Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman, edited by Alan Taylor

Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman, edited by Alan Taylor

The diaries of actor Alan Rickman, spanning 1993-2015. 

469 pages.

This Will All Be Over Soon: A Memoir by Cecily Strong

This Will All Be Over Soon: A Memoir by Cecily Strong

Cecily Strong has a tight bond with her cousins, Owen and Leda. In early 2020, Owen passed away from glioblastoma, leaving Cecily and the rest of her family devastated. When the coronavirus pandemic hit two months later, Cecily was unable to bury herself in work as a cast member at Saturday Night Live. Living in New York City, in the epicenter of the virus, and facing months of isolation with few things to distract her, Cecily absconded to rural Hudson Valley, seeking a way to process her grief. There, trying to make sense of the new life she was facing, Cecily spent months writing, with the result being the diary-like This Will All Be Over Soon.

 

272 pages.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney

My 7-year-old son said this is his favorite book. A very funny book looks at a boy's life and his creative ways to solve problems in a mix of words and cartoons.  We will read the other titles in this series for sure. 217 Pages.