Before I get to the tidbit below, let me mention that the contest for a free ARC of Julia Spencer-Fleming's newest book is still going on. See the post below this one.

This is a bit of news from Publisher's Lunch, which is a daily email sent to folks in the publishing industry:

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Harris Interactive surveyed American adults to find out "What is your favorite book of all time?" The answers:

1. The Bible
2. Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
3. Lord of the Rings (series), by J.R.R. Tolkien
4. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling
5. The Stand, by Stephen King
6. The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown
7. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
8. Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown
9. Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand
10. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger

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Very interesting list, and not what I would've expected. The first entry doesn't surprise me at all, but there are some big names missing, and a few surprising names on there. Instead of Hemingway, for instance, we have Dan Brown. Twice. I would have never guessed that.

I'm also surprised that it's almost entirely fiction. (Some people would say it IS entirely fiction, but I won't go there.)

What books are missing from this list? Let me hear your thoughts.

By the way, I'm pretty sure the Blanco series came in at #11.