What to Read This Weekend: The P.C. Guy, 15 Minutes of Facebook Fame, and a Garden of (Nazi) Beasts
Author: Susan Cain
Hi everyone, here are this week’s reading picks:
1. “Apologia To My Second Child“: Witty and poignant letter to his unborn second child, written by quiet guy John Hodgman (otherwise known as the fellow who played a P.C. in the hilarious Apple “Get a Mac” ad campaigns.)
2. “The (Shy) Woman Whose Words Accidentally Became Martin Luther King’s“: Interesting Atlantic magazine story on a shy young woman whose Facebook posting went viral when it was mistaken for an MLK quote.
3. “In the Garden of Beasts,” by Erik Larson — free excerpt from this forthcoming book: a true story of William Dodd, the scholarly and unassuming diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Hitler’s Berlin, and his 24 year old daughter who gaily dated young Nazi men. Full disclosure: Larson’s book is being published by Crown, my own publisher. But even though I’m happy to help my publishing house, this recommendation has nothing to do with that. An excerpt arrived this morning via an e-mail from Amazon, who named this one of the best books of the month. I was hooked right away.
Happy reading!
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You always find the best things to read. I look forward to this list every Friday. I loved John Hodgman’s letter.
Glad you like the list! It’s true, the Hodgman essay is a wonder. I remember now that I saw a tape of him speaking some time last year, and it was hilarious…must find it and list it one Friday (even though that’s not technically reading material.)
I have always felt sorry for “only” children! I always had a sister and a brother with whom to commiserate with or even to fight with! We love each other through thick and thin. We always have someone who understands us and even if they don’t, they love us anyway. I also had two girls and a boy. When it was time for the girls to choose a maid of honor, they each chose their “first friend,” their sister. The one they could always count on.
I did not see you have a book club and made recommendations until today – what a great surprise. And what great suggestions…this reader is always happy to dive into something new.