The February Book Poll Is Open



And an interesting one it is. Hi, Bookies!

For her debut next month as book club leader, Maggie Shi, a deputy editor and food blogger here on RS.com, offers for your consideration two works of nonfiction, one of fiction, and one book that lies somewhere in between. Vote below for your favorite by 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, January 23.

Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls

The follow-up to Walls' best-selling memoir, The Glass Castle, is a novelistic re-creation of the amazing life of her intrepid, indomitable grandmother.

Born Round, by Frank Bruni

Candid, sweetly sad, and hilarious, Bruni writes of his life as a chronic overeater, serial dieter, and lover/hater of food who finds professional success as—ironically—a restaurant critic.

Enduring Love, by Ian McEwan

The great McEwan, author of Atonement and other modern classics, crafts a tricky tale of love and obsession.

Closing the Food Gap, by Mark Winne

In a country as rich in resources as the United States, a shocking number of its citizens go hungry. Why? Winne, the former head of a nonprofit agency that deals with food and hunger issues, offers an insider's take on the failings of America's food system.

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