Barack Obama, writing "as a reader and as a father"

Check out this little thank-you note that President Barack Obama wrote to Yann Martel, the author of the wonderful book Life of Pi. I love having a President who's a reader, and who thought it right to let the author know how much he enjoyed sharing the book with his daughter.

I didn't know that Martel was born in Salamanca, Spain, which is one of my favorite places.