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 t...
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