Did you know that last week marked the beginning and end of two central literary genres? Last Friday marked the anniversary of the publishing of the first Detective novel, "Murders of the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allen Poe. Go read it, or something, if you feel inclined to celebrate the occasion.
Last Wednesday, on the other hand, the inventor of Cliffs Notes died. To celebrate this occasion, I'm going to go out and read a classic, cover to cover.

Moby Dick?
Wuthering Heights?
To Kill a Mockingbird?
Hamlet?