Died
Barbara Epstein, 76, a founder and co-editor of the New York Review of Books for over 40 years. An early find, The Diary of Anne Frank for the US.
Promoted
Katharine Jefferts Schori, 52, is the first-ever woman bishop in the US Episcopal church. A doctorate in oceanography, she’s all for gay rights.
Ranked
Mumbai is the rudest city in the world, according to a 35-city survey by Reader’s Digest. A post-9/11 "caring" New York came out tops on the list.