Reading, writing, and promoting books–it’s what we do here. We try to be honest, sometimes painfully so. We try to be fair, though sometimes that’s tough, given that everyone of us has our own preferences in reading. What we don’t and won’t do is compromise our ideals for the sake of what’s politic. (I think everybody on the planet is sick to death of politics…except the politicians, lobbyists, and those businesses and activities that thrive because they engage in it.) I hope you enjoy this year’s efforts as much as you did last years. Enjoy.