Michael Chabon won the Pulitzer for "Kavalier & Clay" a wonderful story encompassing the birth of American comics and a loving portrait of the contribution of immigrants to society, & a love letter to New York City of the 40's. His memoir of his grandfathers' passing, "Moonglow," has just been released and is a poignant & moving recounting of an incredible life with enough plot twists to make it a novel. Mr. Chabon can not write a bad book. His intelligence and acerbic self-awareness, combined with even lacerating candor of his and his family's private struggles give him a following that only grows. Just look online at the summation of the book "The Yiddish Policeman's Union" and its mentioning in more 'top ___' lists that I have space to mention here, and tell me where does this mans reach end?
Married to the novelist Ayelet Waldman - whose first work "Love & Treasure" is an informative & moving portrait of a little known portion of the WWII experience which made the best books list of 2014 (& I adored it), & who has just released "A Really Good Day"; where she argues for an end to the demonization of pyschadelics & their study as anti depressants. She herself has tried micro dosing & the read is well worth it for anyone interested in this stupidly overlooked aspect of our natural world. A literary power couple whose works I feverishly anticipate.
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