We're Winding Down the February Poll

Hello there, Bookies:

If you haven't yet voted for the February book, now's the time: The poll closes this Sunday at 11:59 p.m. EST. And the nominees are...

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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