Glad you’ll be reading Becoming. I too hope to read it, but who knows when my number will come. Lamott was a delight! Funny. I want to read more from her. Good to hear about her new one. I’ll put it on hold. Tin Man was very strong and sad. I’ll be curious what Winman writes next. Hmm. She really hit upon the AIDS years.

Isn’t Lamott wonderful?! I finished her newest, Almost Everything: Notes on Hope and it was marvelous. Such a great blend of humor and wisdom without being preachy.

I’m 338 in line for Becoming. I’m hoping to get it at the beginning of 2019!

Oh thanks for letting me know Jane! Great comment. I’m glad you love Bird by Bird. I enjoyed it very much and found it helpful too. Maybe it’ll set me free to do some as well.

Hi Susie: thanks. I’ll be heading to Calif. for Christmas week so we plan to stay in Canada for Thanksgiving. Glad you are liking the book Becoming. I didn’t realize it was that long. Good to know. As for Winman’s Tin Man: her writing & narration pretty much dazzled me. Glad you liked it too. I have read her first one: parts of which I really liked but perhaps I liked this one more? Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

That’s a long list for Becoming! I decided to bite the bullet and buy the audio version. It’s long – 19+ hours. I’m getting close to the halfway point and can’t believe all I didn’t know about her and about just how “normal” their lives were as a young professional couple. Makes me admire the Obamas even more.

Have a great Thanksgiving. Are you heading to CA?

I think I liked Tin Man more than Mrs. Bird. I guess it had more depth or complexity to it. I look forward to your reviews of HRC’s book and Becoming. I wonder if HRC will run again? I dont think so but some place else said she might.

As you know, I have Becoming…and can’t wait to read it. I am also still working my way through HRC’s What Happened.

Enjoy your week, and thanks for visiting my blog.

Hi Molly: I’m glad you asked. I actually tried “Less” on audiobook a couple months ago but didn’t succeed with it … maybe I didn’t get far enough or I didn’t relate to the character(s) or the tangents it goes on. So many people seemed to Love it — so likely it was just me. I’m not sure I’ll try the print version — too much else right now. Less is a slim book — you probably could dash thru it in 2 days. Then I’d be curious what you thought. I should give it another try sometime.

Hi Sarah: I hope your draft goes well. I thought Lamott had quite a few good tips about how to go about writing a book. I agree “sh*tty first drafts” are essential to just getting it down on paper. Good luck.