by the publisher ("Great American Hypocrites"), and when I objected, was told that if I produced a better one, that would be used instead.  After soliciting suggestions from various people, I submitted 10...