1. Monica Fambrough tells me something that may change yr gift-begging plans. Wave Books now offers annual subscriptions to their softcover titles (subscriptions were previously only available for hardcovers). You get all six 2007 titles for $60.
2. If you sent a manny to Octopus Books in April, I'm going to the bank today to deposit your check. Thanks. We're just now starting to dig in. Full stride. For half of you, your manny is making a road trip to Alaska with me.
3. When I picked up the mannies/checks/misc materials from Alisa, the Octopus screener/intern, I found a few gifts in the pile. So I'll be cracking open these books on the trip as well: