I posted about writer Yann Martel's project earlier this year, when he first got started.
He's sending one book every two weeks to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Martel, a Man Booker Prize winner for his novel Life of Pi, hopes this will help Harper reconsider his decision to cut $12 million from External Affairs for funding for promotion of Canadian artists in foreign countries.
He has now sent six books to the prime minister, and he has received one response, from Harper's assistant.
Susan Ross wrote to Martel, "On behalf of the Prime Minister, I would like to thank you for your recent letter and the copy of Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych. We appreciated reading your comments and suggestions regarding the novel."
Personally, I'm holding out hope Harper will read some of the books and respond to Martel with his thoughts. It would make me like Harper a lot more.