Research and pleasure reading January-March:
Unrequited Infatuations by Stevie Van Zandt 
Music history, political insights, outsized ego
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann 
Iconic once-a-decade must read
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis 
Old school sci fi trip to the oversoul
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado 
Had to reread this second-person parlor trick
Going There by Katie Couric 
Good-hearted, thorough autobiography
The Hiltons by J. Randy Taraborrelli 
Bloviating take on American dynasty
Be My Guest by Conrad N. Hilton 
My dad would love this gung ho memoir
My Story by Marilyn Monroe 
Heart-wrenching memoir of a shooting star
Wildflower by Drew Barrymore 
Thoughtfully wacky essay format memoir
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch/ Jeffrey Zaslow
Everything you heard is true
The Tinkerbell Hilton Diaries by Tinkerbell + D. Resi 
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson 
Buddhist non-attachment or whatever
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Reread this classic to my daughter in awe of the great writing
Putting the Rabbit in the Hat by Brian Cox
Theater history, great voice, massive ego
Shortcut Your Startup by Carter/ Courtney Reum 
Surprisingly moving business primer
We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union
Beautiful, insightful essay format memoir
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough
Had to revisit and rethink these essays
Bossypants by Tina Fey 
The real real
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer 
Funny, intelligent, super candid memoir
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Get out of my mind, Breneé Brown!
Gone to the Crazies by Alison Weaver 
Unsettling troubled teen memoir
Will by Will Smith + Mark Manson 
Erm...didn't age well
Run, Rose, Run by James Patterson + Dolly Parton 
Meh but I love Dolly!
The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin
Yes, queen
Happy Accidents by Jane Lynch 
Workmanly celeb memoir
Girl Walks into a Bar by Rachel Dratch 
Workmanly celeb memoir
Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates
Transcendent, stunning, wow, just kill me now writing
Our Eyes at Night 
Last Ghost book 3 made me want to revisit book 1
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Beloved once-a-decade comfort read
