The Circus is in Town

n. a travelling show of performing animals, acrobats, clowns etc. n. a situation characterized by lively and chaotic activity A handful of times a year, when a book with sufficient accompanying brouhaha goes on sale, I do a segment called “Should I Read It?” for a CBC Radio One show. The segment name pretty much tells you what you need to know about its format: it asks whether the buzzy book in question is worth all the flap.