Today's mail brought a package with a little extra something. I was so excited to receive Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter, a highly anticipated novella that I have heard nothing but raves about. And it's from the fabulous Graywolf Press, who never fail to amaze me. And inside the package: BONUS FEATHERS. (That's totally my new band name.) But seriously, the word on this book is that it is tremendous and sad and wonderful and will kill you dead. (If it does indeed kill me dead, you can have my books. No, not you. I meant you. No, you.)   … [Read more...]