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At Phillyist, we love anything that gets people reading books, the real kind that you hold in your hands. There's nothing like the heft of a book with an actual cover to make you feel like part of something larger. In fact, we may have looked like a stalker on occasion when really all we wanted to see was what book you were reading. We love that books open up the possibility to make a connection with a complete stranger. So when the Free Library announced that The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is the 2010 One Book, One Philadelphia selection, we were ecstatic. A "graphic novel," this text will invite voracious and hesitant readers alike. The story is captivating and thought-provoking, of course, but it is also beautiful. Satrapi is giving a free reading at the Free Library on Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. That seems to be her only public reading in the area, so miss the one-time opportunity to see her. (And if you unfortunately do, check back later in the week for our recap of the reading.)

It is easy to feel overwhelmed when faced with entertaining a child in the city. It gets even more overwhelming when you're doing said entertaining on a budget, and even worse when you start to feel you're doing your child a disservice by just sitting around the house worrying about the expense. Truth be told, trying to take a class with a baby or even a toddler is a gamble. Is the baby going cry the whole way through? Will your two-year-old even LIKE playing the drums in music class or will she be more interested in hitting her own head with the drumstick? Will YOU like any of the other moms—'cause lets face it, at least half the reason we join any of these classes is to meet other moms and to have a conversation with someone who can use the potty without asking for wiping help. Who wants to pay a crazy amount of money only to find out that your baby hates whatever you signed up for, all the other moms are asshats, and there is never any parking?

I've recently done some crack investigation reporting and have discovered that the economy is in some sort of slump. I've also come to realization that babies are expensive, what with their clothes and diapers and "food." Babies are selfish too: never once has my baby offered to get a job or pick up after herself or do anything to break up the monotony in our day. Its all me, me, me, twenty-four/seven.