Did you know...

That David Ellis is the chief legal counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives? I didn't. He also worked on the impeachment of Governor Blagojevich. I quite like Ellis's fast-paced legal thrillers. Ellis's second book in his Jason Kolarich series is due out in early 2011.

Random Facts #1

Did you know that best-selling author Diane Mott Davidson went to Wellesley College and lived across the hall from Hillary Rodham Clinton? HRC convinced Davidson to join the Young Republicans with her (which HRC left in her sophomore year).

Happy Birthday Ray Bradbury!

Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, IL in 1920 and is the author of many famous novels, including Dandelion Wine, Something Wicked This Way Comes and Fahrenheit 451. Two of his never before published novellas will be released in September under the title Now and Forever.