The Literary Life

From the staff of BookSwim.com

Day: Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Silly Survey (What-the-Dickens? edition)

Well, we’ve tabulated the votes and by a whopping 52%, the BookSwimmers are most excited for, I kid you not, “Finger Lickin’ Fifteen” (I can’t make this stuff up, folks).

This week, we’re takin’ it back to the old school with a question about Charles Dickens’ most beloved scamps (of which there were many). Dickens wrote sweet and genuine little boys that made all of our hearts go out.

But which is the most apple-cheeked? The most doe-eyed? The most beloved Dickensian scamp?

And while you’re at it, take another moment to vote in this month’s Top Ten, and keep an eye out for tomorrow’s Review of the Week (maybe even write a review and see if you get picked).

Fun fact: Dickens got paid by the page, which is part of why his books contain SO many characters.

USA Today: “Business founders likely to emerge from meltdown” by Del Jones

Read the full article at usatoday.com

As this protracted recession plays out and millions are laid off, there may be some reassurance in knowing that many of the job-creating company founders and CEOs of the future will rise from the ashes of today’s unemployed….

…”Sometimes we need that extra push when a great idea is upon us, but we’re too comfortable to pull the trigger,” says George Burke, co-founder of BookSwim, a company that rents books much as Netflix rents movies…..