Don't forget that if you're planning to submit a proposal for a paper at one of the Mark Twain Circle sessions at ALA, the deadline is approaching. Here's the call for papers: The Mark Twain Circle of America invites proposals for conference sessions (80 minutes per session) or individual papers (15-20 minutes) for the 2011 ALA conference (Boston; May 26-29). The topics are entirely open, provided that they're Twain-related. Send your proposal to Jim Leonard by January 7, 2011, at the following address: [log in to unmask] ----------------- Pardon the seeming insensitivity of my bringing up this routine business at a time when all flags are at half-staff for the passing of Lou Budd. Lou was a formidable scholar and a delightful individual. I treasure the memory of him. --Jim Leonard