Tournament of Books '11

The bracket isn't live yet, but the Morning News' annual best-of feature has posted its list of contenders so you can start reading before the March 7 start. The books are also 30 percent off at Powells.com, which is... very enticing.

Yay! Kindle lending is here!

But just once per title, and for just 14 days. And only one of my purchased titles is loanable, but if anyone wants to borrow THE FINKLER QUESTION when I'm done, I'm your woman. Galleycat reports TRAVELS FROM SIBERIA and FREEDOM are lendable, both great books from the passing year.

Howard Jacobson's THE FINKLER QUESTION, out in the U.S. today, has won the 2010 Man Booker Prize. Given that there are already 49 holds on it from the NY Public Library, someone guessed this one right.