Orange alert

It's the Orange prize's 10th birthday this year, and in honour of the anniversary, Orange is going to award a 'best of the best' prize to the book that receives the most votes from the public. There are some great titles in there, each of which have been summarised and argued for on Radio 4's Woman's Hour over the last week or so. You can vote for your favourite on the Woman's Hour website. The Vulture has just cast her ballot for the 2002 winner, Bel Canto, Ann Patchett's wonderful, alluring siege-story of art, love, politics and the ability of people to turn the most unlikely situation into a paradise. If you haven't read it, do so immediately - and don't forget to vote ...