A reader points out that I have–obviously from sexist and racist motives–mis-spelled the name of the author of “Happy to be Nappy.” It is not Bell Hooks, it is bell hooks. With breathtaking originality, Ms. Hooks, née Gloria Jean Watkins, has decided to write her name WITHOUT CAPITAL LETTERS!!! ”Her name uses an unconventional lowercasing, which, to hooks, signifies that what is most important in her works is the ‘substance of books, not who I am.’” Question for Ms. Hooks: If what is most important about your books is their substance, why distract attention from that substance with a gimmicky spelling of your name? And of course, nobody in the whole history of the world ever thought of this before. Hold on, gotta get the phone… “Hello? Office of whom? … The Reverend Al who?…”