Vowell

Started reading Sarah Vowell's Assassination Vacaction recently via audible. If you aren't familiar with Vowell, you might also check out her book Take the Cannoli. My favorite line from Assassination Vacation so far:

You know that game where every movie is related to Kevin Bacon. Well, you're the same. Every conversation with you is just one breath away from talking about a presidential assassination.

Vowell was also the voice of Violet in The Incredibles and a regular contributor to This American Life. It's odd to think of Vowell as a superhero though. She's allergic to wheat, among other things.

I also started The Sound and the Fury and am trying to read along with Oprah. Isn't it amazing that someone can actually have such an effect on the public that you can now buy Faulkner at Wal-Mart and at Target. I'm glad to see that Oprah can get people (large numbers at that!) excited about reading great books.