With Cook County Associate Judge Thomas More Donnelly, I serve as co-chair of the Literature and Law Committee of the Illinois Judges Association. Retired judge Stuart H. Shiffman from Sangamon County serves on this committee as well. Judge Shiffman reported that a certain novel published in 1964 was among his favorites and that it demonstrated for him the relevance of attorneys reading and responding to literature. I read it and agree completely with Judge Shiffman’s perspective. I invited him to present a review …