Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Geoffrey O'Brien

Born: 1948 (age 77)
Bio: Geoffrey O'Brien is an American poet, editor, book and film critic, translator, and cultural historian. In 1992, he joined the staff of the Library of America as executive editor, becoming editor-in-chief in 1998.
Known for:
- Sonata for Jukebox (2001)
- Hardboiled America (1981)
- The phantom empire (1993)