Some book-related links:

• Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, urges U.S. and allies to stay in Afghanistan (AFP)
• A.L. Kennedy wins Scottish book award, makes plea for school and library funding (The Scotsman)
• Author Taslima Nasreen under fire in India (Toronto Star)
• Mohammed the Mole now named “Morgan” (The Times of India)
• Are textbooks getting dumbed down? (Guardian Unlimited)
• Books have lessons for greedheads (TheStreet.com)
• The New York Public Library displays mug shots of George W. Bush et al. (CBC.ca)
• Bookstore flasher arrested (Dailypress.com)