I have this list of books that I've read on my kindle which I now want
to store for posterity in org-mode. 

24-11-13 - Andrew Lane - young sherlock Holmes, fire storm 
3-12-13 - Richmal Compton - just Williams New years day 
9-12-13 - richmal compton - still william 
11-1-14 - Pc wren - beau geste 
18-1-14 - Andrew Lane - young sherlock Holmes, the red leech 
26-1-14 - Ian Fleming - casino royale 
24-02-14 - Cory doctorow - little brother 

How can I create a table of them please? 

I've tried highlighting them and then converting the region, but with a bit of elbow-grease and
deletions I get this -

| 24-11-13 | Andrew   Lane     | young   sherlock  Holmes,  fire   storm        |
|  3-12-13 | Richmal  Compton  | just    Williams  New      years  day          |
|  9-12-13 | richmal  compton  | still   william                                |
|  11-1-14 | Pc       wren     | beau    geste                                  |
|  18-1-14 | Andrew   Lane     | young   sherlock  Holmes,  the    red    leech |
|  26-1-14 | Ian      Fleming  | casino  royale                                 |
| 24-02-14 | Cory     doctorow | little  brother                                |

which looks stilted and unnatural! How can I close the gaps in the
cells please and get it all left-aligned? I've tried tabbing in the
cell and that didn't work, and neither did 'C-c C-c'.

Thanks
Sharon.
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