My April selection was Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking about the year following her husband's death. I read it because it's Didion, and it came highly recommended from my friend Laurie. I haven't read any books on grief, but I thought Didion did a great job of capturing how surreal it can be when you lose someone close to you. I had feelings of bewilderment and 'magical thinking' when my father died when I was 11 years old, so it was interesting and comforting to read a much older adult describing similar feelings and experiences.
March's book was Blink which I found interesting and enjoyable but not as rattling and compelling as The Tipping Point. Now I just need John Gottman to be on-call to thin-slice all my potential romantic relationships. What a time-saver he is!
This just in from one of my press contacts:
Asthmatic Kitty Records has announced plans to release a new collectoin of songs from Sufjan Stevens, titled The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album which will hit shelves on July 25, 2006.
REJOICE!!!
