Canadian Author uses books as weapons

Speaking of turning people on to books, I came across this article while surfing my usual sites today. It appears that novelist Yann Martel ("The Life of Pi") is sending books to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in an attempt to get more funding for the arts.

While I appreciate Martel’s method of "thinking outside the box", I’m not sure if I like classic books being used as "weapons". Nevertheless, the worst that will happen is Prime Minister Harper will simply ignore the books being sent to him. I applaud Martel for his efforts, just not sure how effective it will be.

You can read the essay from the Chicago Tribune here:
Great books not meant to be used as weapons

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