Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

You know what stinks?  Googling an author to see if he/she has a new book out that you haven’t read and catching “was” in the description of the author.  As in, “Richard Peck was an American novelist known for his prolific contributions to modern young adult literature.”  He apparently died in May–how did I miss that?!–and it’s going to take me some time to process the fact that there will be no more new books from the mind that gave us A Long Way From Chicago and A Year Down Yonder.  If you haven’t read anything by him–in which case I’m torn between pity for your colorless life up until now and envy that you have all of his books still to discover–I’d start with those two.

Excuse me while I grieve–and possibly reread–in peace.