Introducing Nerd Alert

You guys might be wondering why it's July 10 and there has been none of the usual summer book club coverage for your kids. Well this year, instead of asking Lemony Snicket or George Saunders or Shaun Tan for reading recommendations, we figured we'd step things up a bit and go right to the source: Our 11-year-old daughter, Phoebe, who I'm proud to say has launched her own blog, Nerd Alert. It's dedicated to the great love of her life -- books, comic, graphic novels, and "other essentials" as her tagline says. She's promised to post reviews at least once a week for the rest of the summer. Head on over there for her very first -- and tell your kids about it, too!