Absolutely include Terry Pratchett. Missing from the list are some of the most important fantasy writers of this century:

Terry Pratchett
George R. R. Martin
Robert Howard
Lord Dunsany
J. K. Rowling
Roald Dahl
Neil Gaiman

Previously, I loved the iGoogle design. The new stuff really drives me nuts.

Gmail always previews at least one e-mail. I had prefered to show 0 previews since I like to check iGoogle regularly and only want to review my e-mails when I am at home.

CNN, FoxNews, BBC, etc. are now way too wordy. Before, the amount of information was right for me. Now, each of these links is an eyesore.

The Sidebar is clunky. I am the type of person who had used tabs and had filled my "home" tab with three columns of information. Now, I have a sidebar that is overfilled with a list of each item that I cannot turn off.

In short, unless iGoogle changes back, I'm switching to NetVibes or MyYahoo.