Yann Martel, one of Canada's distinguished writers (who happens to love the province of Saskatchewan and may even live here now, I'm not sure, since his stint as writer-in-residence at Saskatoon Public Library a few years back after his book Life of Pi won the Man Booker Prize), has decided to send a book to Prime Minister Stephen Harper every two weeks for as long as Harper is in office. He accompanies it by a letter telling Harper why he should read the book.

The first book he sent is The Death of Ivan Ilych, by Leo Tolstoy, which I don't recall ever reading, myself. I've put a call in to my library to order it for me. Why not read along?

You too can read the letters and find out what books Mr. Martel is recommending to Canada's prime minister, by clicking here.

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