This is a joint posting. I hope you will forgive me given the cause.
One of the few brights spots these days is that millions of Americans finally realize the importance of global health. Today is world Malaria Day. I was hoping to party with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to note the occasion. That probably won’t happen since my daughter has soccer. Instead I thought I would make the following offer to all scribners on the RBC. If you buy a mosquito bednet for a kid in sub-Saharan Africa, I will buy a copy of your book. I promise to pay full retail to honor the occasion and to email the receipt so you know I didn’t sleaze over to the remainder rack.
The charity link is
https://www.unfoundation.org/donate/donate.asp?program=malaria
This is one of my favorite charities. A bednet costs less than $10 and is among the most cost-effective things one can do to save lives.