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Evidently Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi, wasn’t too thrilled with the way our Prime Minster, Stephen Harper, ignored a group of artists who were invited to the House of Commons (read about that incident here). Martel’s displeasure may very well turn into our pleasure: every two weeks, he plans to send a book to the PM, hoping it will encourage “moments of stillness.” Any responses or acknowledgement received will be documentd on his blog. First book? Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilych.