Chicago is cementing its position as literary rainmaker. First there was Oprah's book-club, which can turn writers into millionaires overnight. Now the city fathers are asking every man, woman and teenager to read To Kill a Mockingbird simultaneously, and so encourage Chicagoans to talk about something besides Internet porn and the life and times of Friends. Harper Lee's estate is in for some big bucks. Link Discuss (via Exciting Monkeybum Stories for Boys and Girls)
Chicago is cementing its position
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