It’s never a great idea to pigeonhole a talented writer, but you could probably call Sloane Crosley a humorist... most of the time. Her newest, Grief Is for People, is a funny, raw, introspective, and beautiful look at grief from every angle. Rocked by the suicide of her best friend, Crosley dives into her pain and loss in this slim, but effecting book that will make you laugh out loud while you reach for your tissue box. (Yes, a cliche. But, here, a true one.) We also speak with McLean and Eakin books in Petoskey Michigan, run by a husband and wife team who fell in love in the shop they now own.

Books mentioned in this week's episode:

• Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley
• I Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
• Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
• Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley
• The Clasp by Sloane Crosley
• The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
• Truth and Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett
• The Long Goodbye: A Memoir by Meghan O'Rourke
• Taking a Long Look: Essays on Culture, Literature and Feminism in Our Time by Vivian Gornick
• The Painter by Peter Heller
• The Last Ranger by Peter Heller

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