The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon (I loved Chabon’s Wonder Boys, but haven’t been able to get through some of his other stuff. I might retry The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay—I think maybe I just wasn’t in the right frame of mind for it last time).
The Dead Father’s Club by Matt Haig (a modern re-telling of Hamlet. It’s sort of fun to see how things get translated into the life of a 21st century 11-year old in working class England)
All Over But the Shoutin’ by Rick Bragg (a beautifully written memoir of growing up in rural Alabama by a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist)
If anyone’s looking for things to read for their 50, probably the one people would enjoy most is All Over But the Shoutin’. So beautifully written. And if you love your momma at all, you WILL cry.
