Excuse Me While I Disappear
by Laurie Notaro
Available as: print book
Laugh out loud fiercely funny collection of essays on graying early, aging with a sense of humor and using both to her advantage. Known for her NYT bestselling humor memoirs, Laurie Notaro is back and funnier than ever. Maybe aging gracefully is no longer the goal but rather while having all the fun while laughing hysterically.
The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly
by Margareta Magnusson
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The follow up to the international bestselling book, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, takes the reader beyond the “death cleaning” and decluttering so that others don’t have to. Now unburdened by the stuff, both physical and emotional, Magnusson focuses on preparing for and understanding the process of growing old. Practical and funny, this is an invitation to age exuberantly.
Inciting Joy
by Ross Gay
Available as: print book, eBook, eAudio
A poet and essayist, Ross Gay has a tender way with words in this newest book. Whether talking about trading seeds with neighbors during the pandemic lockdown and transforming every unclaimed space into a garden, or the melting away of father/son conflicts alongside the anguish of his father’s declining health that comes on suddenly with his cancer diagnosis. Inciting Joy, redefines the readers understanding of even the word joy with each essay that draws all the sorrows into the room only to find that joy shows up where sorrow gathers.