As you probably guessed by the subject line, today is Michael Chabon's birthday! Yay! Chabon is the author of Wonder Boys, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Summerland, and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (which, incidentally, won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000). His new book just came out last week and it is entitled The Yiddish Policemen's Union. Look for a review of the novel here at WORD soon.

"Literature, like magic, has always been about the handling of secrets, about the pain, the destruction and the marvelous liberation that can result when they are revealed."
     - Michael Chabon

Totally unrelated: Check back here on WORD, Tonight for an exclusive interview with Geoffrey Rush, one of the stars of Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End.