Calvin Trillin

I have been meaning to read something by Calvin Trillin.  I must have heard about him on NPR, and I know that he writes for the New Yorker.  The question was, "What shall I start with?"  I decided, upon perusal of the Honnold stacks that I would get a slim, recent volume Trillin wrote about his wife, Alice, who passed on in 2001.

I thought the tribute and remembrance of his love was charming, funny, well-written and a great introduction to Trillin's work.

I did also pick up his novel, Floater, and though the writing is also funny, it doesn't rely heavily on plot, and I put it down after 50 pages.  I will go back and chose more of his other non-fiction, though.

I found this video of both Trillins on Charlie Rose.