John and Elizabeth Edwards Book Forum Pick

Posted on October 18, 2005

Former Democratic Vice presidential candidate John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth have chosen their first book for the their new Book Forum: God's Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It by Jim Wallis (HarperSanFrancisco). Elizabeth Edwards writes in an email:

Last week I wrote to you about our upcoming Book Forum, and I asked you which of the books on our list you'd prefer to read. Thousands of you voted, and we now have a winner!

The winning book is "God's Politics" by Jim Wallis, a discussion of politics and Christianity in America today. I've actually read some of this book already (it's very good), and I'm looking forward to finishing it, and to hearing your thoughts on it. Thank you for the great selection!

The Forum is open now, so be sure to pick up the book soon. When you receive the book, visit the Book Forum Page, which can be found on the One America web site.

During the last Forum, John and I read some profound insights on David Shipler's "The Working Poor." We're eager to see what you think about this one. Our community is lively and diverse; the conversation we strike up is sure to be informative and thought provoking. John and I are very much looking forward to it!

Thanks again for participating, and enjoy the read!

The Edwards' new Book Forum is here. We saw Jim Wallis on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: he's funny and his book has great word of mouth. We don't think we've ever heard of a politician launching a book club, so rack up another first for John Edwards.

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